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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. [48] Swan Lake (Bourne) went on to be the longest-running ballet in London's West End and New York City's Broadway. [49]
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake is a contemporary ballet based on the Russian romantic work Swan Lake, from which it takes the music by Tchaikovsky and the broad outline of the plot. Bourne's rendering is best known for having the traditionally female parts of the swans danced by men. It was the longest-running ballet in London's West End and on ...
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 ...
Dec. 19-22 at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St. The classic work about Clara's mysterious and fascinating journey is a mainstay for Indianapolis Ballet. 'Nutcracker ...
A radical reworking of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" by acclaimed choreographer Matthew Bourne gets its North American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in L.A.
AMP's productions like Spitfire (1988), parodied the manners of romantic ballet dancers. [ 1 ] By 1991, the original members of the company were working outside of AMP, [ 2 ] and Bourne held auditions for new dancers, forming a company with six core dancers, including Scott Ambler (later founder artistic associate), Etta Murfitt (now associate ...
INTERVIEW: The choreographer who changed how dance was perceived in Britain is now taking the reins of a major revival of ‘Oliver!’. He talks to Sarah Crompton about his memories of legendary ...
The Red Shoes is a ballet choreographed by Matthew Bourne using the music of Bernard Herrmann (1911–1975). It is based broadly on the 1948 film The Red Shoes by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.