30 Gorgeous Photos of The Nutcracker Performances Around the World
Holiday magic.
By ELLE.COM
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London, 1962
Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev dances Jan. 10, 1962, with Rosella Hightower during a dress rehearsal at the BBC television studios in London. They will give the first performance in the West of new Russian choreography for the Grand Pas de Deux from the Nutcracker ballet, which was created specially for Nureyev.
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Burbank, California, 1995
The Long Beach Ballet performs excerpts from The Nutcracker during The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.
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Washington, D.C., 2004
ARC Theater in southeast Washington, D.C., during the first rehearsal away from the school.
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New York City, 2005
Students at American Ballet Theater perform "The Land of Snow" from The Nutcracker during Saks Fifth Avenue's Snowflake Spectacular & Holiday window unveiling in New York City.
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London, 2005
Iohna Loots, who plays Clara in the Royal Ballet's performance of The Nutcracker, runs through a dress rehearsal at the Royal Opera House in London.
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Madrid, 2006
Moscow Classic Ballet dancers performs during a rehearsal of The Nutcracker in Madrid.
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Madrid, 2006
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Beverly Hills, California, 2006
The Los Angeles Ballet in its inaugural season, performing The Nutcracker at the Wilshire Theatre in Beverly Hills.
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London, 2007
New York–born ballerina Alexandra Ansanelli performs as the Sugar Plum Fairy alongside the Prince, played by Bulgarian-born Valeri Hristov in The Nutcracker during a preview at The Royal Opera House.
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London, 2007
Alexandra Ansanelli performs as The Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker during a preview at The Royal Opera House.
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Washington, D.C., 2010
In act I of The Nutcracker, the Snow King Jared Nelson of the Washington Ballet leaps across the stage at the Warner Theatre.
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Denver, Colorado, 2010
Snowflakes perform during the dress rehearsal of Colorado Ballet's Nutcracker.
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Denver, Colorado, 2010
Snowflakes dance in the snow scene during a production of The Nutcracker by the Colorado Ballet.
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Washington, D.C., 2010
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Washington, D.C., 2011
Dancers of the American Ballet Theater perform "Snowflake" at The Kennedy Center.
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London, 2011
Dancers of the English National Ballet wait in the wings during a performance of The Nutcracker at the Coliseum.
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Boston
Boston Ballet dancers perform in the first act during the dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker at the Wang Center.
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Boston
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Vienna, 2012
Liudmila Konovalova and Vladimir Shishov perform during the dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker at the Wiener Staatsoper state opera.