The nutcracker breaks open the wall of the orphanage to show clara there is a better world outside. With familysized helpings of bourne s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, nutcracker. Matthew bourne s old primary school dance his nutcracker. Dross orphanage, through a shimmering wonderland to the spectacular candy folk of sweetieland. The motion picture with designs and costumes by maurice sendak, bejarts nutcracker and mark morris the hard nut. The drosss come to investigate the disturbance, but the children rebel and with the aid of the nutcracker they overcome and restrain them.
Matthew bournes nutcracker 2003 the movie database tmdb. Matthew bourne created this new scenario with martin duncan to rework the traditional christmas story. With scott ambler, emily piercy, saranne curtin, ewan wardrop. Matthew bourne does the horizontal ballet the new york times. He was also known for his choreography for popular revivals of classic musicals bourne entered the world of dance relatively late. Matthew bournes nutcracker at bristol hippodrome theatre from tuesday 23 rd february to saturday 27 th february 2021. Moving the christmas party from a comfortable middleclass home to a dickensian orphanage.
This article is more than 1 year old walthamstows roger ascham school has a superstar expupil. Matthew bournes sleeping beauty the washington post. While matthew bourne tells a moderately engaging story, and fills a theatre with color and life, his contribution to the dance medium is somewhat despairing, like christmas in an orphanage. Unafraid of camp or controversy, his company, new adventures, are reviving their gloriously irreverent interpretation of the. Moving the christmas party from a comfortable middleclass home to a dickensian orphanage whose proprietors starve their wards to spoil their own children, it then shifts to a wonderland where sweets and sugar are a nonetoosubtle metaphor for sexual. One of his earliest pieces of choreography, matthew bournes nutcracker is also one of his most charming and imaginative. Matthew bournes nutcracker at bristol hippodrome theatre. New adventures is delighted to announce the 2020 tour dates for matthew bourne s nutcracker. Matthew bournes ballet clips edward scissorhands youtube. The nutcracker rotterdams philharmonisch orkest complete concert in hd duration. Matthew bournes the nutcracker by sophie b on prezi. A talented cast and crew combine on this performance, bringing matthew bourne s production of nutcracker. Tv movie 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Matthew bourne s nutcracker promises a fresh serving of the traditonal christmas fare. It opens in dr dross orphanage for waifs and strays, with claras upbringing far closer to that of oliver twist. Feb 16, 2004 director and choreographer matthew bourne has taken this magical classic and changed it. Matthew bourne, in full sir matthew bourne, born january, 1960, hackney, london, england, british choreographer and dancer noted for his uniquely updated interpretations of traditional ballet repertoire. Dec 15, 2011 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. Matthew bournes nutcracker dvd, 2005 for sale online ebay. The nutcracker is traditionally a celebration of sweetness both the sentimental and saccharine kind and one of the many joys of matthew bourne s reinvention of. Nov 08, 20 matthew bournes sleeping beauty is the last of his trilogy of tchaikovsky ballets, which took nearly two decades to complete. Most disagree the action peters out in the first half, displaced by pure spectacle. Dec 01, 2002 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 bent for. His shows break boxoffice records and reach an audience much larger and wider than is usual for dance. One of his earliest pieces of choreography, matthew bourne s nutcracker is also one of his most charming and imaginative.
My very first fulllength production dates from 1992 and remains the most singular interpretation of tchaikovskys masterpiece, back in 2020 to delight a new generation of theatre and dance fans. The morphing of the nutcracker from stumbling, plastic headed thing, into proud, striding adonis, symbolises claras wish to transform her life. Queen candy matthew bourne s nutcracker is now considered to be a classic and is celebrating its 23rd anniversary the gobstoppers and prince bon bon the marshmallows become. They are particularly relevant to this production, which casts adult performers as a group of very needy young orphans. His work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. It follows claras journey from christmas eve at dr. Matthew bournes sleeping beauty is the last of his trilogy of tchaikovsky ballets, which took nearly two decades to complete. Dec 17, 2011 twenty years on, matthew bourne s dickensian take on tchaikovsky is as joyous as ever, though the ballets structural flaws remain, writes luke jennings. Matthew bourne, british choreographer and dancer noted for his uniquely updated interpretations of traditional ballet repertoire. The matthew bourne nutcracker is the first version geared specifically to balletophobes. Dec 19, 2004 choreographerlibrettist matthew bourne swan lake, car man has taken tchaikovskys traditional christmas chestnut and placed it firmly inside an artistic nutcracker of his own, squeezing and. Dec 22, 2003 one of his earliest pieces of choreography, matthew bournes nutcracker is also one of his most charming and imaginative. Matthew bourne biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. A mysterious stranger arrives in a small town community, leading the locals into greed, sex and murder.
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. He was also known for his choreography for popular revivals of classic musicals. The motion picture with designs and costumes by maurice sendak, bejarts nutcracker. Bournes notable works included swan lake, play without words, my fair lady, the red shoes, and mary poppins. Dross orphanage, through a shimmering, iceskating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of sweetieland, influenced by the lavish hollywood musicals of the 1930s. Matthew bourne has used his imaginative storytelling abilities to produce this work which would give pleasure to adults as well as those of a younger age. When she awakes she is back in the orphanage, the boy nutcracker embraces her and together they escape out of the orphanage window. Bbc beds, herts and bucks theatre interview with matthew. Matthew bournes nutcracker tchaikovskys nutcracker. A holiday mainstay gains an exclamation point and more in matthew bourne s nutcracker. Matthew bournes nutcracker 2003 the movie database. Of all the shows on offer this christmas season, matthew bournes nutcracker.
Chris nash his kindness towards nondancers made him the ideal leader of lord of the flies for new adventures in 2011. Tchaikovsky richard winsor, dominic north hd 1080p duration. The matthew bourne nutcracker is the first version geared. This nutcracker however, i saw he changed the setting to an orphanage but then had trouble following the story as it progressed. 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. This nutcracker however, i saw he changed the setting to an orphanage but. 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, goes one step further in his take on the classic ballet. Matthew bournes production of tchaikovskys score, nutcracker. The action takes place in the 1960s over a period of nine months in a small italian american community in the fictional midwestern town of harmony, usa. With danny collins, kate lyons, dominic north, zizi strallen. Article discusses choreographer matthew bourne, whose latest work, play without words, has a strong sexual content. Dancers perform matthew bourne s nutcracker at sadlers wells, london, 2007.
The battle over, the nutcracker transforms into a human and they head off to sweetieland. Matthew bourne, martin duncan, anthony ward set and. Matthew bourne s nutcracker opens at sadlers wells, london ec1, tomorrow and runs until january 25. And if you know the wonderfully horrid squeers family in nicholas nickleby, you may recognize traces of them in the creeps who run bourne s nutcracker orphanage. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing matthew bournes nutcracker near you. Nov 10, 2011 matthew bournes the nutcracker is not a traditional version of this classic christmas ballet. Doctor dross and his wife run the orphanage like a labour camp, with the orphans made to work for their keep whilst the drosss own two children, sugar and fritz. Matthew bournes nutcracker, sadlers wells, london the. Tchaikovskys muchloved score and olivier awardwinning designer anthony wards stunning sets and costumes with sizzling choreography. Performed at sadlers wells in london, bourne s seasonal production, full of christmas cheer, enjoyed a lengthy run at the theater as well as a subsequent tour across the u. Tchaikovskys music and bourne s production skills make for a perfect marriage. Nov 23, 2004 and if you know the wonderfully horrid squeers family in nicholas nickleby, you may recognize traces of them in the creeps who run bournes nutcracker orphanage.
Bourne s orphanage, run by a vile, sadistic couple and their own two spoilt children, is like something straight out of oliver twist. With more than a passing reference to the musical annie, act i is set in dr dross horrid orphanage. A number of changes have been made to the original plot, many of which add a new perspective to the piece. Clara, just one orphan among many, rather than adored daughter of two loving. Beginning in a tim burtonesquire orphanage, we find clara and her fellow orphans preparing for a christmas party thrown by their evil, although comical, head master and mistress. Moving the christmas party from a comfortable middleclass home to a dickensian orphanage whose proprietors starve their wards to spoil their own children, it then shifts to a wonderland where sweets and sugar are a nonetoo.
Dec 19, 2007 of all the shows on offer this christmas season, matthew bournes nutcracker. Dross orphanage, through a shimmering, iceskating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of sweetieland, influenced by the lavish hollywood musicals of the. With alan vincent, saranne curtin, will kemp, etta murfitt. Moving the christmas party from a comfortable middleclass home to a dickensian orphanage whose proprietors starve their wards to spoil their own children, it then shifts to a wonderland where sweets and sugar are a nonetoosubtle. Well its about growing up and its about first love and these are themes we can all relate to.
Dec 16, 2003 matthew bournes nutcracker is as sweet and camp as christmas itself marius petipa, the nutcracker s original choreographer, apparently considered its libretto tres bon. The sweetest of all matthew bourne s treats returns for the first time in nine years. Dec 15, 2011 the nutcracker is traditionally a celebration of sweetness both the sentimental and saccharine kind and one of the many joys of matthew bournes reinvention of the ballet is its allout. But its matthew bournes production, that while exciting, delightful and entertaining in equal measure, also offers the thrill of the truly alternative. The sweetest of all matthew bourne s christmas treats returns to london for a limited season at sadlers wells theatre. The longawaited return of new adventures nutcracker. Matthew bourne, as you may have heard, is the most successful choreographer alive. The nutcracker has long been fair game for radical reinterpretation, and perhaps one of the most striking of recent years is matthew bourne s nutcracker his clara lives unhappily in an orphanage in act i, and in act ii her imagination runs. Characters the story the humbug bouncer act one who becomes. Nutcracker is revealed as the orphanage boy clara has long fancied.
The contrast between the grey and oppressive scenes at the orphanage are strikingly different from those in the rest of the ballet which brings out the magic of the piece. Bourne s reinvention moves the story from the stahlbaums grand house to dr dross orphanage where clara is whisked away from her bleak and lonely life to sweetie land. Interview with choreographer matthew bourne stage the. Ross macgibbon, tom jones, mark wells, peter maniura, phil jowett. Western european stages december, 2004 the ravishing music and christmas setting of tchaikovskys the nutcracker have made it a theatrical staple of the holiday season, and it is hardly surprising that londoners in 2003 could choose among three different major productions of this familiar classic. Choreographerlibrettist matthew bourne swan lake, car man has taken tchaikovskys traditional christmas chestnut and placed it firmly inside an artistic nutcracker of his own, squeezing and. Tchaikovskys favourite in the bleak surroundings of dr drosss orphanage, where a. Clara is in an orphanage, the sugar plum fairy is a spoilt little girl princess sugar and sweetieland is a place where greed is king and taste is everything. The drosselmeyer figure is turned into dr dross who runs the orphanage.
It is christmas eve and the orphans are preparing for the annual. Scott ambler, left, and matthew bourne in town and country 1991. The additions he makes to classical ballet i enjoyed. Matthew bournes nutcracker characters flashcards quizlet. The production subtitled a gothic romance runs at the. The characters of sweetieland \u0018 b tchaikovskys nutcracker original story by e. Matthew bourne family, childhood, life achievements, facts, wiki and bio of 2017. 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. What is the plot of matthew bournes the nutcracker answers.