Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker

Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 2000
• Runtime
• 103 min
• Genres
• Music
• Director
• Ross MacGibbon

Maurice Bejart's Nutcracker — Cast

D

Damaas Thijs Bim

E

Elizabeth Ros Elle

G

Gil Roman Petipa/Mephisto

J

Juichi Kobayashi Felix the Cat

C

Christine Blanc Sugar Plum/Grand pas de deux Maurice Béjart Self