Dancers with the Grand Kyiv Ballet will perform Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 in the Phillip England Center for the Performing Arts, at Camp Verde High School, 210 Camp Lincoln Road, in Camp Verde.
The production features leading Ukrainian ballet dancers who have represented the company internationally over the last five years.
With a libretto by Marius Petipa based on the 1816 story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by German Romantic author Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, the classic ballet premiered in 1892.
“The Nutcracker is a beautiful, intelligent and relevant fairy tale,” according to a press release. “This is a fairy tale where dreams are able to change life, where good triumphs over evil, where kindness turns the world for the better. By buying a ticket to this show, you will make a wonderful gift to yourself, your children and grandchildren. Touching the Nutcracker fairy tale will bring an unforgettable experience and the good of Christmas night will be continued.”
Founded in 2014, Grand Kyiv Ballet is an independent company of Ukrainian ballet dancers temporarily operating in refuge from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, out of the International Ballet Academy in Bellevue, Washington, who regularly tour the United States and Europe.
The performance is recommended for audiences ages 5 and older. Tickets cost $49 to $59 and may be purchased online at grandkyivballet.com.ua.
