"Russian Version of The Nutcracker Retains Imperial Beauty"

Toronto International Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker 2011, featuring Principal Dancers from the Hungarian National Ballet Opera: Aleszja Popova and Vladimir Arhangelski.

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Aleszja Popova

Aleszja joined the Hungarian National Ballet in 2003 and has become one of the leading principal dancers of the company. In 2007 she was awarded the Best Female Dancer of the year by the association of the Hungarian Dance Artist.

Vladimir Arhangelski

Vladimir graduated from the Vaganova Academy in 1994 and has danced for The Kirov Ballet and Estonian National Opera before joining Hungarian National Ballet in 2008. Vladimir is now one of the leading male principals for the Company and his repertoire includes leading roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and many more classical and modern ballet masterpieces.