Today brings a glimpse into the rehearsals for the deer and the stag. The front hooves of the deer and stag are represented by crutches, which will, of course, be “in costume” on stage.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

The 5-headed Mouse King is the bad guy of our story. Today we take a look at a costume fitting with designer Jürgen Rose and see how five dancers become one mouse king.


Photos: Roman Novitzky

Today we take a peek into the rehearsals for the fairies of the forest including the queen of the forest. The fairies of the forest "replace" the snowflakes in Clug's Nutcracker - because they will dance to the famous Snowflake Waltz.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

As anyone who has seen our Nutcracker posters in the city knows: the walnut is a central theme of our new production. Therefore, the stage design includes huge, oversized nuts. Here you can see some detail shots and the creation process of the nuts.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

Our artist in residence and house photographer Roman Novitzky has grabbed his camera and captured some insights into the making of Edward Clug's The Nutcracker.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

The first day of the show was just around the corner! Behind us lies a great Berlin premiere of PURE BLISS.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

On the program today: two stage rehearsals including orchestra and make-up!

Photos: Roman Nowitzky

Welcome to the tour diary of our guest performance in Berlin!

Photos: Roman Novitzky

July 11th, 2022

TODAY 90 YEARS AGO, Hans van Manen was born in Nieuwer-Amstel in North Holland and is now considered a grand master of contemporary ballet with over 150 choreographies to his name. In 1955 he created his first piece ...