Nutcracker: Ballet with Film at Babylon

The Berlin Ballet Company presents Nutcracker, an original production based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale of a girl named Marie and a nutcracker with a secret, set in a 1920s-style cinema.

The evening starts as a film on the big screen and turns into a live ballet on the stage in front of it. The film was made specifically for the production: it opens with an animated prologue and then becomes a realistic film in the style of silent cinema. The choreography is by Alexander Abdukarimov and Arshak Ghalumyan and uses classical pointe technique, with sets and costumes in a 1920s look. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker music is played.

Running time is 80 minutes without an interval. Children of any age are welcome. Doors open 30 minutes before each start; the 18 December performance is the world premiere.