The Nutcracker – The Main Characters
Alessandra Amato, Claudio Cocino, Michele Satriano and Rebecca Bianchi, talk about their roles, the main characters of the show.
2015 – 2021 | Rome
The Nutcracker is undoubtedly one of the most famous and widely produced ballets of all time and has been repeatedly interpreted in cinema, theatre and sport.
This goes to show the extent to which the work that Tchaikovsky composed between 1891 and 1892 is, in all respects, a great classic.
The story of Marie, her Christmas Eve, her dreams and the mysterious hussar nutcracker is one of the quintessential Christmas shows.
Time passes, however, customs, habits and tastes change, especially those of the young; then perhaps it is permissible to ask if the magic of this fairy tale still has an effect on the public, if you continue to capture it: if, in a nutshell, it is still current.
Giuliano Peparini, therefore, proposes his version of this great classic and creates a new show, combining the classic style with the modern style.
The ballet changes in several places from the classical renditions, while retaining some details from the original story by Alexadre Dumas. In fact, the whole story takes place inside the Stahlbaum house and not in the two worlds (real world/dream world); the protagonist is called Marie and has a different character than the traditional Clara, and Drosselmeyer, the uncle, in this version is not represented by an elderly man, but by a young charming man with great charisma.
THE ARABIAN
DANCE
THE CHINESE DANCE
THE WALTZ OF
THE FLOWERS
The waltz of
SNOWFLAKES
Backstage & interviews with Giuliano Peparini
During rehearsals…
Giuliano Peparini speaks about the creative process and the rehearsals for the show. His work, together with the stars, is to convey the essence of the characters he imagined.
The creation of costumes and sets
The great costume designer, Frédéric Olivier speaks about the idea of creating costumes typical of classical ballet, but with a contemporary reinterpretation. The Scenographers and the video designer explain the idea behind the scenography that coincides with the message behind the story.
Giuliano Peparini speaks about his vision of The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is the work that most recalls Christmas and the holiday season. Giuliano Peparini explains his engagement with it and his interpretation of the message behind it.
Details
The scenography designed by Giuliano Peparini reflects the sense of the story. Marie’s bedroom is the centre of everything. Everything that happens revolves around this room.
The bedroom is the symbol of the girl’s youth; during the story she grows, and therefore the scenery also develops with her.
At the beginning, the whole scene is grey, a non-colour, a bit reminiscent of adolescence, which is an age in which one is not fully defined, and then it becomes animated and transformed, thanks to colourful digital projections that symbolise the transformation of a woman who becomes more and more mature throughout the story.
The Nutcracker achieved the
BOX OFFICE RECORD
in the history of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
