Posts Tagged "nutcracker history"
(263) Alastair Macaulay on ‘The Nutcracker’
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/AlastairNutcracker2021.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS As Nutcracker performances return to stages around the world, we decided to celebrate the return of the beloved classic by chatting with friend of the pod, Alastair Macaulay. As a historian of the performing arts and the former Chief Dance Critic of the New York Times, Alastair has a wealth of information to share with us about the history of this ballet that has become a staple for schools and companies across the country. We chat about the ballet’s...
Read More(23) PNB’s Doug Fullington, Examining The History Behind The Nutcracker
http://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DougFullington.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week we are joined by Doug Fullington, assistant to the artistic director at Pacific Northwest Ballet and their education program’s manager. Mr. Fullington is a lauded dance historian, capable of reading Stepanov notation, a classical ballet notation system developed in Russia. He’s contributed to the reconstruction of many 19th century works, including ‘The Daughter of Pharaoh’, ‘Le Corsaire’, and recently, PNB’s ‘Giselle’. In 2000, he was named...
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