The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

The secret of the exceptional popularity of The Nutcracker was attempted to be explained by the Ukrainian choreographer Orlykowski, who staged The Nutcracker in Zagreb in 1970, and his choreography became a reference point for all subsequent productions of The Nutcracker in Croatia. Tchaikovsky, a great composer, is one of the few who composed his music in close collaboration with choreographers, creating works that are not only musically and scenically perfect but also meet the special demands of the ballet stage with their rhythmic and thematic diversity, encouraging dance. The popularity and the layered stories he chose as the themes of his works, equally appealing to children and adults, as well as the choreographic elements that are not overly demanding but allow the dancers to express their artistry fully, are the X factor that will likely keep The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake on the throne of the most important ballet works for a long time to come.

 

Ticket prices for "The Nutcracker" in season 2023/2024:

Category I: 35,00€ / 264,02kn

Category II: 25,00€ / 188,59kn 

Category III: 20,00€ / 150,87kn

Category IV: 15,00€ / 113,15kn

Category V: 10,00€ / 75,44kn

Category VI:  5,00€ / 37,72kn

Choreographer and director

Waclaw Orlikowsky

Choreography after Orlikowsky

Božica Lisak

Set Design

Dinka Jeričević

Costume Design

Barbara Bourek

Ballett masters

Albina Rahmatullina, Elena Nikolaeva, Ivan Boiko

Students of the Ballet studio prepared by Marijana Marević Muslim, Bruna Reić, Vladimir Šuvalov, Ivan Boiko, Gita Šaravanja

Students of the classical ballet department prepared by

Korana Bilan, Buga Bešker, Miroslava Oravcova, Silviu Tanase, Hazuki Tanase, Monica Dinoni

Original Light Design Zoran Mihanović

Light Design renewed by

Srđan Barbarić

Sound Design

Petar Ivanišević

Assistant Production Gorenka Žižić Jagar
Stage Manager Tetyana Borščagivska
Concert master Valter Lovričević

 

4th December

Klara: Valerie Lin 

Sugar Plum Fairy: Eva Karpilovska

Nutcracker: Vincent Gerbet

Prince: Daniel Podhruško

Snow queen: Matea Milas

Drosselmayer: Valerij Ljubenko 

Mouse King: Askhatbek Yusupzhanov

Candy King: Daniel Jagar

President Silberhaus: Igor Gluškov

His wife: Sanja Bikić

Franz, their son: Fiona Hadžiavdić

General: Remus Dimache

His wife: Tea Jelić

Officer: Askhatbek Yusupzhanov

His wife: Maja Lončar

Jeweler: Benjamin Cockwell

His wife: Kristina Burić

Director of the Conservatory:Vincent Gerbet

His wife: Blanka Gabelić



 

Sausage maker: Romulus Dimache

His wife: Svjetlana Dimache

Student: Daniel Jagar

His wife: Nikol Marčić

Majordomus: Kristoffer Nyman

Dolls: Rimi Mizouka, Emanuele Sardo, Christian Lamanna, Tiri Berge, Jake Milston

Servants: Tonina Arapov, Simona Bota, Tina Miošić, Franka Jeličić, Franka Šošić, Josipa Poljak

Girls: Lili Musinov, Klara Katić, Korina Trgo, Mila Jadrić, Paula Palma Labetić, Maris Novak 

Boys: Nina Glavina, Anamarija Borovac, Yanhzi Jin, Karmen Anđelić, Paula Maretić, Ružica Šitić

Bunny: Jelena Pecotić

Soldiers: Marko Kusanović, Jana Tomić, Marta Delić, Franka Kaćunić, Tena Stubnja, Andra Marčić, Iva Tukić, Lori Ivić, Franka Jeličić, Mia Jadrić, Caterina D´Ambra, Dorotea Prka 

Little mouses: Maša Jurišić, Lana Katić, Franica Kovačić, Eva Kozina, Roza Mimica, Eva Munivrana, Ema Katarina Prka, Đorđa Stipišić, Nina Stipišić, Petra Tadić, Tatjana Vlak, Petra Vuković

Big mouses: Antea Pezo, Barbara Anđelić, Maris Klarić, Nika Stubnja, Nina Lori Šetina, Ani Susović, Ema Tocilj, Vana Vrkić, Nina Glavina, Vana Bilandžić, Tea Anđelić, Ana Katačić

Snow flakes solo couples:

 Ania Bartkowski, Josephine Mansfield, Arisa Hirono, Jake Milston, Emanuele Sardo, Benjamin Cockwell

Snow flakes ensemble: Ajla Yusupzhanova, Sanja Bikić, Nikol Marčić, Rimi Mizuoka, Anastasiia Boiko, Irene Tomassetti, Jelizaveta Nadenenko, Tiri Berge, Maja Lončar, Lara Gablinger, Stella Duerden, Francesca Miceli, Urara Onomata

Buddha: Tonina Arapov

Hands: Veronika Dukić, Franka Šošić, Josipa Poljak

Little black children: Marta Belamarić, Veronika Pavković, Ana Pfeifer, Barbara Dodig, Greta Mimica, Iva Lončar, Nikolina Šitum, Asija Brzulja

Turkish honey

solo - Ania Bartkowski, Leonardo Souza, Jake Milston

ansambl: Anastasiia Boiko, Svjetlana Dimache, Francesca Miceli, Jelizaveta Nadenenko, Marco Carrer, Benjamin Cockwell, Emanuele Sardo, Christian Lamanna

Chinese tea: Urara Onomata, Rimi Mizuoka

Swiss pralines: Matea Milas, Irene Tomassetti, Josephine Mansfield, Takafumi Tamagawa

Arabian coffee:

Solo parovi - Stella Duerden, Marco Carrer

Ansambl - Arisa Hirono, Alessandra Lenci, Nikol Marčić, Sanja Bikić, Igor Gluškov, Kristoffer Nyman, Askhatbek Yusupzhanov, Remus Dimache

Spanish chocolate: Maja Lončar, Anastasiia Boiko, Emanuele Sardo

Ukrainian marmalade: Jelizaveta Nadenenko, Francesca Miceli, Monica Dinoni, Ajla Yusupzhanova, Lara Gablinger, Leonardo Souza, Jake Milston, Vincent Gerbet, Christian Lamanna, Benjamin Cockwell

Flower Waltz:

Ania Bartkowski, Arisa Hirono, Josephine Mansfield, Svjetlana Dimache, Irene Tomassetti, Anastasiia Boiko, Maja Lončar, Rimi Mizuoka, Stella Duerden, Jelizaveta Nadenenko, Urara Onomata, Francesca Miceli, Ajla Yusupzhanova, Tiri Berge, Jake Milston, Emanuele Sardo, Marco Carrer, Benjamin Cockwell, Vincent Gerbet