Nutcracker

Overview

The San Francisco Ballet mounted this elaborate 2008 production of Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky's 1892 +Nutcracker, with choreography by Helgi Tomasson (the said company's resident artistic director) and scenic design by Michael Yeargan. Uniquely, this production sets the fantastic events of the ballet at the time of the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. It stars Damian Smith as Uncle Drosselmeyer, Davit Karapetyan as The Nutcracker Prince and David Arce as The Mouse King.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/18/2008
UPC:	0809478010029
Original Release:	2007
Source:	Bbc / Opus Arte
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:12:00
Sales rank:	53,988

Special Features

Illustrated Synopsis; Cast gallery; Interviews with Helgi Tomasson, Michael Yeargan and Martin Pakledinaz; Documentary on the 1915 World's Fair, a source of inspiration to the creative team

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Elizabeth Powell	Primary Artist
Damian Smith	Uncle Drosselmeyer,Uncle Drosselmeyer
Damian Smith	Primary Artist
Martin West	Primary Artist
Elizbeth Powell	Clara,Clara
San Francisco Ballet	Primary Artist,Performer,Performer
Davit Karapetyan	Nutcracker Prince,Nutcracker Prince
David Arce	Mouse King,Mouse King
Yuan Yuan Tan	Snow Queen,Snow Queen
Pierre-François Vilanoba	Snow King,Snow King
Vanessa Zahorian	Sugar Plum Fairy,Sugar Plum Fairy
Maria Kochetkova	Grand Pas De Deux Ballerina,Grand Pas De Deux Ballerina
Martin West	Conductor,Conductor
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Composer,Composer

Technical Credits

Matthew Diamond	Director,Director
Judy Flannery	Producer,Producer
David Horn	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Ferenc van Damme	Producer,Producer
Adam Abeshouse	Producer,Producer
Tricia Petri	Producer,Producer
Hans Petri	Executive Producer,Executive Producer