NUTCRACKER by Berlin Ballet Company

NUTCRACKER by Berlin Ballet Company

18.12.2026//7:30 p.m. (Admission 19:00) Ticket Link: https://t.rausgegangen.de/tickets/nutcracker-by-berlin-ballet-company-9

19.12.2026//19:00 (admission 6:30 p.m.) Ticket link: https://t.rausgegangen.de/tickets/nutcracker-by-berlin-ballet-company-11

20.12.2026//14:00 (admission 1:30 p.m.) Ticket link: https://t.rausgegangen.de/tickets/nutckracker-by-berlin-ballet-company-10

Once upon a time, in the middle of winter in Berlin, there was a story that escaped the screen.

In Babylon, a movie theater from the 1920s, a movie begins: a Christmas night, a girl named Marie, a nutcracker with a secret. But then it hits midnight in the movie — and the dancers step off the screen — live — right past your seat. Pointed shoes, the Battle with the Mouse King, a Grand Pas de Deux — ballet that is at home on major opera stages, suddenly so close that you can feel the air moving. The whole room is transformed into Marie's dream — and you're sitting right in the middle of it.

Hoffmann's story is told in its entirety: a nut too hard to crack, and the answer to how the nutcracker became a nutcracker in the first place.

Tchaikovsky's music carries the evening. And you live all night in 1920s Berlin — the film, the costumes, even the hall where you're sitting — has long been part of the stage set itself.

World premiere — December 18, 2026 in Babylon, Berlin.

faqs

Is that a movie or a ballet?

Both — in one presentation. It starts as a movie on the big screen — then the ballet takes over: live, on a stage right below, and sometimes closer than you'd expect. A continuous story, without a break.

What kind of ballet is that?

An original production by the Berlin Ballet Company, choreographed by Alexander Abdukarimov and Arshak Ghalumyan: Ballet of today — classical technique, danced on top. Costumes, stage design, the whole look — the 1920s, the decade in which Babylon was built.

What kind of movie is that?

Shot specifically for this production. It begins as an animated prologue — Hoffmann's fairy tale of the hard nut, told from the very beginning — and then becomes a live-action film in the style of the silent movie era. And when the ballet starts, the film continues: The story moves from the screen to the stage and back, right down to the last picture.

Can I bring the kids?

Yes, at any age — it's up to you. There is nothing in it that a child should not see, and the story is easy to follow: The animated prologue and film tell them so clearly that children don't need whispered explanations. Good to know: 80 minutes without a break.

And the music?

Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, from start to finish — on screen as well as on stage.