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Nutcracker! with Sir Matthew Bourne

We follow the internationally celebrated choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne as he reimagines his popular work Nutracker! for Autumn 2021.

We follow the internationally celebrated choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne as he reimagines his popular work Nutcracker! for Autumn 2021.

Taking Tchaikovsky’s ballet and in a set heavily influenced by the lavish Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, Bourne’s production is a spectacle as it journeys between Dr. Dross’ drab Orphanage, through a shimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland, and into the mouth-watering Sweetieland full of dancing sugar coated goodies.

Complete with newly-refreshed delectable sets and costumes, combined with sparkling new choreography, Luke Whitlock explores with Bourne how this reinvention comes about.

From preparations way ahead of the opening night of the tour, and then heading to London to light up the Christmas Season, the creative process for Bourne doesn’t stop.

Presented by Luke Whitlock
Produced by Luke Whitlock for the BBC World Service

Image: Matthew Bourne (Credit: Sarah Jeynes/BBC)

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27 minutes

Last on

Mon 27 Dec 202101:32GMT
BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean

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  • Tue 21 Dec 202104:32GMT
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  • Tue 21 Dec 202111:32GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Tue 21 Dec 202121:32GMT
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  • Tue 21 Dec 202123:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
  • Mon 27 Dec 202101:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean