Top 4 dances from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker", performed at Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg (2012). Including: Sugar Plum Fairy, Pas de deux, Waltz of the Flowers and Dance of the Reed Pipes.

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00:00 Suite - Dance of the Reed Flutes: Eleonora Sevenard, Yulia Zolotykh, Roman Surkov
03:15 Waltz of the Flowers: Viktoria Brilyova, Ksenia Ostreikovskaya, Diana Smirnova, Yuliana Chereshkevich, Andrei Ermakov, Kirill Safin, Kamil Yangurazov, Konstantin Zverev
10:40 Pas de deux - Intrada: Alina Somova, Vladimir Shklyaraov
16:35 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy: Alina Somova

Valery Gergiev - conductor
Vasily Vainonen - choreography
Benjamin Tyrrell - stage and costumes

Cast:
Alina Somova
Vladimir Shklyarov
Alexandra Korshunova
Vladimir Ponomaryov
Alexandra Gronskaya
Alena Mashintseva
Pavel Miheyev
Fyodor Lopukhov
Lira Khuslamova
Stanislav Burov
Valeria Karpina
Pavel Miheyev
Konstantin Ivkin
Yana Selina
Alexei Popov
Soslan Kulaev

The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's eternal classic, choreographed by Vasily Vainonen, is a colorful and sensual dance production: Dance of the highest perfection and mastery of modern technique.
This successful production was recorded exclusively for EuroArts Music. The film creates spectacular images of this great ballet production for the viewer. Directed by Andreas Morell, this historically unique Nutcracker promises to be a breathtaking experience.

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