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Matthew Bourne is best known for his unique re-imaginings of traditional ballet, such as his 1995 production of Swan Lake, where he replaced the traditionally female corps-de-ballet with a male ensemble. [49] Swan Lake (Bourne) went on to be the longest-running ballet in London's West End and New York City's Broadway. [50]
In 2007, the competitors were George Balanchine's The Nutcracker (the 1993 film version with the New York City Ballet and Macaulay Culkin), the Bolshoi Ballet's The Nutcracker, Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! and Mark Morris' The Hard Nut. The Hard Nut was the winner. [115]
Subsequent AMP productions included Nutcracker! (1992), Highland Fling (1994), Swan Lake (1995), Cinderella (1997) and The Car Man (2000). In 2000, Bourne formed New Adventures with producer Robert Noble, who became co-director of the company. [2] New Adventures Limited was incorporated in January 2001. [3]
Ashley Shaw (born 1990) [1] is an Australian ballet dancer who regularly performs leading roles with Matthew Bourne's New Adventures. [2] [3] [4] She debuted the leading role in Bourne's Cinderella in 2009. [1] In 2016 Matthew Bourne cast her as Vicky Page in his adaptation of The Red Shoes. [5] [6] Shaw played Aurora in Bourne's 2022 Sleeping ...
Etta Jane Bertschinger MBE (née Murfitt; born 29 July 1966) is a British dancer, choreographer and the associate director of the New Adventures educational strand. [1] She has worked for Matthew Bourne for over 20 years in a variety of different roles.
The day before they flew into Toronto, they had private classes because they are preparing for a performance of the actual Nutcracker in a couple of months. (“Honestly, I prefer Uly’s ...
Matthew Bourne, the creator of the dance adaptation of Edward Scissorhands, during the Australian tour in 2008. Bourne's all-male 1995 version of Swan Lake has become the longest-running ballet production and earned him the distinction as the only British director to become a winner of both the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Choreography at the 53rd Tony ...
Matthew Broderick has opened up about what it was like growing up in New York City. The Ferris Bueller’s Day Off star, 61, recently spoke about his scary experience with muggers during his ...