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'In 1992 the Australian Ballet commissioned its second Nutcracker. The concept for the new work was created jointly by Graeme Murphy and Kristian Fredrikson. Together they reinterpreted the traditional story giving it an Australian context while retaining enough elements to make it recognisably a version of Nutcracker. ' (NLA website)
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A retelling of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.
Production Details
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First performed by the Australian Ballet at the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House on 12 March 1992.
Choreography : Graeme Murphy
Design : Kristian Fredrikson
Lighting : John Montgomery
Film collage : Phillipe Charluet
Featured : Margaret Scott as Clara the Elder, Miranda Coney as Clara the Ballerina, Kellie-Ann Farrugia as Clara the Child, Steven Heathcote as the Doctor/Beloved Officer and Greg Horsman as the Nutcracker Prince.
Performed at Sydney Opera House from May 2-20 2017.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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We Need Australian Storytelling in Our Ballet – That’s Why the ‘Aussie’ Nutcracker Still Resonates
2017
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 May 2017; 'Graeme Murphy reimagined the classic Russian ballet to tell a uniquely Australian story of Clara. For the sake of young dancers, we need more like this.'
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We Need Australian Storytelling in Our Ballet – That’s Why the ‘Aussie’ Nutcracker Still Resonates
2017
single work
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 8 May 2017; 'Graeme Murphy reimagined the classic Russian ballet to tell a uniquely Australian story of Clara. For the sake of young dancers, we need more like this.'
