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Great Performances: Season 37, Episode 5Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker (18 Nov. 2008)This production of the famous ballet has been reset to take place during the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair. Director:Matthew Diamond |
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Title: Dance in America: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker (18 Nov 2008)
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Elizabeth Powell | ... | |
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Davit Karapetyan | ... | |
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Yuan Yuan Tan | ... | |
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Vanessa Zahorian | ... | |
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Sarah Van Patten | ... | |
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Nicolas Blanc | ... |
Chinese Man (Chinese Dance)
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Pascal Molat | ... |
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Maria Kochetkova | ... | |
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Ricardo Bustamante | ... |
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Anita Paciotti | ... |
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Pascale LeRoy | ... |
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Jim Sohm | ... |
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This production of the famous ballet has been reset to take place during the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair.
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
18 November 2008 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center - 401 Van Ness Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, California, USACompany Credits
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(1891-92) (uncredited)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conducted by Martin West
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The program was issued on DVD before being shown on television in the U.S. See more »Crazy Credits
Only a few of the characters are identified in the cast list. The Nutcracker Prince is identified, but not the Nutcracker himself. See more »Soundtracks
"The Nutcracker, Op.71 (a ballet in two acts)"(1891-92) (uncredited)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played by the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra conducted by Martin West
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I am very fond of ballet, and for me Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is among the best ballets ever written. While not the best Nutcracker I've seen, this San Francisco production was wonderful, and made the most of the timeless story with interesting and intricate choreography(ie. the Pas De Deux) and also of the amazing music. The costumes and sets, even with an updated setting, still look absolutely beautiful and further advantaged by clear picture quality and excellent video directing. The sound just adds to the magnificence of the score, the orchestra play with passion, wit and pathos and the conducting is efficient. The dancing is done in a very elegant fashion, Clara especially is very mature in her movements while also maintaining that appealing girl-like quality in it. All in all, timeless and wonderful production of one of the best ballets I have had the pleasure of hearing or seeing. 10/10 Bethany Cox