The Nutcracker from The Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow

Fathom Events, BY Experience and Pathé Live are delighted to bring the timeless holiday classic, The Nutcracker, performed and captured LIVE from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, to select cinemas nationwide on Sunday, December 18. In Birmingham, the event will be shown at the Carmike Summit 16 and Carmike Patton Creek 15. Content was captured live on December 21, 2014.

On Christmas Eve, Marie’s wooden nutcracker doll transforms into a beautiful prince who takes her on a magical journey. Before they leave, they must confront the Mouse King whose army is threatening Marie…

Christmas would not be complete without the enchanting tale of young Marie and her Nutcracker prince! Danced by the Bolshoi’s principals, E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fairytale staged by Russian ballet master Yuri Grigorovich will transport children and adults alike to a world of magic and wonder for the holiday season.

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich
Libretto: Yuri Grigorovich (after E.T.A. Hoffmann and Marius Petipa).
Cast: Denis Rodkin (the Nutcracker Prince), Anna Nikulina (Marie), Andrei Merkuriev (Drosselmeyer), Vitaly Biktimirov (the Mouse King), and the Bolshoi Corps de Ballet.