AS if floating effortlessly along like butterflies, the cast of Grigorovich's Nutcracker were spectacular and graceful in their performance at the Bristol Hippodrome this week.
Sparkling costumes, vibrant stage sets and a powerful orchestral performance playing some of Tchaikovsky's greatest works provided the ambience of a dream world where romance and fantasy come alive.
The Chisinau National Ballet were stunning in Ellen Kent and Ballet International's production of The Nutcracker which is running in Bristol until Saturday.
A large cast of ballet dancers helped to portray the story of a girl, Marie, who is devastated after her Christmas gift, a nutcracker, is broken by her mischievous brother.
As night falls, Marie is taken on a world of fantasy and adventure when her Christmas gifts comes alive as the Nutcracker Prince.
Moving faultlessly, the leading roles of Marie and her prince, performed by husband and wife duo Alexei and Kristina Terentiev, were portrayed with a delicate precision that pulled the audience away into a world of surrealism.
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In the second act, the music and dancing became increasingly dramatic and theatrical supported by some of Tchaikovsky's greatest and most famous pieces including Waltz of the Flowers, March and The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
From the comical static precision of the Nutcracker Doll (performed by Kristina Surucheanu) to the passionate attention of conductor Svetlana Popov, each part helped to ignite the imaginations of a grateful audience.
A change of costume and cultural representation kept the audience enthused as the Russian Dolls, Indian Dolls, Spanish, French and Chinese Dolls gave a colourful interlude between the main performances of the leading cast.
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