One of the most popular dance productions ever staged in the uk, matthew bournes nutcracker. Promising a fresh serving of the traditional christmas far, matthew bournes nutcracker. 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. Never one to do things by halves, matthew bourne has reinvented the christmas seasons favourite ballet there are currently three productions of the nutcracker in london alone. Most disagree the action peters out in the first half, displaced by pure spectacle. Created for new adventures 25th birthday celebrations, it completed matthew bournes trio of reimagined tchaikovsky ballet masterworks that started in 1992 with nutcracker. Matthew bournes version was originally created to be performed as part of the centenary celebrations in 1992, but has. This delicious theatrical feast has familysized helpings of matthew bournes trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy. Experience a new twist on the traditional christmas classic in this release that brings matthew bournes boxoffice smash directly from londons sadlers wells and onto the small screen. The sweetest of all matthew bournes treats returns for the first time in nine years. The whole family will enjoy bournes take on the familiar tale, and in addition to offering a rousing rendition of tchaikovskys timeless score, bournes. One of the most popular dance productions ever staged in the uk, matthew bourne s nutcracker.
Matthew bournes new adventures is the uks premier contemporary dancetheatre touring company. 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. Describe a motif or short phrase performed by a group of dancers. Currently enjoying a fantastic run at sadlers wells, the critically acclaimed nutcracker. Director and choreographer matthew bourne has taken this magical classic and changed it. Clara is in an orphanage, the sugar plum fairy is a spoilt little girl princess sugar and sweetieland is a place where greed is. With familysized helpings of bournes trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, nutcracker. Classical dance performance tickets available for 30 dates in salford, dublin, woking, milton keynes, bristol and liverpool between november 2020 and march 2021.
Matthew bournes the nutcracker is not a traditional version of this classic christmas ballet. Choreographerlibrettist matthew bourne swan lake, car man has taken tchaikovskys traditional christmas chestnut and placed it firmly inside an. 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. Matthew bourne is widely hailed as the uks most popular and successful choreographer director. Hoffmanns story of christmas eve at the stahlbaums where little clara plays with her nutcracker given to her by herr drosselmeyer, a. 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. 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. 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. Ten years ago, matthew bourne was a smalltime choreographer running his company, adventures in motion pictures, out of the back of a minibus.
Matthew bournes contemporary remake of the nutcracker is returning to sadlers wells theatre to celebrate its 20th anniversary. The longawaited return of new adventures nutcracker. Matthew bournes ballet shorts the infernal galop youtube. 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 bournes new adventures tour dates ents24 tickets. 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 bournes nutcracker, sadlers wells, london the. The term bristol hippodrome andor matthew bournes nutcracker touring as well as all associated graphics, logos, andor other trademarks, tradenames or s are the property of the bristol hippodrome andor matthew bournes nutcracker touring and are used herein for factual descriptive purposes only. Since discovering keith tippetts music mujician i, ii, iii dedicated to you, but you werent listening septober energy frames as a student at leeds college of music in the late 1990s, ive been fascinated and stimulated by keiths musical universe. Characters the story the humbug bouncer act one who becomes. New adventures is delighted to announce the 2020 tour dates for matthew bournes nutcracker. Name two features of the dance style in this piece.
Matthew bournes nutcracker wimbledon tickets atg tickets. The story of clara, two mariinsky nutcrackers 2008 and 2012 respectively, and the san francisco ballets the nutcracker. Matthew bournes the nutcracker by sophie b on prezi. Anyone who ever danced around the living room to the strains of the waltz of the flowers might get a little angry at matthew bourne and his retelling of the nutcracker ballet. Matthew bourne tour dates 2020 matthew bourne concert. Bournes reinterpretation of the tchaikovsky ballet is vibrant, expressive and exquisitely designed. You can find the list of matthew bourne tour dates here. 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. One of his earliest pieces of choreography, matthew bournes nutcracker is also one of his most charming and imaginative.
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. Bournes is a far more earthy account in which clara lives a much less than idyllic life, and even when her. Birmingham hippodrome it takes a brave man to bring nutcracker to the stage of the hippodrome, spiritual home of birmingham royal ballets masterpiece, but matthew bourne manages it with aplomb. It is christmas eve and the orphans are preparing for the annual visit of the institutes governors. The choreographer says he has built his career in ballet by. A holiday mainstay gains an exclamation point and more in matthew bournes nutcracker. Queen candy matthew bournes nutcracker is now considered to be a classic and is celebrating its 23rd anniversary the gobstoppers and prince bon bon the marshmallows become. This is no goodygoody version, where little clara enjoys a pictureperfect family christmas before being whisked off to a fantasy wonderland. She uses bold straight arms which swing and stretch in direct correlation, skates backwards in sliding motions, does forceful jumping jack and running movements on the spot. We are in no way associated with or authorized by the bristol. 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. Matthew bournes nutcracker touring on tour tickets. But its matthew bournes production, that while exciting, delightful and entertaining in equal measure, also offers the thrill of the truly alternative.
This delicious theatrical feast has familysized helpings of matthew. 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. 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. Once the visitors leave the decorations are torn down and things return to a bleak existence. A number of changes have been made to the original plot, many of which add a new perspective to the piece. Matthew bourne was the artistic director of his first company, adventures in motion pictures amp, from 1987 until 2002. Smart presentation matthew bournes nutcracker free 0 popular paid resources. With more than a passing reference to the musical annie, act i is set in dr dross horrid orphanage. Its repertory includes some of the most successful dance productions of the last two decades. I had my breath quite taken away by british choreographer matthew bournes nutcracker which is showing at the churchill theatre, bromley this week prior to opening at sadlers wells where it will stay until 25th january 2003. Matthew bournes sleeping beauty premiered in 2012, and was the fastest selling production in the companys history. Matthew bournes ballet shaped by film and theatre bbc. Moving the christmas party from a comfortable middleclass home to a. New adventures is delighted to announce the 2020 tour dates for.
The only thing familiar about bournes imaginative and stylish reinvention of the classic nutcracker story is tchaikovskys masterful score. Matthew bournes nutcracker liverpool empire atg tickets. I remember one of our first meetings he was a guesting with stitch winstons modern surfaces, just over the road. Its the ultimate feelgood dance show, and i want people. Use action, space, dynamics and relationships in your answer. Matthew bournes the nutcracker is set in an orphanage and follows the story of claras journey from a rather bleak christmas eve to magical dream state, which takes her through a shimmering iceskating wonderland to the scrumptious kingdom of sweetieland. Matthew bourne what movement components were in claras beginning solo and why did she perform this. Then nicholas payne asked him to choreograph a new version of the nutcracker for a radical tchaikovsky double bill for opera north. Unafraid of camp or controversy, his company, new adventures, are reviving. A closer look at the effects of matthew bourne s swan lake khayla j. The original ballet dates from 1892 when marius petipa adapted e.