The Nutcracker and I

Alexandra Dariescu | Romania

19 January City Recital Hall $40–$70 + BF 55 mins

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EVENT INFO

TICKETS & PRICING

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VENUE

City Recital Hall
2–12 Angel Place
Sydney 2000

WHEN

Sat 19 January at 2pm
Sat 19 January at 7pm*
* Audio described (Tactile Tour starts at 6pm)

TICKETS & PRICING

Premium Reserve $70
A Reserve $56 / $50
B Reserve $40 / $36
Family (4) $180
Under 30 $39
+ booking fee

PAST EVENT

The Nutcracker and I

Alexandra Dariescu | Romania

Renowned Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu’s reimagining of Tchaikovsky's enchanting Christmas tale merges piano, ballet and state-of-the-art digital animations in a trailblazing multimedia treat for all ages.

Behind a see-through gauze screen, Dariescu is at the grand piano playing 15 virtuosic score movements as ballerina Désirée Ballantyne dances in-sync with digitally projected characters, created using more than 35,000 hand-drawn images.

Beneath fairy dust and swirling snow, this is an uncommonly faithful retelling of Clara’s magical journey from Christmas Eve to the Kingdom of the Sweets and the Sugar Plum Fairy. Innovatively, it also follows Dariescu’s story of a little girl dreaming and working hard to become a concert pianist.

Featuring arrangements of Nutcracker favourites by Percy Grainger, Mikhail Pletnev and Stepan Esipoff, with three new adaptations by Gavin Sutherland, artistic director of the English National Ballet, this magical retelling inspires new and established fans of Tchaikovsky’s classic work.

Accessibility

Important Info

Strict lockout applies. Latecomers will not be permitted.

Cast and Credits

Performer and Producer: Alexandra Dariescu

Director: Nick Hillel

Art Director and Director of Animation: Adam Smith

Choreography (Live and Animation): Jenna Lee

Ballerina: Désirée Ballantyne

Technical Producer: Sander Loonen

Video Design: Yeast Culture

Images: Nigel Norrington

Event Program

READ AND DOWNLOAD THE DAYBILL HERE (PDF)

DOWNLOAD THE DAYBILL HERE (WORD LARGE FORMAT)

READ THE DAYBILL ON ISSUU HERE

19 January

City Recital Hall

$40–$70 + BF

55 mins

“Utterly charming and totally engaging”

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