'The Nutcracker and I' by Alexandra Dariescu
- 6pm & 8pm
Tickets
About this event:
- Category:
- Classical Music
- Event type:
- Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- £15 (£8 concessions)
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event information
A pianist, a ballerina, state-of-the-art animations and digital effects. The Nutcracker for the 21st century.
Join us for this seasonal classic told like it’s never been told before, with animations and effects creating a fantastical world is so real that you might even start to believe in sugar plum fairies!
Alexandra Dariescu's The Nutcracker and I was premiered at Milton Court in December 2017, supported by Guildhall School, and has since then enjoyed international critical acclaim on many tours across Europe, Australia, China, the Emirates and the US.
A Guildhall School alumna and now professor, Alexandra inspires audiences by telling her own story as Clara: from a little girl who dares to dream to a concert pianist travelling the world.
On stage, she is at the piano joined by the ballerina behind a see-through gauze screen, whilst exquisite, hand drawn digital animations are projected onto the gauze and interact with the ballerina, bringing the magical story to life.
The music contains 15 virtuosic movements of the original Tchaikovsky score arranged by Mikhail Pletnev, Stefan Esipoff, Percy Grainger and three brand-new transcriptions by Gavin Sutherland.
Celebrate the 100th performance of this stunning production and “dare to dream” with us!
This event is suitable for ages 4+
Creative team
Alexandra Dariescu performer and producer
Nick Hillel director
Adam Smith art director and director of animation
Jenna Lee choreographer
Imogen Ash ballerina
Sander Loonen technical producer
Yeast Culture video design
Hear from Alexandra Dariescu in our Q&A
We caught up with Alexandra to hear more about this unique production and her experience of studying, and now teaching, at Guildhall School.
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
