Julie harris supplies the sparse narration for this beloved taletold through danceof a young girl, clara, who falls asleep on christmas eve and dreams of strange doings at her parents holiday party. With darci kistler, damian woetzel, kyra nichols, wendy whelan. It is a film adaptation of the ballet the nutcracker by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky and. Maurice sendaks gorgeous sets and tchaikovskys timeless music are the real stars of this pacific northwest ballet version of the classic christmas story. The best, worst and weirdest versions of the nutcracker. Now, our nutcracker is not your typical nutcracker. Based upon the pacific northwest ballets original production. However, the disc is part of foxmgms manufactureondemand studio classics series. Enriching lives in the pacific northwest, considered a national treasure and acclaimed worldwide, pnb epitomizes excellence in the performing arts. Last work ohad naharin batsheva dance company paris 2017 duration. Tchaikovsky richard winsor, dominic north hd 1080p duration. You see, pnbs nutcracker holds a special place in my heart. Sendak, stowell and the history of pnbs unique nutcracker.
We spent over a year revising the story, sendak recalls, putting. The nutcracker has become an essential part of the holiday seasonnot to mention a part of most dancers dna. But now the pacific northwest ballet is retiring its oneofakind production. He joined with the eminent translator ralph manheim to produce this illustrated edition of hoffmanns wonderful tale, destined to become a classic for all. Maurice sendaks designs for opera and ballet puts his fantastical drawings, dioramas and storyboards on display alongside props and costumesincluding some he designed for pacific northwest ballets nutcracker in the.
Pnb to shelve its beloved version of nutcracker in 2015. Strictly ballet s1 e3 dance is for athletes strictly ballet season 1, episode 3 duration. If youve never seen pacific northwest ballets pnb famous nutcracker, now is the time. I have the vhs from years ago and had it converted to a movie file. With hugh duncan bigney mitchell, vanessa sharp, patricia barker, wade walthall. The nutcracker ballet was written during the classical period of ballet, a time when many famous ballets were being written and performed. Dancing, designing and drawing childhood nutcracker artists as fairy tale figures 49 balanchine and marie in battle 51 morris and his modernized marie moment 54. Hoffmans the nutcracker and the mouse king, stowell and sendak delved deeply into the original story and infused the ballet with a. For more than three decades, seattles nutcracker has used sets and costumes designed by sendak, who died in 2012. Official website of pacific northwest ballet in seattle. Come see the magical production of pacific northwest ballets nutcracker. A lavish, exciting and heartwarming celebration of dance, of music, and of life. These days, the ballet is a beloved tradition, and the lifeblood of many dance companies, whose budgets depend on its reliably great ticket sales.
George balanchines the nutcracker arabian coffee ft. The nutcracker, ballet in two acts mariinsky theatre hd 1080p by euroartschannel. The ballet is choreographed by pacific northwest ballet artistic director kent stowell b. With sets and costumes designed by renowned illustrator maurice sendak where the wild things are, and choreography by pnb founding. I agree with the purists that macaulays dancing was minimal as the nutcracker, but that only slightly detracted from the overall performance. Best rendition of the nutcracker that i have ever seen. In addition to his beloved childrens books, maurice sendak june 10, 1928may 8, 2012 vitalized the popular imagination with his equally innovative contributions to theater.
The choreography was outstanding, as one would expect from balanchine. Join the adult ballet community by liking ballerinas by night on facebook. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. The only perfect use of those three minutes in the nutcracker known as the arabian dance. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, composers, and audiences for almost two hundred years. The nutcracker is based on the book the nutcracker and the mouse king, by e. Maurice sendak was born on june 10, 1928 in brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as maurice bernard sendak. The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed childrens story author and artist maurice sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to the original story.
Young dancers audition for nutcracker pacific northwest ballet duration. Subscribe to our channel for videos about technique, exercises, personal experiences, and your requests. At the invitation of artistic director kent stowell, sendak designed sets and costumes for pacific northwest ballets 1983 nutcracker production. The motion picture is the 1986 film version of the pacific northwests maurice sendak production. Ian falconers costume design was inspired by the maurice sendak. The nutcracker ballet dances scenes, film, music youtube.
Pacific northwest ballets nutcracker, with lavish sets and costumes by maurice sendak and choreography by kent stowell, has been a tradition for seattlearea families since 1983. In 2015, pnb acquired george balanchines iconic production, blending peters boals personal historyhis new england childhood and his 30year involvement with the balanchine nutcracker as both a student and. On christmas eve, a little girl named marie cohen falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself or does she. While he was best known for where the wild things are and his other illustrated stories, sendak contributed to the dance world, too. This dance represents coffee from arabia, hence its name. Pacific northwest ballet premieres kent stowellmaurice. Her beloved nutcracker culkin comes to life and defends her from the mouse king, then is turned into a prince. On december, 1983, pacific northwest ballet premieres a new production of nutcracker. In honor of the farewell season of pacific northwest ballets stowell and sendak nutcracker, we updated this terrific article about the ballets fascinating history. A lavish, exciting and heartwarming celebration of dance, of music. See more ideas about elementary music, music classroom and teaching music. Nutcracker arabian dance pacific northwest ballet youtube. History of the nutcracker pacific northwest ballet.
From the nutcraker pacific northwest ballet, kent stowell youtube. The arabian peacock dance is still stunning, sexy, and haunting today. Sendaks first professional encounter with nutcracker came when he was approached by the pacific northwest ballet to recreate the original e. The books introduction, written by sendak in 1984, beautifully explains his initial reservations and eventual excitement about working with the company. George balanchine and the nutcracker 28 mark morris and the hard nut 36 maurice sendak and nutcracker 44 part 4. When kent stowell pnbs founding artistic director created it in 1983, he collaborated with the worldrenowned maurice sendakauthor and illustrator of the childrens book where the wild things. Times remembers his set designs, which include the fantastical sets he made for pacific northwest ballets the nutcracker in 1983. Were a ballet education community for dancers returning to, continuing, or starting ballet as an adult. He died on may 8, 2012 in danbury, connecticut, usa. Hoffmann, and an interpretation of hoffmans story written by alexandre dumas. Sendak went back to the early 19thcentury short story by e. In 1983, four years after he adapted where the wild things are for the stage, sendak designed the set for the pacific northwestern ballets production of nutcracker.
A short version of the nutcracker story, using, as much as i could, the illustrations by maurice sendak. He was a writer and producer, known for where the wild things are 2009, little bear 1995 and where the wild things are 1975. In seattle, maurice sendaks wild nutcracker reaches. The brilliant result of close collaboration between pnb founding artistic director and choreographer kent stowell and renowned childrens book author and illustrator maurice sendak, nutcracker premiered to national acclaim in december 1983. See more ideas about ballet, ballet beautiful and ballet costumes. Maurice sendak designed brilliant sets and costumes for the pacific northwest ballets christmas production of nutcracker and created even more magnificent pictures especially for this book. The motion picture, also known as pacific northwest ballets nutcracker or simply nutcracker, is a 1986 american christmas performing arts film produced by pacific northwest ballet in association with hyperion pictures and kushnerlocke, and released theatrically by atlantic releasing corporation. Hoffmans classic story, the nutcracker and the mouseking is the tale of a spoiled prince who lives in a magnificent palace with his magician uncle, drosselmeier. Young dancers audition for nutcracker pacific northwest ballet. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live.
At long last, nutcracker, the motion picture, carroll ballards film of the pacific northwest ballets maurice sendak designed production is available on an official region one dvd from mgm, the films current owner. This seattle tradition choreographed 31 years ago by the companys then artistic director kent stowell with vibrant sets by esteemed childrens author maurice sendak where the wild things are will be retired when the final curtain comes down. The nutcracker ballet dances scenes, film, music curumina2nd. Pacific northwest ballets production of nutcracker, which opens tomorrow at mccaw hall, is such a venerable holiday tradition for our region that its easy to forget that it was once considered a tremendous risk. The colorful holiday classic is finally brought to the big screen, designed by famed childrens story author and artist maurice sendak, and written for the first time to be as close as possible to. The stowell and sendak nutcracker contributed significantly to the companys identity, holding the stage for 32 seasons.
Hoffmann published the novella the nutcracker and the mouse king. While many of hoffmans works have gone on to have great influence in pop culture the powell and pressburger film the tales of hoffman remains one of the great cinematic achievements in 20thcentury cinema it is this little story of a young girls toy that comes to life on. Dance of the sugar plum fairy by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky. Maurice sendaks weird and wondrous illustrations for the. The nutcracker act ii the dance of the sugar plum fairy, coda by myballetstellar.