Anastasia // Ballet | The Royal Ballet

Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia, a piece inspired by the true story of Anna Anderson, a woman who believed herself to be Anastasia, youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and the only survivor from the assassination of the Romanovs in 1918. 🎭 Cast and creative team: Anastasia / Anna Anderson: Natalia Osipova Mathilde Kschessinska: Marianela Nuñez Kshchessinska’s Partner: Federico Bonelli The Husband: Edward Watson Rasputin: Thiago Soares Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna: Christina Arestis Tsar Nicholas II: Christopher Saunders Grand Duchess Olga: Olivia Cowley Grand Duchess Tatiana: Beatriz Stix-Brunell Grand Duchess Marie: Yasmine Naghdi Anna Vyrubova: Kristen McNally Tsar’s Aide-de-Camp: Alastair Marriott Officers: Alexander Campbell, Ryoichi Hirano, Valeri Hristov, Luca Acri, Tristan Dyer, Marcelino Sambé Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky and Bohuslav Martinů