The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy with Rosamund Bartlett

The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: The Story of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker

This illustrated lecture discusses the fascinating history of this magical ballet that was first staged at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1892.  We will also explore Tchaikovsky’s impact on the young aesthetes who founded the Ballets Russes and on the role played by the company’s last choreographer, George Balanchine, who later turned The Nutcracker into an adored staple of Christmas repertoires around the world.