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Royal Swedish Ballet's The Nutcracker is a national treasure

Royal Swedish Ballet in Pär Isberg's The Nutcracker
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Royal Swedish Ballet and Taylor Yanke in Pär Isberg's The Nutcracker
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Royal Swedish Ballet in Pär Isberg's The Nutcracker
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Madeline Woo and Gabriel Jahnke in Pär Isberg's The Nutcracker
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Jonatan Davidsson and Natalie Nordquist in Pär Isberg's The Nutcracker
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Royal Swedish Ballet, Oscar Salomonsson, Louise Camelbeke and Frei Ruhl in The Nutcracker
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“The large furry rodents are expertly costumed between horror and camp and are utterly delicious”
Reviewed at Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm on 16 December 2023
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Pär Isberg)
Royal Swedish Ballet
Garrett Keast, Conductor
Bo-Ruben Hedwall, Set Designer
Ann-Mari Anttila, Costume Designer
Torkel Blomkvist, Lighting Designer
Royal Swedish Orchestra
Madeline Woo, Dancer
Gabriel Jahnke, Dancer
Daniel Goldsmith, Dancer
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