The Nutcracker is without doubt one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular works. The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Flower Walz are indeed the stuff of dreams. The talented young conductor, Dmitry Matvienko, will conduct the complete ballet offering an interpretation that alternates between fairy-tale magic and obscurity. Spotted in the television programme Ukrania got talent in 2009, the artist Kseniya Simonova has captivated audiences worldwide with her sand animation. As if by magic, the characters in the fairy tale are set in motion and the Confiturembourg universe bursts into life. A Nutcracker unlike any other for the delight of young and old.