The ballet The Snow Queen had its revival premiere in the Concert Hall at Tivoli. The guest of honour was Queen Margrethe, who serves as both the set designer and costume designer for the production. Among the evening’s distinguished guests were Queen Sonja of Norway, Queen Margrethe’s younger sister Princess Benedikte, and her grandson Count Nikolai.
The Christmas ballet The Snow Queen is based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale of the same name and is being restaged in a year marking the 220th anniversary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of his death. The story follows two children, Gerda and Kay, whose friendship is tested when Kay is struck by a shard from a magical mirror and abducted by the cold and mysterious Snow Queen.
A total of 36 professional ballet dancers from Tivoli Ballet Theatre, representing 11 countries including Italy, France, the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Ukraine, take part in the production. The musician Oh Land composed the score, and Yuri Possokhov created the choreography. The Snow Queen runs in Tivoli’s Concert Hall until 21 December.
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