The Nutcracker 2026

Presented by Dubai Opera in collaboration with Art Seasons.

The Bolshoi Theatre’s First Official Tour in the UAE. The tour is co-presented by Dubai Opera and Art Seasons.

The Nutcracker by Pyotr Tchaikovsky — a ballet-féerie, as the composer himself described the genre, and a beloved Christmas tale of childhood, miracles, courage, and first love — will be performed by the Bolshoi Ballet, featuring its principal dancers and accompanied by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra.

By transforming The Nutcracker into a philosophical meditation on the unattainability of ideal love, choreographer Yuri Grigorovich filled the ballet with a sense of romantic introspection, elevating what had once been seen as a simple children’s matinee ballet into a 20th-century classic.

Grigorovich created a continuous, fully danced coming-of-age narrative in which the characters’ confrontation with monsters is only the beginning of an exuberant journey to the top of a magnificent Christmas tree. His choreography gives the Bolshoi Ballet’s finest dancers an opportunity to showcase their artistry at its very best.

Conducted by Pavel Klinichev

Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Choreography by Yuri Grigorovich