Hailed by the observer as the undisputed king of dance theatre, master storyteller matthew bourne and his new adventures company have produced some of. Information on the lighting, set design, costumes and a motif for the nutcracker dance. When was the first performance of matthew bourne s nutcracker. Nutcracker is a coming of age dance based on 16 year old cara leaving the orphanage. I had my breath quite taken away by british choreographer matthew bourne s 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. Production elements set and costume music lighting sound 21 6. 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 the ballet is its allout. The kingdom of sweetieland is opening its doors once again, as matthew bourne s nutcracker. Matthew bournes nutcracker lighting design, aurora sleeping beauty, dance. Matthew bourne used the original score by tchaikovsky he says that it is the music that draws him to make the works he does. Paule constable, new adventures associate artist and lighting designer for matthew bourne s swan lake 201819 tour, discusses the ideas behind her designs. The cleverness of bourne s complete reinvention of the. With familysized helpings of bourne s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, nutcracker. Matthew bourne turned his magic to the muchloved ballet and his bright and brilliant interruption was an instant hit.
Matthew bournes nutcracker salford tickets, the lowry. The nutcracker was choreographed by lev ivanov in 1892 for the imperial russian ballet, with a score by tchaikovsky. Are there also any other reference sources, or design inspirations, that have influenced your work more generally on swan lake. Follow clara on a bittersweet journey from a hilariously bleak christmas eve at dr drosss orphanage, through a shimmering, iceskating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of sweetieland. When you watch matthew bourne theatre, its like being pulled into a different world in much the same way you are drawn into a good book. Tchaikovskys glorious score and olivier award winning designer, anthony wards unforgettable sets and costumes combine with sizzling choreography to create a fresh. Lez brotherston is one of the uks most dynamic and innovative designers, working extensively in dance, theatre, opera, musicals and film.
Tv movie 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vulture getting bored stage design wizard of oz 4 years costume design troll dancers. Michael flatley may have dubbed himself lord of the dance, but really the title belongs, on the british stage at least, to matthew bourne. For each episode of this podcast, we talk with some of the talented artists working across a three stages, the ahmanson theatre, mark taper forum, and kirk douglas theatre. As with many of the great ballets, there have been, and continue to be, different interpretations of the nutcracker. Interview with lez brotherston, costume designer victoria. Choreographerlibrettist matthew bourne swan lake, car man has taken tchaikovskys traditional christmas chestnut and placed it firmly inside an artistic nutcracker.
Matthew bourne s version was originally created to be performed as part of the centenary celebrations in 1992, but has. Matthew bournes swan lake as radical and relevant as. Asked in dance, ballet name the famous christmas ballet enjoyed by. It feels like his cinderella, swan lake, nutcracker. Jun, 2019 bourne is also and rightly keen to acknowledge the key contribution of lighting designer, paule constable whose subtle work brings the illusion of multiple locations. Matthew bourne, martin duncan, anthony ward set and costumes disigned by anthony ward lighting designer. 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. With cinderella matthew was keen from the outset not to do a fairytale version, but to do a version set in the second world war, and so that was the starting point for everything. He then comes to me with the title, and an overview of the piece, and we will talk about it. Highland fling is a romantic wee ballet originally produced in 1994 by olivier award winner matthew bourne.
If you have any interest in design, particularly leisure architecture, you would find the trip worthwhile just to. Matthew bourne s nutcracker tour dates listed on since jun 2011. New adventures has announced the full cast and further tour dates for the first revival of matthew bourne s sleeping beauty, opening at the theatre royal, plymouth on saturday 17 october 2015 with an eightweek christmas season at sadlers wells from tuesday 1 december 2015 to saturday 24 january 2016. He was also known for his choreography for popular revivals of classic musicals. Matthew bournes highland fling was last performed in spring 2018. It may now be the most popular ballet in the world. Welcome to 30 to curtain, a center theatre group podcast. Gcse dance nutcracker and swansong flashcards quizlet.
A holiday mainstay gains an exclamation point and more in matthew bourne s nutcracker. 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. I would consider myself a nutcracker purist, but this production was utterly superb. Although the original 1892 marius petipa production was not a success, pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys ballet the nutcracker began to slowly enjoy worldwide popularity after balanchine first staged his production of it in 1954. The music center announces program for 20172018 dance season.
Featuring the extraordinary designs of anthony ward and a cast of beloved. Dance at the music center opens the season with matthew bourne s signature blend of inventive choreography, whimsical costuming and beguiling theatre in the u. Matthew bourne talks about restaging his iconic swan lake. Dancers, music directors, directors, set designer, costume designer, lighting techintian designer. The story of clara, two mariinsky nutcrackers 2008 and 2012 respectively, and the san francisco ballets the nutcracker. Matthew bournes nutcracker tchaikovskys nutcracker. Hoffmanns story of christmas eve at the stahlbaums where little clara plays with her nutcracker given to her by herr drosselmeyer, a. The pianist and conductor mikhail pletnev adapted some of the music into a virtuosic concert suite for piano solo.
Bourne s reinterpretation of the tchaikovsky ballet is vibrant, expressive and exquisitely designed. Bestknown for his work with matthew bourne and the dance company adventures in motion pictures, for which he designed the awardwinning swan lake, lez. Who is the set designer for the nutcracker by matthew bourne. Twenty years on, matthew bourne s dickensian take on tchaikovsky is as joyous as ever, though the ballets structural flaws remain, writes luke jennings. With gorgeous choreography and direction by matthew bourne, this dickensian version of the nutcracker soars from stage to screen. New adventures much loved production of tchaikovsky s nutcracker. The paraphrase on tchaikovskys flower waltz is a successful piano arrangement from one of the movements from the nutcracker by the pianist and composer percy grainger.
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. The sweetest of all matthew bournes treats returns for the first time in nine years. Director and choreographer matthew bourne designer anthony ward lighting designer howard harrison sound designer paul groothuis music by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky orchestral arrangements rowland lee original scenario matthew bourne, martin duncan nutcracker. Directed and choreographed by matthew bourne, it is codevised by martin duncan, with lighting design by howard harrison and sound design by paul. Matthew bournes swan lake, sadlers wells official london. Matthew bournes famous swan lake is back at sadlers wells for a long christmas season, 23 years after its creation in this theatre. Dross orphanage, through a shimmering, iceskating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of sweetieland. Structure and staging 2 acts with 9 episodes proscenium. Who did the lighting for matthew bournes nutcracker. What is the character sketch of charley in the third level by jack finney. Thats all it took in 1995 for director and choreographer matthew bourne to create a firestorm of outrage and acclaim in the uptight london dance world. Our guest on this podcast is sir matthew bourne, who has brought a new generation of audiences to.
Sleeping beauty by bourne, director and choreographer matthew bourne, designer lez brotherston, lighting paule constable, new adventures, theatre royal, plymouth, 2015, credit. Twenty years on, matthew bournes dickensian take on tchaikovsky is as. Who did the lighting for matthew bourne s nutcracker. It is slightly different in this instance due to the fact that there is a preexisting design from the prior revivals of matthew s swan lake, whereas normally i would use huge amounts of reference when designing a show. Matthew bournes the nutcracker by sophie b on prezi.
Tchaikovskys muchloved score and olivier award winning designer anthony wards stunning sets and costumes with sizzling choreography. See 10 tour dates featuring matthew bourne s nutcracker. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Matthew bourne s legendary interpretation of swan lake was first performed in 1995 but its enduring popularity is evidenced by six sellout houses at the theatre royal this week. Characters the story the humbug bouncer act one who becomes. Im michael ritchie, artistic director of center theatre group. First performance adventures in motion pictures 24 dancers 1992 nutcracker. Designer lez brotherston and lighting designer paule constable repeat their olivier nominated work.
Terminology wash is a scattered light that colours the floor spotlight creates a sharp focus of light cyc flood only lights the backdrop gobo is like a stencil that creates a pattern of light sidelights are mysterious light is never dull, dark or dim. The longawaited return of new adventures nutcracker. Matthew bourne brings swan lake gender swap to kennedy. The cleverness of bournes complete reinvention of the.
This weekend, bourne is to receive the stage award for. Matthew bourne s famous swan lake is back at sadlers wells for a long christmas season, 23 years after its creation in this theatre. How we made matthew bournes swan lake stage the guardian. Oct 15, 2018 choreographer, matthew bourne talks to quays life about restaging his groundbreaking swan lake for the 21st century and the royal scandal that inspired him to transform this tchaikovsky classic with a multiaward winning, male corpsdeballet. 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. In a word fabulous matthew bourne s swan lake this was wonderful at the theatre huge standing ovation at the end. Jan 22, 2020 since 1876, tchaikovskys iconic ballet swan lake has spread its wings to take on many forms, the unique of which was the 1995 production by matthew bourne. Directed and choreographed by matthew bourne, it is codevised by martin duncan, with lighting design by howard harrison and sound design by paul groothuis. Matthew is in charge of choosing the project that he wants to do. Matthew bourne and designer lez brotherston explain why they cast male dancers as the swans in their acclaimed reimagining of tchaikovskys famous ballet. Glorya kaufman presents dance at the music center 20172018 season to feature legendary choreographers, the return of the nutcracker, and new venues for angelenos to experience the art of dance. Public domain compositions, and 6 music rights societies. The kingdom of sweetieland is opening its doors once again, as matthew bournes nutcracker. Worksheets on the key facts, set design, lighting, accompaniment and costume as well as some practice exam style questions.
It is slightly different in this instance due to the fact that there is a preexisting design from the prior revivals of matthews swan lake, whereas normally i would use huge amounts of reference when designing a show. 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. Join king sherbert and queen candy as they welcome the gobstopper boys, marshmallow girls, knickerbocker glory and the liquorice allsorts in this playful reinterpretation of tchaikovskys classic masterpiece. The original ballet dates from 1892 when marius petipa adapted e. One of the most successful ballet productions of recent years matthew bournes nutcracker. The morphing of the nutcracker from stumbling, plastic headed thing, into proud, striding adonis, symbolises claras wish to transform her life.
Promising a fresh serving of the traditional christmas fare, matthew bourne s nutcracker. 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. Matthew bourne, british choreographer and dancer noted for his uniquely updated interpretations of traditional ballet repertoire. Who did the lighting for matthew bournes nutcracker answers. Oct 18, 2015 michael flatley may have dubbed himself lord of the dance, but really the title belongs, on the british stage at least, to matthew bourne. Matthew bournes the nutcracker the marlowe marlowe theatre.
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