Nutcracker : the story of Clara

The Resource Nutcracker : the story of Clara
Label
Nutcracker : the story of Clara
Title remainder
the story of Clara
Statement of responsibility
presented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Ballet ; [video] directed and produced by Virginia Lumsden ; artistic direction by Maina Gielgud ; concept by Graeme Murphy and Kristian Fredrikson (after E.T.A. Hoffmann) ; choreogr
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
In the new scenario for this Christmas classic, Clara is a retired Russian ballerina living in Australia. After a Christmas celebration with her contemporaries, also Russian emigrés, she relives the tumultous events of her past life
Cataloging source
WCX
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Design, Kristian Fredrikson ; lighting, John Drummond Montgomery ; film collage, Philippe Charluet ; stage direction, Francis Croese ; executive producer, Peter Butler
Date time place
Recorded in performance at the State Theatre, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Intended audience
Censorship rating: Exempt
PerformerNote
  • Danced by the Australian Ballet
  • Margaret Scott (old Clara) ; Vicki Attard (middle Clara) ; Steven Heathcote (doctor/Clara's lover) ; Siobhan Elsmann (young Clara) ; David McAllister ; Paul de Masson, Harry Haythorne, Audrey Nichols, Colin Peasley, Peggy Watson, Athol Willoughby (Russian emigre friends) ; Michele Goullet ; Damien Welch ; Justine Summers ; Nigel Burley ; others
  • Music played by the State Orchestra of Victoria, conducted by Noel Smith
  • Singers: Australian Boys Choir
Runtime
95
Technique
live action
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