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BALLET

Production Credits

Television Credits Dance in America SAN FRANCISCO BALLET NUTCRACKER Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Choreography: ©Helgi Tomasson Scenic Design:  Michael Yeargan Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz Lighting Design:  James F. Ingalls Projection Design:  Wendall K. Harrington Conductor: Martin West Closing credit crawl: Director  (CARD) MATTHEW DIAMOND Producer  ...

Organizers for Students

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Overview

Overview: NUREYEV: THE RUSSIAN YEARS tells the story of Rudolf Nureyev, the world-famous ballet dancer who defected from the former Soviet Union to France in 1961. The film documents Nureyev's humble beginnings, his late start as a dancer, and his relentless quest to become the ...

Procedures for Teachers

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES: Time Allotment: one to two class periods 1. Many students may not know the history of the Cold War or understand the communist system of government. To create a stronger understanding of both, ask the students to close their eyes and imagine as ...

The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet

Production Credits

Web Credits Producer: Anu Krishnan Art Director: Sabina Daley Designer & Flash Programmer: Karen Mattson Graphic Art: Karen Mattson, Ruiyan Xu Technical Director: Brian Lee PHP Scripting: Ben Chappel Production Assistant: Kenny Li Copy Editor: Leslie Kriesel Lesson Plans: Developed and created by Bay Breeze ...

The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet

Synopsis

Act I As conceived by Peter Wright, after the original book by Lev Ivanov. Herr Drosselmeyer (Anthony Dowell), a mysterious magician and creator of mechanical toys and clocks, was once employed at the royal palace, where he invented a trap that killed off half the ...

The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet

Introduction

From London's beautifully refurbished Covent Garden Opera House comes this elegant new production with one of Tchaikovsky's most enduring scores for the ballet. Generations of audiences have enjoyed this perennial Christmas favorite, a charming tale of holiday adventure that follows a little girl's journey through ...