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Dec 9, 2014 · Fifty years ago, George Balanchine finally staged the Nutcracker of his dreams, a triumph for the New York City Ballet in its then new Lincoln Center home. Laura Jacobs tells how Balanchine’s ...
Jan 2, 2024 · The Nutcracker ’s popularity is a lifeline for many dance companies. At City Ballet, The Nutcracker ’s six-week run accounts for 45 per cent of the company’s annual ticket sales—a number ...
Nov 27, 2015 · When Baum asked him to stage The Nutcracker, banking on the popularity of The Nutcracker Suite in the United States, Balanchine said, “If I do anything, it will be full-length and expensive.” Those first performances of The Nutcracker in 1892 St. Petersburg received mixed reviews. Critics complained the music was “too symphonic” and the ...
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, based on the Alexandre Dumas, père version of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s tale, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” (1816), demands a full-scale production. The elaborate stage elements and intricate lighting unleash the viewers’ imagination by providing visual effects that are extraordinarily grand.
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In 1993, George Balanchine's version for the New York City Ballet served as the basis for a full-length feature film called George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, made by Electra Entertainment and Regency Enterprises. It was distributed and released by Warner Bros. The film was directed by Emile Ardolino, with narration spoken by Kevin Kline.
Dec 24, 2015 · Features. How The Nutcracker became so wildly popular. A brief history of the cheesiest ballet of all time. (Image credit: REUTERS/Grigory Dukor) By Stephanie Talmadge. published 24 December 2015 ...
The second film adaptation was a 1993 film of the New York City Ballet version, titled George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, with David Zinman conducting the New York City Ballet Orchestra. The director was Emile Ardolino , who had won the Emmy, Obie, and Academy Awards for filming dance, and was to die of AIDS later that year.
