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The Nutcracker

December 10, 2025 - December 11, 2025 | 7:00 PM

Tickets: $58, $48, $38, $18. Student tickets are free.
Catamount Arts Members and Seniors receive a $3.00 discount.
Save 20% when you buy by November 10. Discount is automatically reflected when you choose your seats.

The Grand Kyiv Ballet is an independent touring ballet company of 30 Ukrainian ballet dancers from Kyiv, some of whom are temporarily operating from the International Ballet Academy in Bellevue, while in refuge from the Russian invasion of Ukraine – which has taken a toll on their company. The company works under the artistic direction of Oleksandr Stoianov, who was born in Crimea and engaged in ballroom dancing at the age of 10. Stoianov won 1st and 2nd places in local championships in ballroom dancing and this led him to enter the Kyiv State Choreographic School where he worked under the mentorship of revered Ukrainian dancer and choreographer, Vladimir Denisenko.

After graduating, Stoianov became a soloist for the National Opera of Ukraine and received invitations to work at the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theater in St. Petersburg, the Bolshoi Theater, and the Berlin Opera. In the National Opera of Ukraine, Stoianov has performed the leading roles of nearly the entire repertoire.

Stoianov’s partner Katerina Kukhar (who performs in featured and soloist roles in the company) fled Ukraine with their family and is celebrated for her emotionally compelling performances.

This evening’s performance of The Nutcracker marks the first professional Northeast Kingdom performance of the Tchaikovsky classic in 40 years. The Nutcracker is a classical ballet in two acts, based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 fairy tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The story follows a young girl, Clara, who receives a nutcracker doll as a Christmas gift. On Christmas Eve, the doll comes to life, battles an army of mice, and transports Clara to the Land of Sweets.

Location: Lyndon Institute Auditorium, 168 Institute Circle, Lyndon Center, VT

Website: https://www.catamountarts.org/show/details/the-nutcracker/