The Nutcracker

The Mariinsky Ballet mounted this adaptation of Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa's yuletide ballet +The Nutcracker, performed live at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vasili Vainonen produced and Simon Virsaladze designed the sets; the cast includes Alina Somova, Vladimir Shklyarov and Fyodor Lopukhov.