Desc: Nutcracker and Mouse King: Directed by Michael Beyer, Christian Spuck. With Cohen Aitchison-Dugas, Anna Khamzina, Mélissa Ligurgo, William Moore. Visionary choreographer Christian Spuck distances himself from the Dumas/Petipas ballet version of "The Nutcracker", emphasizing the fantastical nature of the original novella written by E.T.A. Hoffmann.