Label

George Balanchine's The nutcracker

Statement of responsibility

Elektra Entertainment and Regency Enterprises present a Krasnow/Milchan/Hurwitz production of an Emile Ardonlio film ; music by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky ; choreography by George Balanchine ; adapted from the stage production by Peter Martins ; executive producer, Arnon Milchan ; narration written by Susan Cooper ; produced by Robert A. Krasnow and Robert Hurwitz ; directed by Emile Ardolino

Title variation

Nutcracker

Creator

George Balanchine's the Nutcracker (Motion picture)

Contributor

Adapter

Martins, Peter, 1946-

Author

Cooper, Susan, 1935-

Choreographer

Balanchine, George

Dancer

Director

Ardolino, Emile.

Narrator

Kline, Kevin.

Performer

Producer

Subject

Genre

Language

eng
fre
spa
eng
fre
spa
eng

Summary

Despite its elegant gorgeous stage set, and costumes of awesome beauty and richness of detail, some of the fairy-tale magic of "George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker' " has been lost in its translation from a staged ballet into a film. However, the dancing is breathtaking, the narration keeps the story moving, and it is as well acted as it is danced. This is a full corps de ballet version, sumptuous with classic ballet sequences in their full glory. The story is simple: Herr Drosselmeier presents Marie with the Nutcracker, who battles and defeats the Mouse King, and as the Nutcracker Prince he escorts Marie to the land of the Sugarplum Fairy. With its parents, guests, and children sharing a 19th-century Christmas Eve of games and folk dances, the film has all the right storybook inflections

Member of

Nutcracker (Choreographic work : Balanchine, after Ivanov)

Cataloging source

ZPP

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Production design and scenery by Rouben Ter-Arutunian ; music performed by New York City Ballet Orchestra ; conducted by David Zinman ; editor, Girish Bhargava ; director of photography, Ralf Bode ; costumes, Karinska

Dewey number

792.8/4

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: G

Language note

In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned in English

LC call number

GV1790.N8

LC item number

B35 1997

PerformerNote

New York City Ballet; Darci Kistler (the Sugarplum Fairy), Damian Woetzel (Cavalier), Kyra Nichols (Dewdrop), Bart Robinson Cook (Drosselmeier), Heather Watts (Frau Stahlbaum), Robert LaFosse (Dr. Stahlbaum), Jessica Lynn Cohen (Marie), Macaulay Culkin (Drosselmeier's nephew/the Nutcracker), Wendy Whelan (Coffee), Margaret Tracey (Marzipan), Gen Horiuchi (Tea), Tom Gold (Candy Cane), Lourdes Lopez and Nilas Martins (Hot Chocolate), William Otto (Mother Ginger), Peter Reznick (Fritz), Edward Bigelow and Karin von Aroldingen (Grandparents); narrated by Kevin Kline

Runtime

93

Technique

live action

George Balanchine's The nutcracker

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George Balanchine's The nutcracker

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The work George Balanchine's The nutcracker represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.