Ghost Dances And Nutcracker! Flashcards
Choreographer for Nutcracker!
Matthew Bourne
Company in ghost dances
Various, including Rambert dance company
Company for Nutcracker!
First performed by adventures in motion pictures
Ghost dances
Date first performed
1981
Nutcracker!
Date first performed
1992
Choreographer for ghost dances.
Christopher Bruce
Ghost dances, accompaniment?
South american song and folk tunes tunes by intillimani and wind effects.
Nutcracker! Accompaniment?
Tchiakovski, classical, orchestral, from the original Ivanov ballet.
ghost dances costume designer?
Belinda Scarlett.
Nutcracker! costume designer?
Antony Ward.
Ghost dances lighting designer?
Nick Chelton.
Nutcracker! lighting designer?
Howard Harrison.
Ghost dances set designer?
Christopher Bruce.
Nutcracker! set designer?
Antony Ward.
Staging for both Nutcracker and Ghost dances?
Proscenium
Amount of dancers in Ghost Dances?
5 women and 6 men.
Amount of dancers in Nutcracker!?
24 dancers
Dance style for Ghost dances?
A blend of contemporary and ballet with elements of folk and social styles.
Dance style for Nutcracker!?
Contemporary and balletic. Exaggerated but realistic use of gestures.
Choreographic style for Ghost dances?
Thematic and episodic with narrative elements. Strong characterisation.
Choreographic style for Nutcracker!?
A reworking of the original ballet. Narrative and comic influenced by film and theatre.
Theme of Ghost dances?
Political oppression in Chile.
Theme in Nutcracker!?
Story retold with references to adolescents, escapism, fantasy and satire.
Inspiration for Ghost dances?
The music and south american rituals and culture.
Inspiration for Nutcracker!?
The classical ballet and the music, images of Victorian childhood.
Structure/sections of Ghost dances?
7 sections, each characterised by a different piece of music or song.
Structure/sections of Nutcracker!?
2 acts with 9 episodes.
