The Nutcracker
Traditional Christmas story with a unique approach by Vadim Fedotov. The story of the Nutcracker has been fascinating audiences of all ages for over one hundred years all over the world, since its premiere at the Maryinsky Theater, St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892. Set in Germany, the story is about courage, integrity, dedication, and how a thrown ballet slipper can change destinies.
Don’t miss this seasons Orlando Nutcracker Ballet Performances
Choreographer & Artistic Director: Vadim Fedotov
Executive Artistic Director: Irina Depler
Music: Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Libretto: Marius Petipa
Principal Dancers: Sergiy Mikhailov & Jillian Reis
Coppelia
Vadim Fedotov’s unique interpretation of another classic, Coppelia is a sentimental comic ballet that premiered in 1870 at the Theatre Imperial de l’Opera in Paris, France. Young Franz falls in love with a beautiful lady reading by a window, which upsets his fiancee, Swanhilda. Determined to fight for her love, Swanhilda visits the mysterious house of the stranger lady to find out that the object of her fiancee’s love is only a doll, created and deeply treasured by the mad Doctor Coppelius. The ballet conveys the story of love and forgiveness with the precision of Fedotov’s choreography and is a great entertainment for the entire family.
Choreography: Vadim Fedotov
Artistic Directors: Katerina Fedotova & Irina Depler
Libretto: Vadim Fedotov after Arthur Saint-Leon
Music: Leo Delibes
Principal Dancers: Sergiy Mikhaylov & Andrea Faria
Snow White
The eternal tale of kindness and jealousy, friendship, love, hate, forgiveness, and why the good always defeats the evil. Vadim Fedotov’s production of Snow White presents a unique interpretation of the tale in a form of a classical ballet. The audience gets to witness a small world of its own, where the lives of animals and dwarfs get interrupted by crafty designs of the evil Witch, whose spell on Snow White may only be broken by the beautiful Prince…
Choreography: Vadim Fedotov
Artistic Directors: Vadim Fedotov & Irina Depler
Music: B. Pavlovsky, J. Strauss
Libretto: Vadim Fedotov after G. Mayrov, based on original story of Brothers Grimm
Principal Dancers: Sergiy Mikhaylov, Marsha Rodriguez, & Katerina Fedotova
Romeo & Juliet
A dangerous idea of sneaking into a masquerade of the opposing gang turns from an innocent adventure into an incident that changes the lives of the habitants of Verona forever, as the son of Montague falls in love with the daughter of Capulet. Their destiny is predetermined, as Romeo and Juliet will pay the highest price for their love, – a price for all the monstrous acts by their families. The story of their love never gets old, as Fedotov’s ballet conveys all the tragedy, action, purity, and the strongest passion that acknowledges no obstacles.
Original Choreography: Vadim Fedotov
Artistic Director: Irina Depler
Music: Sergiy Prokofiev
Principal Dancers: Elena Philipyva & Sergi Sidorskiy
Based on original play by William Shakespeare
Gershwin Greats
Dedicated to George Gershwin, whose musical compositions have been featured in opera, broadway, and films, Vadim Fedotov presents a show of beautifully choreographed dance productions that initially do not seem to be connected. Only at the end, the pieces fall into one wholesome mosaic of occurrences to ordinary people, who face the life as it is, with choices, disappointments, and much treasured moments of happiness…
Choreography: Vadim Fedotov
Artistic Director: Vadim Fedotov & Irina Depler
Libretto & Musical Redutction: Vadim Fedotov
Principal Dancers: Sergiy Mikhaylov & Katerina Fedotova
Cinderella
Pointe shoe for the glass slipper, Vadim Fedotov presents the world of dance, pumpkins, fairies, clocks striking midnight, mice carriages, and the ultimate princess dress, – all in the classical ballet of Cinderella, where becoming a princess comes only after cleaning the entire house, overcoming the mean Stepmother, and proving to handsome Prince that you are the one who can feet into the shoe…
Choreography: Vadim Fedotov
Artistic Director: Irina Depler
Music: Sergiy Prokofiev
Principal Dancers: Marsha Rodriguez, Octavio Martinez, & Katerina Fedotova
West Side Story
West Side story transfers Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet into the 1950s in New York. The Sharks and the Jets are two feuding street gangs. Jet Tony falls in love with a Shark Maria; and the war between their gangs doesn’t stop them from the desire to be together. In search of peace and freedom, the couple decides to leave the town of the war; however, unexpected occurrences prevent them from their longed for life away…
Choreography: Vadim Fedotov
Artistic Director: Irina Depler
Music reduction & libretto: Vadim Fedotov
Based on the original story by Leonard Bernstein
Principal Dancers: Miroslav Pejic & Lauren Strongin
The Mermaid
For the history of mankind, the sea world has remained closed for humans, keeping the peace of ocean’s depths untouched, until one Mermaid went against the law and saved the Prince from death in a storm. This encounter ignited the strongest love and desire of the impossible: a union between a human and a sea creature. Completely taken by her feelings, the Mermaid puts her life in the hands of the Sea Witch, who gives her legs in exchange for her voice. Now the Mermaid has only 3 days on the land to attain the love of the Prince or turn into sea foam…
Libretto & Original Choreography: Vadim Fedotov
Artistic Director: Irina Depler
Music: A. Kostin
Principal Dancers: Darya Fedotova & Andres Estevez