It features a number of dance pieces that have wonderful melodies and have been etched into all our memories by disneys fantasia. Sugar rum cherry dance of the sugarplum fairy entracte. Fun handson activities is a post from contributing writer christy of eclectic momma. All students in level 1 and above are part of the production. How to teach a lesson introduction structure the nutcracker suite is an adaptation of tchaikovskys larger ballet based on a libretto by e. It is a russian dance featuring squatkicks and an energetic rhythm. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn, tchaikovsky the nutcracker suite. Moscow ballet offers interactive, cultural immersion programs for n american children ages 4 to 18 years. In 2006 lantratov performed in the grand pas in raymonda, and in the same year danced in carmen suite and the nutcracker. Toot toot tootie toot dance of the reedpipes peanut brittle brigade. It tells the story of a little girl who goes to the land of sweets on christmas eve.
Seattles naughtier nutcracker flaunts class amidst nudity. Jacqueline moscicke, joanna wozniak, dylan gutierrez, and lucia connolly perform. Discover the many roles in tchaikovskys the nutcracker. Catch a glimpse of the fastpaced and thrilling russian dance, an audience favorite in the nutcracker. The russian nutcracker mini musical song lyric video youtube.
In the ukrainian language the trepak is known as tropak or tripak the piece is also referred to as the russian dance and is part of the divertissement in act ii. Ivan vsevolozhsky and marius petipa adapted hoffmanns story for the ballet. The volga vouty russian dance is another swinging number, and while it sounds great, i would have had a hard time guessing that it is ellington and strayhorns version of a russian dance. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. It is generally agreed that lev ivanov, second balletmaster to. The nutcracker suite is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the columbia label in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations of the nutcracker by tchaikovsky, arranged by ellington and billy strayhorn. The dancers here were toma okuno, anastasiya ignatova and anna nikonova.
In america, act ii of the ballet takes clara and the nutcracker prince to the kingdom of sweets. Discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Listen to the volga vouty russian dance by duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Numerous ballet companies around the world stage the famous ballet every december. Lantratov was born in moscow, russia to a family of ballet dancers. The nutcracker, ballet in two acts mariinsky theatre hd 1080p by euroartschannel. Nutcracker suite is a work that most of us know from the christmas holiday, a ballet that as a schoolchild one had to see. The work consists of an overture with several dance. The nutcracker returns and suddenly turns into a prince, who looks just like drosselmeyers nephew.
Duke ellington the volga vouty russian dance youtube. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellingtonstrayhorn. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises russian dance from the nutcracker merry tune makers no. In ellingtons version, it becomes a subtle work of beauty, that is understated, and the hint of the wellknown melodies makes it more of an aftertaste than a full meal. The nutcracker ballet has been a holiday tradition for more than 125 years. Just continuing my upload of the dukes rendition of the nutcracker suite.
Moscow ballet presents the great russian nutcracker. Concerto competition winners on strings and accompany a ballerina and choirs can accompany the company in the great russian nutcracker. Karyna shatkovskaya and rustem imangaliyev shota onodera performs the role of nutcracker prince in moscow ballets great russian nutcracker. She writes about dance styles and practices and the history of dance. Hoffmann, and an interpretation of hoffmans story written by alexandre dumas.
A tradition for over 25 years, the nutcracker is performed biennially. Young dancers ages 7 to 16 years can audition to perform with the pros in the dance with us program. Dancers have the opportunity to grow and advance through the nutcracker. Petersburg premiere the first performance of the christmas ballet was held as a double premiere together with tchaikovskys last opera, iolanta, around the christmas holiday season on december 18 o. It is based on the traditional russian and ukrainian folk dance trepak. Moscow ballets arabian variation featuring sergey chumakov and elena petrichenko by moscow ballet. In joffrey ballets nutcracker, the russian dance is set in the western united states. For some people, christmas is not the same without at least listening to the nutcracker ballet by tchaikovsky. He had been turned into a nutcracker by the evil mouse king, and only by the kings death could the nutcracker regain his human form.
The culture of the ethnic russian people along with the cultures of many other ethnicities with which it has intertwined in the territory of the russian federation has a long tradition of achievement in many fields, especially when it comes to literature, folk dancing, philosophy, classical music, traditional folk music, ballet, architecture, painting, cinema, animation and. If youre a ballet aficionado, you may notice the difference in dance styles between russian and american dancers. It is a wonderful experience for dancers to be a part of the most recognizable and wellknown ballet. The nutcracker is based on the book the nutcracker and the mouse king, by e. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king. Duke ellington and his orchestra the nutcracker suite. Arabesque cookie arabian dance instrumental share your thoughts about the the nutcracker suite album with the community. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Bedinghaus is a former competitive dancer who has studied ballet, tap, and jazz. The nutcracker suite by duke ellington and his orchestra.
In my opinion, its one of those pieces of classical music that every child should be able to identify. The nutcracker leaves and the bed finds its way into a snowcovered forest. Duke ellington nutcracker suite performed by chris milyo big band at scat jazz lounge in fort worth, texas, december 20, 2012. Duke ellington and his orchestra ellington, strayhorn. He graduated from the moscow choreographic academy in 2006, where he had studied under leonid zhdanov and then ilya kuznetsov, and joined the bolshoi ballet in the same year career. This list includes as well those who were born in these three states but later emigrated, and those who were born elsewhere but immigrated to the country and performed there for a significant portion of their careers. The nutcracker suite, an album by duke ellington and his orchestra. December 6 1892, at the imperial mariinsky theatre in st. This is a list of ballet dancers from the russian empire, soviet union, and russian federation, including both ethnic russians and people of other ethnicities. The spectacular turns, highflying jumps, and nimble moves will be sure to have you at the. Volga vouty russian dance chinoiserie chinese dance dance of the floreadores waltz of the flowers arabesque cookie arabian dance appears on.
Its score was composed by pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky and the performance choreographed by marius petipa and lev ivanov, three of russias greatest artists of their era. Trepak is one dance from a set of dances found in tchaikovskys the nutcracker, a ballet from 1892. Gordon parks photography, johnny hodges saxophone, harry carney saxophone, paul gonsalves saxophone, russell procope saxophone, jimmy. The instrumentation features a tambourine with the strings and woodwinds that. In a dream, the nutcracker comes to life as a prince, who takes her a magical city where they are entertained by charleston charms, sugar rum cherries, spanish hot chocolate, a volga vouty russian. Russian state ballet of astrakhan the nutcracker dorking. Onodera is an award winner performer receiving silver award at the mongolian international ballet competition in 2018 in arabesque. Danse of the floreadores waltz of the flowers instrumental 9. The nutcracker arabian dance 8 various choreographies by. The nutcracker suite duke ellington album wikipedia.
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