Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker 2000 Directed by Ross MacGibbon

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.

Country USA
Production Country France
Language English
Gnere Music
Production Companies BR , TSR , RM Associates , SFDRS , Théâtre du Châtelet
Release Date 1 January 2000
103 mins
Cast
Gil Roman Petipa/Mephisto
Juichi Kobayashi Felix the Cat
Christine Blanc Sugar Plum/Grand pas de deux