The NUTCRACKER - two-act classical ballet-féerie

The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик) is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie;
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination.

The plot is an adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.

Although the libretto was by Marius Petipa, who exactly choreographed the first production has been debated.
Petipa began work on the choreography in August 1892; however, illness removed him from its completion and his assistant of seven years, Lev Ivanov, was brought in.
Although Ivanov is often credited as the choreographer, some contemporary accounts credit Petipa

Artists bio:

Marie Princess: Elizabeth Seibal

Born in Damariscotta, Maine, Elizabeth Seibel began dancing at the age of 4. She moved to Philadelphia at 14 to receive training at the Rock School for Dance Education and afterwards with Alexandra Koltun in Boston, Massachusetts. After relocating to New York, Elizabeth was coached by Valentina Kozlova and Olga Verterich where she danced in several competitions including Tanzolymp Berlin, Youth America Grand Prix, and World Ballet Competition. In 2019, she received gold and silver medals at the World Ballet Art Competition in New York City. She also participated in summer courses at Academie Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco and Accademia Internazionale Coreutica in Florence, Italy. Seibel is soloists in Connecticut Ballet from 2016, Jersey City Ballet from 2019 , American Russian Nallet from 2023 where she has performed in the Nutcracker, Les Sylphides, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty , Sean Lake as well as in contemporary works. She has also worked as a guest artist in Canada, France and Switzerland.


Drosselmeyer and Nutcracker Prince: Petr Borchenko

Petr Borchenko - Professional Classical Ballet dancer and instructor. Graduated of Vaganova Academy of Russian ballet in Saint-Petersburg. After graduating from Vaganova Academy in 2000 as a Bachelor of Arts he started his career together with his sister , Ekaterina Borchenko, at Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Theatre, soon after that being offered a leading dancer position at the Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus. Next steps in his career were leading dancer's roles at Mikhailovsky theatre and the National Ballet of Poland. Petr has toured numerous countries with various theatres and has won 2nd prize at Varna International Ballet Competition. In 2014 he started his teaching career, giving classes to professionals and amateurs of ballet of different ages. His students have become soloists in European theatres.In 2022 Petr joined a ballet tour with a Classical Ballet Theater of Marina Medvetskay in USA and decided to stay in states to continue his dancing and teaching career here and sharing Vaganova method with his students. Currently , Petr Borchenko is principal dancer and teacher for ballet and pas de deux classes at American Russian Ballet school and soloist with International American Ballet Company.



Maria's mother And King of mice: Olga Kosolapova

Professional ballet dancer. Her dance carrier started in St. Petersburg, Russia and continue in USA.
– Dancer with “Ballet Dream”St. Petersburg, 2021
– Laureate of the international choreographic competition “Wave of Success”, St. Petersburg 2016.
– Participant of the international ballet camp in Spain, 2015.
– Laureate of the All-Russian competition of dance skills “New Level. Promotion”, St. Petersburg, 2019
– Russian College of Traditional Culture St. Petersburg Federation of Modern and Variety Dances, Grand Prix of Classical dance, 2021
Moscow Theatre “Ballet Dream,” Saint Petersburg, Russia (2019-2022)Dancer, performed in classical ballet productions, including Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Giselle.
– Tango Ballet Performance Intensive, New York, 2022
Performances with Kat WildishParticipated in performances under the direction of Kat Wildish, including inclusive workshops and shows in New York City (2022, 2023).

Currently, Olga is soloist with American Liberty Ballet and American Russian Ballet

Choreographer and Artistic Director of American Russian Ballet Theater: Anastasiia Fedorova

Anastasiia Fedorova was born in Moscow, Russia. She graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy (MGAH) in 2011. She continued her ballet training at Bolshoi to acquire her Bachelor Degree (Qualified Bachelor of Choreographic Training and Teaching) in 2014. After graduating, she performed with Kremlin Ballet Theater, Bolshoi Theater, participated in world tour with “Russian seasons” project, directed by Andris Liepa. She experienced the most prestigious stages in various countries like United Arab Emirates, Greece, China, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Estonia, Turkey, Lithuania, Latvia and many cities throughout Russia. Anastasiia was given many opportunities to dance numerous roles in classical repertoire such as: Sleeping Beauty, Paquita, Don Quixote, Notre Dame de Paris, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Giselle, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote, and many others.Anastasia is a winner of the International Ballet Competition “Transformation” in St. Petersburg and won 1st place at the World Ballet Art Competition in New York City.Anastasiia was selected to perform in the 2013 at G-20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia for Presidents: Barak Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, among other world leaders.Anastasiia’s talent also landed her in a film “Bohoi” directed by Valeri Todorovski, featured her as the character – Lena Krasnorutskaya, which premiered in 2017.After moving to USA in 2014, Anastasia was teaching ballet classes at Brighton Ballet Theatre , dancing with Gelsey Kirkland Ballet , American Swiss Ballet, Metropolitan Ballet, Belle Ballet, Connecticut ballet, American Liberty Ballet, American International Ballet. In 2017 Anastasiia attended American Ballet Theater college program.Anastasiia Fedorova has a teaching experience more then 10 years and working with students from 2yo and up with all levels and backgrounds.

Currently Anastasia is a Soloist with Connecticut Ballet company and Artistic Director with American Russian Ballet Theater

Students soloists:

Marie: Vasilisa Serova (3pm show) / Alisa Tiagunova (7pm show)

Vasilisa Serova:
Laureate of international competitions - YAGP, Jewels Festival, Tchaikovsky Ballet Gala, Aspire Performing Arts. Participant with The State Ballet Theater of Ukraine . American Russian Ballet Theater student

Alisa Tiagunova:
Laureate of international competitions - YAGP, Jewels Festival, Tchaikovsky Ballet Gala, Aspire Performing Arts.

Participant with The State Ballet Theater of Ukraine . American Russian Ballet Theater student.

Nutcracker Doll: Melanie Calana

Melanie Calana:
Laureate of international competitions - YAGP, Jewels Festival, Tchaikovsky Ballet Gala, Aspire Performing Arts. Participant with The State Ballet Theater of Ukraine . American Russian Ballet Theater student.