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Ghost Dances And Nutcracker! Flashcards

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Choreographer for Nutcracker!

A

Matthew Bourne

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Company in ghost dances

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Various, including Rambert dance company

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Company for Nutcracker!

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First performed by adventures in motion pictures

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Ghost dances

Date first performed

A

1981

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Nutcracker!

Date first performed

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1992

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Choreographer for ghost dances.

A

Christopher Bruce

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Ghost dances, accompaniment?

A

South american song and folk tunes tunes by intillimani and wind effects.

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Nutcracker! Accompaniment?

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Tchiakovski, classical, orchestral, from the original Ivanov ballet.

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ghost dances costume designer?

A

Belinda Scarlett.

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Nutcracker! costume designer?

A

Antony Ward.

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Ghost dances lighting designer?

A

Nick Chelton.

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Nutcracker! lighting designer?

A

Howard Harrison.

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Ghost dances set designer?

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Christopher Bruce.

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Nutcracker! set designer?

A

Antony Ward.

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15
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Staging for both Nutcracker and Ghost dances?

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Proscenium

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16
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Amount of dancers in Ghost Dances?

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5 women and 6 men.

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Amount of dancers in Nutcracker!?

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24 dancers

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Dance style for Ghost dances?

A

A blend of contemporary and ballet with elements of folk and social styles.

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Dance style for Nutcracker!?

A

Contemporary and balletic. Exaggerated but realistic use of gestures.

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Choreographic style for Ghost dances?

A

Thematic and episodic with narrative elements. Strong characterisation.

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Choreographic style for Nutcracker!?

A

A reworking of the original ballet. Narrative and comic influenced by film and theatre.

22
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Theme of Ghost dances?

A

Political oppression in Chile.

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Theme in Nutcracker!?

A

Story retold with references to adolescents, escapism, fantasy and satire.

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Inspiration for Ghost dances?

A

The music and south american rituals and culture.

25
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Inspiration for Nutcracker!?

A

The classical ballet and the music, images of Victorian childhood.

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Structure/sections of Ghost dances?

A

7 sections, each characterised by a different piece of music or song.

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Structure/sections of Nutcracker!?

A

2 acts with 9 episodes.

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