Thursday The 19th
Coppelia: Delibes' ballet based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann as staged by Sergei Vikharev. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
NEW Othello: Anzhelika Kholina stages a choreographic composition based on Shakespeare. Vakhtangov Theater. 7 p.m.
Friday The 20th
Coppelia (see Dec. 19 listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka): Tchaikovsky's ballet based on Alexander Ostrovsky's tale of love. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Saturday The 21st
Coppelia (see Dec. 19 listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL Russian Winter: Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance Ensemble in concert. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
The Snow Maiden (see Dec. 20 listing). Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. Noon.
Sunday The 22nd
Coppelia (see Dec. 19 listing). Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 6 p.m.
The Nutcracker (Shchelkunchik): Tchaikovsky's ballet based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale about a girl's dream that her nutcracker doll changes into a handsome prince and takes her on a fabulous journey. Choreography by Vasily Vainonen. Moskva Ballet production. Moskvich Cultural Center. Noon and 6 p.m.
Monday The 23rd
NEW Wings of Wax (Voskoviye Krylya): Jiri Kylian's dance piece about shifting relationships set to compositions from Bach and Biber to Cage and Glass. Also in program are his "Sleepless" (Bessonnitsa) for six dancers to Dirk Haubrich's music and "Sechs Tanze. Petit Mort" (Shest Tantsev. Malenkaya Smert) to Mozart's music. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Tuesday The 24th
The Nutcracker (Shchelkunchik): Yury Grigorovich choreographs and stages Tchaikovsky's ballet based on E.T.A. Hoffmann's tale. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 25th
MP3. Ravel: Alla Sigalova's contemporary dance staging. Meyerhold Center. 7 p.m.
Sailors and Whores (Moryaki i Shlyukhi): Oleg Glushkov's contemporary dance staging. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
The Nutcracker (Shchelkunchik): Tchaikovsky's classic Yuletide ballet staged by Natalya Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilyov. Grand Moscow Classical Ballet production. Novaya Opera. Dec. 27 at 7 p.m., Dec. 28 at noon and 4 p.m.
MP3. Ravel (see Dec. 25 listing). Meyerhold Center. Dec. 30, 7 p.m.
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