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Maurice Bejart's The Nutcracker (2000)
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A little boy sits by a feeble Christmas tree from which salvaged garlands sadly hang.Suddenly, in a dream or by magic, his dead mother appears and places a small gift at the foot of the tree.An enchanted night begins in which a miraculous icon, friends, angels and light fill the room along with laughter and awe-inspiring dance.Is it a dream or is it reality?
Maurice Bejart's version of the well-loved Christmas ballet is magical.His staging transforms the piece into an enchanting autobiography and a loving homage to the choreographer's mother and his creative hero, Marius Petipa.The stage is flooded with allusions to Bejart's actual and imaginar | | |