The Australian Ballet's The Nutcracker

Jan 9, 2015

1h 44m

★ 0.0

Overview

Sugar plums and snowflakes, dreams and spells –The Nutcracker is one of the world’s best-loved ballets, and this production by Peter Wright is one of the most enchanting stagings ever created. The Australian Ballet shines in this charming classic. Sumptuously staged and set to Tchaikovsky’s celebrated score, this ballet is a truly magical experience for the whole family.

Genres

Music

Production Companies

Australian National Ballet

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Cast

Sugar Plum Fairy

Madeleine Eastoe

The Prince

Kevin Jackson

Drosselmeyer

Andrew Killian

Clara

Benedicte Bemet

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3.0

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Paris, the middle of the XIX century. Young Marius Petipa is going on a long journey to St. Petersburg, where he is invited to become the first dancer. He doesn't know that his life will develop both happily and dramatically, and his work will be the glory and pride of Russian ballet.

6.1

Umrao Jaan

Mar 16, 1981

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6.5

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0.0

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5.6

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6.0

The Champion

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5.6

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Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the "cake-walk." He has brought back with him two noted well-known dancers, who start their favorite dance amidst the flames.

0.0

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8.2

Michael Jackson's Thriller

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0.0

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6.2

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5.1

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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The showman of 20th century choreography, Maurice Béjart, stages his distinctive rendering of the beloved Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker" using Tchaikovsky's entire score, supplemented with waltz and accordion music performed onstage by the renowned Yvette Horner. Béjart uses the original St. Petersburg tale as a launching point from which to evoke the recollections and feelings of his life's journey from childhood.

7.0

Jurghais Pari

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Soviet film.

7.3

High Strung Free Dance

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8.0

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0.0

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The Australian Ballet's The Nutcracker

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