Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Ross MacGibbonDirector
- Maurice BéjartWriter
- Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Damaas ThijsBim
- Elizabeth RosElle
- Gil RomanPetipa/Mephisto
- Juichi KobayashiFelix the Cat
- Christine BlancSugar Plum/Grand pas de deux
- Maurice BéjartSelf
Themes
danceballet