The Nutcracker in Buenos Aires brings joy for all age groups

Ballet Teatro Colon in the Snow Scene in Silvia Bazilis’ The Nutcracker

Ballet Teatro Colón in the Prologue of Silvia Bazilis’ The Nutcracker

Rocío Agüero as Clara and Antonio Lupi as Drosselmeyer in Silvia Bazilis’ The Nutcracker

Lucas Erni as The Nutcracker Prince in Silvia Bazilis’ The Nutcracker

The Spanish Dance in Act 2 of The Nutcracker for Ballet Teatro Colón

By Fátima Nollén, 18 December 2025

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“dreamy winter woods and a surprising snowfall over the stalls in the auditorium”

Reviewed at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires on 16 December 2025

The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Silvia Bazilis)

Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón

Diego Censabella, Conductor

Gastón Joubert, Set Designer

Gino Bogani, Costume Designer

Rubén Conde, Lighting Designer

Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra

Rocío Agüero, Dancer

Lucas Erni, Dancer

American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

****1

Mejia debuts in a sumptuous Sleeping Beauty at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 12th February

Roman Mejia and a raft of soloist debuts galvanized Peter Martins' Sleeping Beauty. An elegant production with some incidental messiness and the structural liability of a princess' dependence on a kiss.

****1

Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season

Mark Vicente, 10th February

The Dutch National Ballet helped shake off those winter blues with a mixed programme that highlighted ballet’s love affair with Latin rhythms and movement.

****1

NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience

Ivy Lin, 20th January

NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the audience home in buoyant mood.

*****

Ballet Nights, The New Year’s Day Concert: a win on all fronts

Deborah Weiss, 1st January

Jamiel Devernay-Laurence’s winning formula for his Ballet Nights series has brought in new and old works, concert and dance, and continues to push the boundaries into 2026.

****1

NEBT’s Nutcracker: pared down, efficient and exuberant

Deborah Weiss, 18th December

Valentino Zucchetti's Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre's may be economical on numbers but the cast make up for it in commitment.

***11

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Fátima Nollén

Fátima is an Argentine TV and radio journalist who has worked in Argentina, Brazil, the US and the UK. She graduated as a dance teacher and started to write about ballet and dance while developing her journalistic career covering politics and international relations. Fátima is an Emmy Award winner (Telemundo-NBC), is the winner of a scholarship by Argentina’s Fondo Nacional de las Artes and served as a jury member in numerous dance contests. She has written for Dancing times, BalletinDance, Danza Hoy En Español and continues to do so for La Nación newspaper (Argentina) and The Tablet (UK). She is a member of the UK Critics’ Circle and chairwoman of the Anglo-Argentine Society.