Uk tour early adventures spitfire, town and country and the infernal galop sadlers wells and uk tour play without words sadlers wells and uk tour mary poppins broadway, usa tour, australian tour, mexico oliver. Dross orphanage, through a shimmering, iceskating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of sweetieland, influenced by the lavish hollywood musicals of the 1930s. This delicious theatrical feast has familysized helpings of matthew. First presented in the uk in 1997, matthew bournes production of cinderella has been revised and designed since, and is now playing at sadlers wells for the christmas season before touring nationally in spring and summer 2018. Buy tickets for matthew bournes nutcracker from ticketmaster ie. Matthew bournes the car man is one of modern dances most thrilling and entertaining shows and has been a smashhit in the uk and around the world. This is annie, charlie and the chocolate factory, grease and the wizard of oz remixed and bettered matthew bourne famous for the billy elliotfeatured allmale swan lake only turned to dance professionally at 22 and, without a history of classical ballet training, he claims to get much of his imagery from film. A christmas classic, the nutcracker, scored by tchaikovsky and originally choreographed by marius petipa and lev ivanov, was first performed in russia in 1892, with numerous versions and adaptations enchanting audiences across the globe ever since. In matthew bournes sleeping beauty, which opened at the ahmanson theatre on thursday night, the.
The sweetest of all matthew bournes christmas treats returns to london for a limited season at sadlers wells theatre. Promising a fresh serving of the traditional christmas far, matthew bournes nutcracker. It was a year later, 1994, when i realised that what hed seen was a nutcracker courtesy of the livewire imagination of matthew bourne, then a barely known moderndance maverick with a. Full original cast set for us tour of matthew bournes. Characters the story the humbug bouncer act one who becomes. Smart presentation matthew bournes nutcracker free 0 popular paid resources. Matthew bournes shows are pulling crowds described as the damien hirst of ballet, matthew bourne is taking the dance scene by storm rewriting dance conventions and pulling in. One of his earliest pieces of choreography, matthew bournes nutcracker is also one of his most charming and imaginative. That for most presentday audiences, the wealthy 19thcentury household in which the first act is set was itself a fantasy, greatly reducing the potential impact of the dreamland. The nutcracker rotterdams philharmonisch orkest complete concert in hd duration. For 20, the contestants once again included the mariinskys 2012 nutcracker, matthew bourne s nutcracker. Matthew bournes ballet shaped by film and theatre bbc. Matthew bourne s nutcracker opens at sadlers wells, london ec1, tomorrow and runs until january 25. Name two features of the dance style in this piece.
Its fantastical second act a confetti of divertissements is a homage in dance to the 19th centurys most precious foodstuffs. The sweets of the nutcracker the australian ballet. His work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. The choreographer says he has built his career in ballet by. Matthew bournes ballet shorts the infernal galop youtube. With familysized helpings of bournes trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, nutcracker. It is a delightful, dangerous and uncompromising vision of smalltown america. Matthew bournes nutcracker opens at sadlers wells, london ec1, tomorrow and runs until january 25. He has received multiple awards and award nominations, including the laurence olivier award, tony award and drama desk award, and he has also received several honorary doctorates of arts from uk universities. The nutcracker was choreographed by lev ivanov in 1892 for the imperial russian ballet, with a score by tchaikovsky. The sweetest of all matthew bourne s treats returns for the first time in nine years. When matthew bourne approached the piece in 1992, a century after that st petersburg premiere, he identified another problem. New adventures is delighted to announce the 2020 tour dates for matthew bournes nutcracker. He is cartoon like, hinting at the child catcher in chitty chitty bang bang with a whip, leather jacket and glasses that adds to the evil stereotype.
New adventures is delighted to announce the 2020 tour dates for matthew bourne s nutcracker. One of the most popular dance productions ever staged in the uk, matthew bournes nutcracker. Use action, space, dynamics and relationships in your answer. Set in a miserable dickensian orphanage where the joys of christmas. Unafraid of camp or controversy, his company, new adventures, are reviving. Director and choreographer matthew bourne has taken this magical classic and changed it. Matthew bournes the nutcracker by sophie b on prezi. Sir matthew christopher bourne obe born january 1960 is an english choreographer. Most disagree the action peters out in the first half, displaced by pure spectacle. She performs this to show off in front of nutcracker. Loosely based on bizets carmen, the familiar spanish cigarette factory of the opera is replaced with a greasy garagediner in 1960s midwest usa. Heralded as the most popular dance production ever staged in the uk, matthew bournes the nutcracker returns to sadlers wells in london.
With hannah vassallo, dominic north, christopher marney, adam maskell. Matthew bournes deliciously witty and colourful version of the most traditional of christmas ballets, with tchaikovsky s magical score at its heart music performed by the royal philharmonic orchestra. Uk tour swan lake 3d worldwide cinema screening imagine tv documentary bbc1 a beauty is born 20. Choreographerlibrettist matthew bourne swan lake, car man has taken tchaikovskys traditional christmas chestnut and placed it firmly inside an.
Interview with choreographer matthew bourne stage the. This time the rats have a king, sweets can dance and snowflakes are littering the stages its nutcracker season of all the shows on offer this christmas season, matthew bournes nutcracker. Matthew bourne upends another classic ballet, with mixed results. Bourne was known as an autograph hunter when he was 14 to 16 years old. Matthew bournes the nutcracker is not a traditional version of this classic christmas ballet. It opens in dr dross orphanage for waifs and strays, with claras upbringing far closer to that of oliver twist than the usual daughter of a wealthy family celebrating christmas in luxury.
With more than a passing reference to the musical annie, act i is set in dr dross horrid orphanage. Even if you dont go to see it, even if its not staged every christmas in. The matthew bourne nutcracker is the first version geared specifically to balletophobes. The nutcracker is the christmas ballet that everyone knows and loves. Moving the christmas party from a comfortable middleclass home to a. Matthew bournes version was originally created to be performed as part of the centenary celebrations in 1992, but has gone. Tchaikovsky richard winsor, dominic north hd 1080p duration. Matthew bournes nutcracker, sadlers wells, london the. When matthew bourne premiered his alternative staging of the nutcracker 15 years ago no one could have imagined that it would become a modern christmas classic. The sweetest of all matthew bournes treats returns for the first time in nine years. Describe a motif or short phrase performed by a group of dancers. Clara is in an orphanage, the sugar plum fairy is a spoilt little girl princess sugar and sweetieland is a place where greed is.
If you crave a classical nutcracker the royal ballet production may serve you well, while the coliseum offers a production that successfully combines dynamism with a degree of innovation. Presented by howard panter for the ambassador theatre group et al. Thrills and frivolities in matthew bournes swan lake by. An expected box office sellout for the theatre that housed the premiere in 1995, and an exciting opportunity for dance lovers to see again the show that once took london by storm. Matthew bournes contemporary remake of the nutcracker is returning to sadlers wells theatre to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The winner, shown on december 23, was the san francisco version. Treading the boards 20 years later it remains just as fresh and entertaining as it must have done all those years ago at its edinburgh festival premiere. The story of clara, and the san francisco ballets the nutcracker. But its matthew bournes production, that while exciting, delightful and entertaining in equal measure, also offers the thrill of the truly alternative. His film work includes television productions of his stage work including matthew bournes christmas channel 4, 2012, swan lake 1996 emmy nomination, 2011 in 3d and 2019, the car man 2001 and 2015, nutcracker.
Sadlers wells 6 december 2011 22 january 2012 the much loved tchaikovsky ballet is brought deliciously to life in matthew bournes. He would wait in front of the top london hotels and outside the stage doors of west end opening nights to collect the autographs from the famous ones. Photo by simon annand ive seen several versions of the nutcracker generally perfect, pretty, sparkly affairs but it comes as no surprise that awardwinning choreographer bourne, who takes dance to a new dimension. A number of changes have been made to the original plot, many of which add a new perspective to the piece. Production photos of matthew bournes nutcracker at sadlers wells. Pinker than a pink thing originally created in 1992, nutcracker.
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