Fun facts

The world premiere of Nutcracker was on December 17, 1892 at the Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia, performed by the Kirov Ballet. The Russian title: Shchelkunchik.
The Moscow Cat Theatre, the felines take center stage as trained circus performers.
Russian dramas developed out of different religion and popular comedies.
First performance at the Moscow Art Thearte was The Possessed.