Set in 1920s America, Alexei Kremnev’s one-of-a-kind “The Art Deco Nutcracker,” featuring Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, is a fresh, yet traditional take on the beloved holiday favorite with costume and set design inspired by the unique sophistication of the Art Deco era. Stunning choreography puts the best young talent on display with an international, multicultural cast, and International Top Awards winners. Renowned dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director Alexei Kremnev is at the helm as Drosselmeyer.
The 2023 production includes lead roles filled by three women of diverse backgrounds, making it one of the first ballet companies to do so.
This critically acclaimed, one-of-a-kind performance features children and is visually stimulating and fun for the entire family.
“It’s a fresh and fantastic work that holds its own with ballets in every season.” (The PerformInk)
“A glossy rendition filled with “gorgeous, glitzy costumes” and an “impressive cast” (The Chicago Tribune)
“One of the most endearing introductions to this classic as you’re likely to find.” (The City Pleasures)
“It is impossible to find one word that summarizes Kremnev’s choreography: It is everything, encompassing the best and brilliance of what movement can be while breaking boundaries of what we know.” (The Huffington Post )
This critically acclaimed, one-of-a-kind performance features children and is visually stimulating and fun for the entire family.
A&A BALLET Chicago Center for Dance was founded in 2016 by highly acclaimed Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik. Both are distinguished dancers with experience as Founding Artistic Directors at the Joffrey Ballet Academy and the Joffrey Studio Company. “The Art Deco Nutcracker” is Kremnev’s 11 full-length ballet. His work has been presented at the world-renowned Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Lincoln Center in New York, and the Opernhaus Zurich in Switzerland, among other prestigious venues across the globe. Both Kremnev and Reznik have been recognized as Influential people in the arts and have received multiple awards for their leadership.
