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December 2024

Saturday 21. 12.
18:00

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Sunday 22. 12.
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Wednesday 25. 12.
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Saturday 28. 12.
14:00

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Basic information

Venue

The National Theatre

Approximate running time

2 hours 10 minutes, 1 intermission (20 minutes) minutes

Premiere

December 9, 2004

Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker is one of the fixed stars of the classical repertoire of ballet ensembles. Since its premiere in 1892 it has undergone many changes in both the dramaturgical and choreographic conception, yet its popularity among children and adults alike has been constantly growing.

Cast

2024-2025

Creatives

Choreography

Youri Vàmos

Staged by

Joyce CuocoYouri VàmosAlexey Afanasiev

Conductor

Václav ZahradníkJan Chalupecký

Sets and costumes

Michael Scott

Lights

Klaus Gärditz

Ballet master

Alexey AfanasievMiho OgimotoJiří Kodym

Chorus master of the Prague Philharmonic Children´s Choir

Jiří Chvála

The Hungarian choreographer and former Artistic Director of Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Youri Vámos, was inspired by Charles Dickens’s fairy tale and introduced a new staging version of this ballet. The story takes place in 19th-century London and tells of the magic of Christmas in transforming human character.

We firmly believe that this performance will further enrich the festive Christmas atmosphere and will be a beautiful present not only for our youngest audience members.

Orchestra of the National Theatre
Prague Philharmonic Children´s Choir
The Czech National Ballet and students of Ballet Preparatory School of The Czech National Ballet

Photo: Martin Divíšek, Serghei Gherciu

WARNING: The production uses smoke and loud sound effects
Suitable for audience from 5 years.

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Practical information

Where to buy tickets

The National Theatre sells tickets up to 6 months in advance. We are currently selling tickets for performances of Drama, Ballet, Opera and Laterna magika taking place in December 2024 – May 2025.

When purchasing online, you can get an e-ticket. You can pick up printed tickets in person at the box offices of the National Theatre.

Parking at the National Theater

While visiting The National Theatre and the New Stage you can use again the underground car park of the National Theatre. Information and a parking fee.

What to wear?

By their appearance, attire and behaviour, the audience is obliged to adhere to the accustomed practice expected from them when attending a theatre performance.