From 21 to 27 December the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra will undertake its traditional pre-New Year tour to Baden-Baden (Germany).
The Mariinsky Theatre will present its ballets at the Festspielhaus. One of Europe’s most important theatre and concert complexes, opened in 1998 the Festspielhaus is a prime example of the combination of history and modern trends – the Festspielhaus is located is located in the restored building of the old railway station, which now features a modern block of light-coloured marble and glass. The Mariinsky Theatre opens its tour to the Festspielhaus with the ballet Raymonda (21 December) with Viktoria Tereshkina, Vladimir Shklyarov and Yuri Smekalov in the lead roles. On 22 and 23 December German audiences will see Swan Lake with Yekaterina Kondaurova and Timur Askerov and Viktoria Tereshkina and Kimin Kim, while over Christmas (25 and 26 December) there will be performances of The Nutcracker featuring the choreography of Vasily Vainonen. The lead roles will be performed by Alina Somova and Vladimir Shklyarov (25 December), Kristina Shapran and Alexander Sergeyev (26 December at 14:00) and Anastasia Matvienko and Timur Askerov (26 December at 19:00). The tour ends on 27 December with an evening of one-act ballets including George Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony, Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DCSH and Wayne McGregor’s Infra.
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