Performances

The Nutcracker, June 2026

Photographs from 27 June 2026 at the Théâtre des Variétés, from the morning dress rehearsal to the evening when the students of the school danced The Nutcracker.

27 June 2026 · 51 photographs

See the performance: The Nutcracker

The morning dress rehearsal, a teacher guiding the arm of a small student in pink.

During the dress rehearsal, a guest ballerina rehearses centre stage while the students gather at the side.

The whole school gathered on stage during the dress rehearsal, a teacher demonstrates the movement.

The invited professional dancers rehearse the snow pas de deux in the morning.

During the dress rehearsal, a lift by the guest étoiles among the students, arms raised.

During the dress rehearsal, a young ballerina in a pale pink tutu on pointe, her hand held at arm's length by her partner in white.

The young ballerina and her partner centre stage, the palace ballroom projected behind them.

The guest étoiles at the end of the pas de deux, during the dress rehearsal.

The dancer in white alone, one knee to the floor and one arm raised, before the palace set.

Two young students in red and gold costumes crossing the stage during the dress rehearsal.

A student in a pink tutu, in retiré before the palace set.

A student in a lilac tutu, one arm raised, during the dress rehearsal.

Four students in white open the performance, the classroom as a backdrop.

Three students in white dresses, hands joined.

The group in white spread across the stage, a snowflake pattern on the floor.

The students in white, arms raised in the middle of the variation.

Victoria Ananyan addressing the audience at the start of the performance.

The village scene under the snow, the whole group in cloaks.

The party circle in front of the tree.

The party scene, the whole stage gathered in front of the tree.

The clapping game during the party scene, pastel gowns.

The nutcracker is presented to the children seated in a semicircle.

A young student carried into the dance, the nutcracker in her arms.

The soldiers in red and white, in tight formation.

The battle, the soldiers in red facing the mice.

The duel with the Mouse King in front of the tree.

A lift from the snow pas de deux, danced by the invited professional dancers.

The guest dancer in the snow scene, arms open.

A lift by the guest étoiles above the students in white tutus.

The guest étoiles in the snow scene.

The divertissements gathered in a tableau on the palace stage.

The Spanish dance, red dresses and fans.

The Arabian dance, three students in turquoise blue.

The Arabian dance, kneeling in the green light, one arm raised.

The Chinese dance, two students in red and gold costumes.

The Chinese dance, a student in red and gold with a fan in each hand.

The young students in traditional red and gold headdresses, during the divertissements.

The young students in red and gold costumes, mid step.

Three young students hand in hand, in blue and burgundy tutus.

The Waltz of the Flowers, lilac tutus.

The Waltz of the Flowers, a student in a lilac tutu in the foreground.

The guest dancer's variation on the palace stage.

The guest étoiles together on the palace stage.

The grand pas de deux, danced by the invited professional dancers.

The curtain call, a young student holding the nutcracker up in front of the whole company.

The finale, the whole company gathered on stage.

The final bow, all arms raised.

The curtain call, the whole company with the founder at the centre of the stage.

After the performance, the students with their bouquets.

After the performance, students and their families in the theatre foyer.

Bouquet in hand, a student meets her family after the performance.

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