Nutcracker : the story of Clara / Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Ballet ; concept, Graeme Murphy, Kristian Fredrikson (after E.T.A. Hoffmann) ; produced and directed by Virginia Lumsden.
Publisher:
Kultur,
Copyright Date:
1994
Description:
1 videocassette (113 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Vicki Attard, Siobhan Elsmann, Dame Margaret Scott, Steven Heathcote, David McAllister, featured dancers ; the Australian Ballet ; State Orchestra of Victoria ; Noel Smith, conductor. Recorded live at the Victorian Arts Centre, Sep. 22, 1994.
Summary:
The ballet is the story of Clara, once a famous Russian ballerina, who first came to Australia in the 1940's. It chronicles her turbulent, nomadic life, and is a tribute to all the dedicated artists who forged the ballet tradition in Australia.
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