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. Matthew bournes sleeping beauty full episode great. My very first fulllength production dates from 1992 and remains the. In 1992 he set the christmas eve scene of pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky s the nutcracker. Matthew bournes nutcracker is a very avante garde version of the traditional nutcracker. They are particularly relevant to this production, which casts adult performers as a group of. Originally created for opera north in 1992, and having undergone various reworkings since, bourne believed that for modern day audiences the.
The sweetest of all matthew bournes treats, nutcracker. He has received multiple awards and award nominations, including the laurence olivier award, tony award and drama desk award, and he has also received several honorary doctorates of arts from uk universities. It is fun, colorful, imaginative, and downright clever. Set in a miserable dickensian orphanage where the joys of christmas. Radical reinterpretation of classic ballet was a hallmark of bourne s choreographic style. Last seen on stage in 2012 to celebrate its 20 th anniversary, matthew bournes nutcracker. Sir matthew christopher bourne obe born january 1960 is an english choreographer.
Matthew bournes nutcracker new adventures, sadlers. 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. That for most presentday audiences, the wealthy 19thcentury household. Matthew bourne has won a tony for his choreography of swan lake. Initial dates announced for matthew bournes nutcracker tour news. The dancers are top notch professionals and keep you captivated all the way through. Matthew bournes version was originally created to be performed as part of the centenary celebrations in 1992, but has gone. This updated production will feature some allnew surprises from the directorchoreographer and will open at sadlers wells on 8 th december 2020, following a short uk tour from november, calling at plymouth. The production subtitled a gothic romance runs at the. The nutcracker rotterdams philharmonisch orkest complete concert in hd duration.
Tickets go on sale at sadlers wells on monday 10 february 2020. With familysized helpings of bournes trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, nutcracker. 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. One of the most popular dance productions ever staged in the uk, matthew bournes nutcracker. Initial dates announced for matthew bournes nutcracker. The abrons arts center in new york used to present a joyously modern and multicultural manhattan in nutcracker. My very first fulllength production dates from 1992 and remains the most singular interpretation of tchaikovskys masterpiece, back in 2020 to. Matthew bourne was the artistic director of his first company. Matthew bourne, martin duncan, anthony ward set and costumes. Whilst elements of the movement language are arguably still relatively classical and stylised. The winner, shown on december 23, was the san francisco version. My very first fulllength production dates from 1992 and remains the most. Matthew bournes sleeping beauty is the last of his trilogy of tchaikovsky ballets, which took nearly two decades to complete.
Bournes 1992 version features some elements as roguish and funny as morris version, including the grisly orphanage run by mr. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Characters the story the humbug bouncer act one who becomes. Well its about growing up and its about first love and these are themes we can all relate to. Try as he may, matthew bourne cant be anything else but accessible. The food theme is still celebrated too, perhaps most memorably in matthew bournes subversive nutcracker. If you appreciate dance, try this fresh approach on an old favorite. For 20, the contestants once again included the mariinskys 2012 nutcracker, matthew bournes nutcracker. His work includes contemporary dance and dance theatre. The sweets of the nutcracker the australian ballet. When was nutcracker by matthew bourne first performed.
The longawaited return of new adventures nutcracker. Radical reinterpretation of classic ballet was a hallmark of bournes choreographic style. Matthew bourne was the artistic director of his first company, adventures in motion pictures amp, from 1987 until 2002. In 1992 he set the christmas eve scene of pyotr ilyich tchaikovskys the nutcracker in a victorian orphanage reminiscent of a. Matthew bourne, in full sir matthew bourne, born january, 1960. The nutcracker bourne radically reinterpreted tchaikovskys classic ballet the nutcracker a hallmark of his choreographic style. Created in 1992, before swan lake made his name internationally. Ever since bourne produced this his first big classic rewrite far back in 1992, audiences have been happily laughing at and with it. Matthew bournes the nutcracker by sophie b on prezi. The first half puts a smile on the face and warms the heart with. Matthew bourne has given the classically tinsel nutcracker a postmodern overhaul. Bourne is the artistic director of amp and graduated from the laban centre in 1985 with a degree in dancetheatre, spending a. The timeless fairy tale about a young girl cursed to sleep for 100 years was written by.
Hoffmanns story of christmas eve at the stahlbaums where little clara plays with her nutcracker given to her by herr drosselmeyer, a. Dross orphanage, through a shimmering, iceskating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candy kingdom of sweetieland, influenced by the lavish hollywood musicals of the 1930s. That for most presentday audiences, the wealthy 19thcentury household in which the first act is set was itself a fantasy, greatly reducing the potential impact of the dreamland. 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. This delicious theatrical feast has familysized helpings of matthew bournes trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy. When was the first performance of matthew bournes nutcracker. See more ideas about london theatre tickets, london theatre and theater tickets. Interview with choreographer matthew bourne stage the. The production, featuring the music of tchaikovsky, was first produced in 1992 and was last seen in 2012, when it celebrated its 20th birthday. Born in 1960 in east london, matthew bourne was a stagedoor regular and autograph. Treading the boards 20 years later it remains just as fresh and entertaining as it must have done all those years ago at its edinburgh festival premiere. 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. When was the first performance of matthew bourne s nutcracker.
Matthew bournes version was originally created to be performed as part of the centenary celebrations in 1992, but has gone on to be one of. That for most presentday audiences, the wealthy 19thcentury. The story of clara, and the san francisco ballets the nutcracker. Bourne has come a long way since 1992 and if the journey has involved confrontations and compromises, it has also given him a rich stage education. Matthew bourne first tackled the christmas ballet par excellence in 1992. Matthew bournes sleeping beauty the washington post. Choreographerlibrettist matthew bourne swan lake, car man has taken tchaikovskys traditional christmas chestnut and placed it firmly inside an. The sweetest of all matthew bournes treats returns for the first time in nine years. Once upon a time there was a little duckling who became a beautiful swan. The original ballet dates from 1892 when marius petipa adapted e. Matthew bournes journey from a smalltime outsider to a mainstream player enjoying awfully big adventures is like one of his own fables of transformation.