Featuring a timeless score from this gifted composer, The Nutcracker is a renowned Russian classic presenting, as it does, evocative music and exquisite dance.

This ballet, with its mystery and romance, has captured the imagination of many generations over the years and continues to attract large audiences worldwide.

 

 

This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. As snowflakes fall outside, the warm glow of the open fire sends flickering shadows across the boughs of the Christmas tree and all the presents beneath.

 

When midnight strikes we have swept away to a fairy tale world where nothing is quite as it seems, toy dolls spring to life, the Mouse King and his mouse army battle with the Nutcracker Prince and we travel through the Land of Snow to an enchanted place the magic really begins… 

 

 

The Shanghai Ballet was formally renamed in 1979 at the base of The White-haired Girl performing team. The White-haired Girl, which has been staged nearly 2000 performances, won the Gold Medal of the Best Classical Dance Works of the 20th Century in China, which helped establish the Shanghai Ballet's predominant position in ballet circle in China.

 

 

Since its founding, many young dancers of the company have won total of 27 medals in various international dance competitions, and they also achieved good results in nationwide competitions. The Shanghai Ballet is active in cooperation and cultural exchange with the artists and companies both abroad and at home.

 

 

Music by Tchaikovsky
Choreographer Derek Deane
Performed by Shanghai Ballet
Conducted by Zhang Guoyong
Accompanied by Shanghai Opera House Orchestra