Boris Rudak as Kai. Kristina Mkhitaryan as Gerda. Photo by Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre.

A scene from the performance. Photo by Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre.

Svetlana Shilova as the Snow Queen. Photo by Oleg Chernous.

Valery Gilmanov as the Old Robber Woman. Photo by Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre.

Andrei Jilihovschi as the Lamplighter. Photo by Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre.

Ekaterina Arnu as the Little Robber Girl. Photo by Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre.

Boris Rudak as Kai. Andrei Jilihovschi as the Lamplighter. Kristina Mkhitaryan as Gerda. Elena Okolysheva as the Grandmother. Ekaterina Arnu as the Little Robber Girl. Photo by Damir Yusupov/ Bolshoi Theatre.

Photo by Damir Yusupov/Bolshoi Theatre.