The Nutcracker: The Royal Ballet

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• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Ross MacGibbon, Roger M. Sherman
• Cast(s): Alina Cojocaru, Ivan Putrov, Miyako Yoshida, Jonathan Cope, Anthony Dowell See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 1h 55min
• Story:
  A re-staging of the Royal Ballet's 1985 production, with Anthony Dowell - this time as Drosselmeyer - and a new supporting cast. This Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker (staged by Peter Wright) is a mix of the Balanchine and Vainonen schools of the Nutcracker. The Balanchine version of the Nutcracker emphasizes the child s fantasy: a land of sweets, with comic relief. The Vainonen Nutcracker emphasizes the romantic dreams of an adolescent.
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