Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker
01/01/2000
The showman of 20th century choreography, Maurice Béjart, stages his distinctive rendering of the beloved Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker" using Tchaikovsky's entire score, supplemented with waltz and accordion music performed onstage by the renowned Yvette Horner. Béjart uses the original St. Petersburg tale as a launching point from which to evoke the recollections and feelings of his life's journey from childhood.
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Movie Information
Damaas Thijs
as Bim
Elizabeth Ros
as Elle
Gil Roman
as Petipa/Mephisto
Juichi Kobayashi
as Felix the Cat
Christine Blanc
as Sugar Plum/Grand pas de deux
Maurice Béjart
as Self
