Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker

Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker

103 mins | Music | Jan. 1, 2000

The showman of 20th century choreography, Maurice Béjart, stages his distinctive rendering of the beloved Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker" using Tchaikovsky's entire score, supplemented with waltz and accordion music performed onstage by the renowned Yvette Horner. Béjart uses the original St. Petersburg tale as a launching point from which to evoke the recollections and feelings of his life's journey from childhood.

Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker

103 mins | Music | Jan. 1, 2000

Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker
The showman of 20th century choreography, Maurice Béjart, stages his distinctive rendering of the beloved Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker" using Tchaikovsky's entire score, supplemented with waltz and accordion music performed onstage by the renowned Yvette Horner. Béjart uses the original St. Petersburg tale as a launching point from which to evoke the recollections and feelings of his life's journey from childhood.
Producers Bayerischer Rundfunk, Télévision Suisse-Romande, SFDRS, RM Associates, Théâtre du Châtelet
Original title Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker
Directors Ross MacGibbon
Writers Maurice Béjart

Cast

Damaas Thijs

as Bim

Elizabeth Ros

as Elle

Gil Roman

as Petipa/Mephisto

Juichi Kobayashi

as Felix the Cat

Christine Blanc

as Sugar Plum/Grand pas de deux