The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker and The Rite of Spring are some of the most influential ballets ever produced. In this paper, I will be describing the composers, what influenced the writers, what the ballets are about, and I will contrast the two works of art. Since these greats works of art are so influential, it is important to talk about them their importance when they were created and what impact they still have today. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky or better known as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovosky, was the man who composed The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. He is one of the most renounced composers from Russia. Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk a small town in Vyatka, now in the Russian Empire, in May of 1840. He was the second oldest of six children. His father…

Kristina Snyder Ms. Maylett Honors Freshmen English/Period 7 8 October 2015 Graceful Growth When my teacher Ms. Erin first pulled me aside after class to tell me I would be Clara in The Nutcracker, squealing with joy, I grinned from ear to ear, hardly able to contain my excitement. I can still remember learning and practicing all the complicated steps, buying my own glittery nutcracker to use for the performances, and getting fit for the baby pink costume and soft, chiffon, white dress.…

including jeans, t-shirts, etc. Because this was a Holiday Concert, there were many people of the audience dressed in Christmas themed outfits, such as Santa hats. The Temple Symphony Orchestra performed many different compositions from several eras ranging from 1685-1999. The orchestra began the concert performing several compositions and songs such as the Nutcracker Suite (1892), Waft her Angels Through the Skies from Jeptha HWV 70 (1751), I Saw Three Ships/Jennette Isabella, and Cantique de…

The title of the dance that I watch from Youtube.com is called Piotr Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker. The name of the choreography is Vasily Vainoneon, The conductor 's name is Valery Gergiev and the stage and costumes are made by Benjamin Tyrrell. The source of the music was astonishing to listen throughout the concert. The music helps the dancers to flow within each stride of the beat is brought out. There is about thirty to forties dancers on stage. Some of the dancers, are young children’s of…

Margot Fonteyn Margot was born on the 18th May 1919 with the name Margaret Hookham (Margot Fonteyn was a stage name). She was born in Reigate but later died of cancer on 21st of February 1991 in Panama City, Panama. She started ballet lessons at 4 years old in Ealing before she moved to China with her family to study in Shanghai for about 6 years. At age 14 she returned as her mother wanted to give her a chance to develop her ballet career and she done so by joining Sadler’s Wells School.…

This semester I had the opportunity to see The Nutcracker, performed by the Texas Ballet Theater, as one of my required professional performances for intermediate ballet. Watching this production was a “revelation” to me. The Nutcracker is an extremely well known ballet, yet I had never been given the chance to see it until this year. As someone who grew up in the dance world I had always heard the familiar compositions that are found within The Nutcracker, however, I had never seen professional…

He would be considered a part of the traditional Romanticism period of history. His most memorable pieces are Swan Lake and The Nutcracker as well as The Sleeping Beauty .He made such a huge contribution as a well known Russian classical composer. He wrote several memorable pieces, as mentioned before, that are still very well known and famous today. Peter Tchaikovsky’s music is very whimsical and potent. It is very light and soothing to listen to and it also makes you want to dance or move in…

My mother tells the story how I fell in love with dance by starting by describing the first time I saw the Nutcracker ballet. I pointed to the stage and said, “I want to do that.” I was a toddler and I found my passion. From that moment all the way to my freshman year of college, I thrived on the dedication and joy that ballet brought to my life. Spending my dance career from age three to nineteen studying ballet, I decided to expand my dance training. Trying out for my college’s dance team…

theatre, conducted by E.F. Napravnik, my 1 August 1891, Jurgenson. 2-Ballets 1876 Swan lake ballet in four acts, op.20. Libretto by B.V. Begichev l, and V.F.Geltser. Composed Aug 14 1875 to April 10 1876 , commissioned by Imperial theatres, first performed February 20 1877, Moscow. Bolshoi theatre, produced by Reisinger , conducted by S.J. Ryabov, published July 1895, Jurgenson. 1889 Sleeping beauty ballet, three acts, with prologue( five scenes) op.66, Libretto by M.I.Petitpas and…

At the age of four, dancing was something my body did on its own and, there was not that much mental effort being put in to do it. I recall turning five or so, when I finally recognized dance as something concrete. It was Barbie in the Nutcracker; a movie based on the classical Russian compositions and original ballet of The Tale of the Nutcracker. As soon as that movie was presented to me, my parents enrolled me into the dance studio next door. For me, it was a dream come true and luckily the…