Dec 05, 2017 peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in 1984. The nutcracker at royal albert hall the nutcracker soars in londons royal albert hall for a limited run of the birmingham royal ballets brand new production. The royal ballet has stayed loyal to peter wrights production since 1984, and by combining tradition. Gillian remained with the royal ballet for over 20 years and danced many principal roles including sugar plum fairy, anastasia and. Original and masterful interpretation of the nutcracker the. Featuring principals lauren cuthbertson and matthew golding with director of. The 2000 royal opera house nutcracker was an outstanding version of the ballet. The royal ballets nutcracker is the aristocrat of productions, its heart in a warm bourgeois place and its sugar spun with a maestros hand.
Gillian revie was born in northern ireland and trained at the royal ballet school from the age of eleven. Principal of the royal ballet and star of the cats movie francesca hayward as clara in the nutcracker. Nov 25, 2015 join dancers from the royal ballet live in rehearsal as they prepare for peter wrights production of the nutcracker. Nov 24, 2016 the nutcracker with the cincinnati ballet at the kennedy center. Whilst at enbs alistair danced in english national ballets productions of swan lake, nutcracker and sleeping beauty.
Royal ballet alumnus gillian revie and former australian ballet. She was formerly a first soloist and later principal guest artist at the royal ballet, covent garden, and now heads the. Dec 16, 2015 peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in 1984. Pick a nutcracker, one from balanchine, the other reimagined the dancing snowflakes in new york city ballets performance of george balanchines the nutcracker on.
Royal opera house, london a judicious blend of magic and realism allows the dancers in peter wrights production maximum expressive licence. About classical ballet 121 sydney ballet school courses. Join the friends for christmas drinks and canapes, joined by our special guests, royal ballet alumnus gillian revie and former australian ballet soloist andrew wright. Wills created the role of the godmother in alexei ratmanskys cinderella in 20 and carabosse in mcallisters the sleeping beauty last year, these performances an adjunct to her frequent credits as a ballet photographer. The best versions of the nutcracker ballet andrea lundgren. The nutcracker the story of clara the australian ballet. They dont do pantomime of course, this is as near as they get in the royal opera house.
Christmas with friends friends of the australian ballet. Amber scott was princess aurora and the bad witch, carabosse, was danced by gillian revie from the royal ballet. The nutcracker with the royal ballet by margaret willis, 11 december 2012 christmas must be nearing when that traditional fare of sparkle, excitement and the surging score of the nutcracker bursts in full flood onto the worlds ballet stages. Born in bangor, northern ireland gillian revie began dancing at the age of three. It is presented as the stage version all camera angles from auditorium. She was formerly a first soloist and later principal guest artist at the royal ballet, covent garden. As a child swan lake was the ultimate for her so to be a royal ballet swan is extraordinary.
If there is only one nutcracker with which to herald the christmas season, let it always be this one. Gilly and iohna reminisced about fighting each other for time on the jump board in the royal ballet pilates studio. The ballet opens with preparations for a grand christmas party. Classical ballet 121 sydney ballet school courses gillian revie. Everything, the dancing, the stage, the lighting, all are superb. They have been offered places at boston ballet but there are more auditions to come. I struggle not to suspend disbelief but faced with the royal ballets latest revival of peter wrights 1984 production, coinciding with. Nutcracker, suite from the ballet, details allmusic. This short presentation video is the finished works from our sixmonth course with the fulltime ballet students of classical ballet 121 under the direction of gillian revie.
This is the season when audiences are packing the royal opera house and the coliseum, eager to be spellbound by the perennial christmas ballet, the nutcracker, with tchaikovskys miraculous music. Alexei ratmansky, andris liepa, sir peter wright, david bintley and dame gillian lynne. The nutcracker royal ballet tickets london box office. Dancing the nutcracker inside the royal ballet the royal ballet gives full access behind the scenes for a landmark documentary as they prepare for this seasons yuletide production of the. The nutcracker with the royal ballet by bachtrack for. In sydney former royal ballet first soloist gillian revie was a memorable carabosse in the mcallister production. Dec 19, 2015 book your tickets for the nutcracker royal ballet at the royal opera house with london box office, official agent for londons west end shows. But i hope that the revisionist gene passes this one by at the royal ballet because wrights spectacular, idealistic vision simply cannot be improved.
Dec 10, 2015 known by everyone but nonetheless a wonder to listen to, it is the score that makes this ballet not only a christmas classic, but a wonderful piece of art, despite the sugary wrapping. English national ballet has had ten versions in sixty years. Nov 28, 2011 birmingham royal ballets production of the nutcracker is the christmas gift that keeps giving. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of nutcracker, suite from the ballet, on allmusic. Shang and annette are doing snowflakes in nutcracker, and firebird. The royal opera house gave sir peter a splendidly ornate cake and a medallion. Antonia johnson, arad, solo seal, commenced her ballet studies with the teresa johnson ballet school in paddington, sydney. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. At ttjbs she passed all the royal academy of dance ballet exams from primary to advanced two with a high distinction. This was originally streamed on facebook live at 7. Report written by liz bouttell, edited by gillian revie and david bain the ballet association 2008. Nov 17, 2017 join dancers from the royal ballet in rehearsal as they prepare for the upcoming performances of the ultimate christmas ballet, the nutcracker. Performing in the nutcracker the royal ballet school.
Revie trained at the royal ballet school and joined the royal ballet company in 1987, where she worked for over two decades, undertaking roles such as sugar plum fairy in the nutcracker, mary in mayerling, anastasia, and manon. Tchaikovskys brilliant score was performed by the queensland symphony orchestra under the baton of nicolette fraillon, the music director of the australian ballet. Some companies revise their version of the christmas classic as regularly as changing the wallpaper. Students taught by professional dancers alongside academic classes. The royal ballets nutcracker heralds the festive season by graham watts, 25 november 2016 my season of goodwill invariably begins with the first perky chords in tchaikovskys deliciously enticing miniature overture. For more information and tickets, see the royal opera house website. Seattle opera is excited to offer free, digital opera while you shelter at home.
After 7 years of training and a rewarding 23 year career with the royal ballet company dancing a vast repertoire of soloist and principle roles, gillian returned to the royal ballet school to take part in the professional teacher training program with gailene stock. Gillian revie, trained at the royal ballet school in london and joined the royal ballet company in 1987. The nutcracker is playing at the royal opera house until 14 january. Sydney dance company preprofessional year prospectus 2016. The nutcracker royal opera house collections online. Performing in the nutcracker performing in the nutcracker since nureyev premiered his version of the nutcracker featuring royal ballet school students at the royal opera house in november 1967, it has become something of a tradition for the young students of the school to perform in each royal ballet production. In thanking gilly for a very interesting evening, and to commemorate her first 20 years with the royal ballet, david gave her on behalf of the association a pretty silver bracelet which shed chosen and for which she was immensely grateful. The nutcracker in rehearsal the royal ballet youtube. Lev ivanovs 1892 ballet combined with tchaikovskys sumptuous, iconic score are presented in a festive period setting with vivid designs to make this a charming and magical production. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. In 1989 gillian was chosen by sir kenneth macmillan to dance the role of mary vetsera in his ballet mayerling. Gillian revie began her lengthy and successful career at 11, training.
Dec 20, 2016 i watch the nutcracker ballet every year around christmastime, usually via film, and over the years, ive easily seen a dozen different versions, so i thought it might be fun to share the top five versions of this classic story and later this week, well discuss why this story has had such staying power as. With the nutcracker just around the corner, the season for christmas drinks is upon us. But the nutcracker is above all a company ballet, and most of the cast are very fine too. In 20 antonia started studying full time under the tutelage of gillian revie at classical ballet 121.
The problem lies not with the audience there are enough little girls in patent shoes and lampshade dresses who are seeing their first real live ballet to fill the opera house many times. Created by peter wright way back in 1984 and not to be confused with his later, 1990 version for the royal ballets midlands sister company. Classical ballet 121s wonderful ballet teacher iohna loots as clara in the royal ballet companys nutcracker. Classical ballet 121 with gilly revie home facebook.
The royal ballet have over the years honed the nutcracker to perfection. And so off we go to the garden to crack a few nuts as, for the nth year, the royal ballet wheels out its admittedly delightful production of the nutcracker to fill the coffers for the rest of the season. Dec 06, 2017 festive classic still casts its spell. Peter wrights choreography of tchaikovskys ballet score is very familyfriendly, theres a live television relay worldwide of tonights performance and showings on television over the festive season. Revie was born in either 1969 or 1970 in bangor, county down, northern ireland. At the time of being accepted into the royal ballet school gillian was irish champion in both ballet and irish dancing and seven years later she was offered a contract with the royal ballet company. Bbc two dancing the nutcracker inside the royal ballet. See more of classical ballet 121 with gilly revie on facebook. David welcomed gilly revie, who had recently retired as a permanent member of the royal ballet but had almost immediately taken up the position of guest. The nutcracker in rehearsal 2017 the royal ballet youtube.
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