Nutcracker royal ballet pas de deux

But in emphasizing the relationship between clara and the nutcracker, the production also gains a. You could recently see them in a global cinema relay of the nutcracker from covent garden. The sugar plum fairy was first danced by antonietta dellera and the prince by pavel gerdt. The ballet was first presented on 18 december 1892 at the mariinsky theatre in st. It includes such well know ballet stars as nureyev, baryshnikov, makhalina, and asylmuratova to mention a few. It is part of the entertainments in the kingdom of sweets to reward clara for her help in saving the life of the nutcracker and defeating the mouse king, and comes after a series of divertissements that includes the famous arabian. Tchaikovskys ballet of the nutcracker is based on alexandre dumas translation of the original tale by e. The sugar plum fairy and her cavalier take their bows at the royal ballet, 2009. Peter wrights venerable production of the nutcracker is a case in point.

Act one tells a story of how little clara aids her magical christmas gift a nutcracker in the form of a soldier defeat an army of mice. The nutcracker, cinema clip the royal ballet by royal opera house. Last year i cast a general gaze over the nutcracker and how. Sugar and spice and all things nice one of our favourite moments from the royal ballets nutcracker catch an encore screening at a. The designs by julia trevelyan oman for peter wrights 1984 production for the royal ballet have become an obsession for me. The music was written by tchaikovsky and the dance was designed by lev ivanov. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book.

When dealing with the big beasts of the classical repertoire, the royal ballet has a history of both playing it straight and playing it very, very well. For the most part bonynge conducts the music exactly as it would be for the stage. That being said, since it is a classical ballet term, it. Peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in 1984. Marius petipa 18181910 was one of the most influential figures of classical ballet. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet by royal opera house.