Matthew bournes swan lake is a contemporary ballet based on the russian romantic work swan lake, from which it takes the music by tchaikovsky and the broad outline of the plot. Short excerpts from the sweetieland section of matthew bournes nutcracker ballet illustrate his theatrical style. In 2002 bourne launched his latest company, new adventures, with two highly successful productions. Matthew bournes nutcracker is a very avante garde version of the traditional nutcracker.
Its fantastical second act a confetti of divertissements is a homage in dance to the 19th centurys most precious foodstuffs. Matthew bournes magical adaptation of the classic powell and pressburger film is set to a new score arranged by terry davies using the mesmerizing. I have to nurture the group of dancers to make it happen. Never would of thought in a thousand years that i would utter the words i enjoy ballet, well at least this interpretation. Although the car man has been showered with accolades, this. He is the creator of the worlds longest running ballet production, a five time olivier award winner, and the only british director to have won the tony award for both best choreographer and best director of a musical. He would wait in front of the top london hotels and outside the stage doors of west end opening nights to collect the autographs from the famous ones. Interview with choreographer matthew bourne stage the. Matthew bourne, british choreographer and dancer noted for his uniquely updated interpretations of traditional ballet repertoire. Matthew bourne had never taken a dance class until his twenties, but his witty, darkly homoerotic swan lake, now at sadlers wells.
In a word fabulous matthew bournes swan lake this was wonderful at the theatre huge standing ovation at the end. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Dancers perform matthew bournes nutcracker at sadlers wells, london, 2007. Play without words premiered as part of the national theatre s transformations season and went on to win best entertainment. Matthew bournes nutcracker tour dates listed on since jun 2011.
Use action, space, dynamics and relationships in your answer. He was also known for his choreography for popular revivals of classic musicals. Then nicholas payne asked him to choreograph a new version of the nutcracker for a radical tchaikovsky double bill for opera north. Bournes rendering is best known for having the traditionally female parts of the swans danced by men it was the longestrunning ballet in londons west end and on broadway. Matthew bournes sleeping beauty and it was interesting to learn in the documentary that the vampiric elements in the ballet were inspired by the television series true blood and that matthew bourne draws inspiration from a lot of films in his ballet. Bournes notable works included swan lake, play without words, my fair lady, the red shoes, and mary poppins. This is a crazy overfishing of a market that every year has to walk the wire of purveying innocent festive joy to the audience while extracting from their wallets with deadly seriousness the sort of money that keeps an organisation alive throughout the rest of a year. However many times you may have admired nearly naked dancers at the ballet, they are emotionally speaking rarely very naked at all. Name two features of the dance style in this piece. I saw the nutcracker to be a dummy as i thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own.
For over 30 years he has been creating and directing dance for musicals, theatre, film as well as his own highly successful, awardwinning companies. First produced in 1992, matthew bourne s nutcracker. The story of clara, two mariinsky nutcrackers 2008 and 2012 respectively, and the san francisco ballets the nutcracker. Sadlers wells, london ec1, until 20 jan, then touring bournes nutcracker revival is a ravishing visual treat. Tchaikovskys classic ballet retold by matthew bourne s company, with the sugar plum fairy replaced by the slutty princess sugar. He discusses his background and his motivation for creating dance. Hes talking about jonathan ollivier, the dancer with his company new adventures who died in a motorbike. Describe a motif or short phrase performed by a group of dancers. Quotations by matthew bourne, english dancer, born january, 1960. Sir matthew bourne obe is widely hailed as the uks most popular and successful choreographer and director.
There are many male dancers en pointe like in the hard nut which is a modern version of the nutcracker with maily male dancers who are. Sophia has been a member of the company since 2002, first seen in matthew bournes nutcracker. Matthew bourne was the artistic director of his first company, adventures in motion pictures amp, from 1987 until 2002. It is fun, colorful, imaginative, and downright clever. The sweets of the nutcracker the australian ballet. Since then she has performed in many more new adventures productions, including creating the role of miss bunny munroe for matthews production of edward scissorhands in 2005. Matthew bournes nutcracker opens at sadlers wells, london ec1, tomorrow. The nutcracker is the christmas ballet that everyone knows and loves. But to get the true bourne flavour, you should look beyond dance and towards film and theatre especially.
Ten years ago, matthew bourne was a smalltime choreographer running his company, adventures in motion pictures, out of the back of a minibus. With scott ambler, emily piercy, saranne curtin, ewan wardrop. 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. Stage activity resources starter introduction to dance terminology resource 1 main 1 fingerprints of matthew bournes style use the fingerprints given from mark scheme and then break these down further. 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. Bournes reinvention moves the story from the stahlbaums grand house to dr dross orphanage where clara is whisked away from her bleak and lonely life to sweetie land. Bournes nutcracker has become a popular favorite, and deservedly so. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Matthew bournes version was originally created to be performed as part of the centenary celebrations in 1992, but has. As with many of the great ballets, there have been, and continue to be, different interpretations of the nutcracker. 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 bourne does the horizontal ballet the new york times. The longawaited return of new adventures nutcracker. Tchaikovsky richard winsor, dominic north hd 1080p youtube matthew bournes swan lake interview. Bournes reinvention moves the story from the stahlbaums grand house. The dvd comes complete with a 53 minute long documentary entitled imaginea beauty is born. The classic nutcracker, so english national ballet says, is about right. Gcse dance learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. How many dancers are in matthews bournes nutcracker answers. Matthew bournes 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. The royal philharmonic eloquently performas the score. Enjoy the best matthew bourne quotes at brainyquote.
Daisy may kemp queen candy, dominic north prince bonbon and daniel wright king sherbet in matthew bournes nutcracker. I keep thinking im going to see him around every corner, says matthew bourne. With familysized helpings of bourne s trademark wit, pathos and magical fantasy, nutcracker. How many dancers are in matthews bournes nutcracker. It was a year later, 1994, when i realised that what hed seen was a nutcracker courtesy of the livewire imagination of matthew bourne, then a barely known moderndance maverick with a.
If you appreciate dance, try this fresh approach on an old favorite. Sophia also created the role of feral in sleeping beauty in 2012. Matthew bourne is widely hailed as the uks most popular and successful choreographer director. Matthew bournes nutcracker, sadlers wells, london the. The dancers are top notch professionals and keep you captivated all the way through. Im tallying up royal ballet 20 performances, birmingham royal ballet 28, english national ballet 35 and matthew bourne 47 live, not to mention new york city ballet, dutch national ballet and bolshoi ballet via satellite. The sweetest of all matthew bourne s treats returns to the festival theatre for one week only. Buy matthew bournes nutcracker tickets directly from the official theatre box office for the best choice of seats. Matthew bournes nutcracker tchaikovskys nutcracker. Its wonderful that dance is so popular the choreographer matthew bourne explains to lucy cavendish how he came to.
Matthew bournes nutcracker characters flashcards quizlet. Bourne was known as an autograph hunter when he was 14 to 16 years old. He highlights the need to be very clear and focused on what he wishes to convey and the lengths he goes to in order. They see it as another world, and dancers are somehow.