Experience the Magic: Grand Kyiv Ballet’s Nutcracker with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

In this enchanting tale, a young girl befriends a nutcracker that comes to life on Christmas Eve. Together, they embark on a fantastical journey to a magical kingdom filled with dancing sugar plum fairies, toy soldiers, and other whimsical characters. Through their adventures, she learns that love, imagination, and kindness can overcome adversity and create wonder in our lives.

The Nutcracker was adapted into a ballet in 1892 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, with a libretto by Marius Petipa, based on the story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E. T. A. Hoffmann.