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Where film can provide the visual trickery necessary to give visual magic, theatre machinery is cumbersome and pedantic in comparison. Yet the development of technical resources and video projection can help. With ballet, a large part of the stage must be kept free of obstructions to allow ballet routines to progress unimpeded. \u003cbr\u003e  To then faithfully transfer to a video medium without high level on-line visual trickery may not ideally help the viewer. So how then has Covent Garden fared in bringing about a stimulating production? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Very well, in fact. The prologue where Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) is taking photographs of the family group works excellently. It is set in a realistic deanery garden. Bob Crowley’s backdrop painting in faded Victorian hues is in keeping. In this opening scene we are introduced to the personalities that later appear as stereotypes in the fantasy world Alice uncovers. 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The character of the White Rabbit is extremely officious throughout I noticed, yet pales before the bombastic pomp of the Queen of Hearts (Zenaida Yanowsky). \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The orchestra plays well under the secure direction of Barry Wordsworth, a conductor not seen enough of nowadays. Talbot’s music has facets of talent and although classical harmony is mainly maintained, it is heavy, strongly percussive and is often reminiscent of the fight scene of West Side Story. One could hardly call the music melodious which is a pity as it misses out in appealing to the younger generation for whom the story is intended. I find the scoring unnecessarily heavy and is an ill fit with the elegance of classical ballet choreography. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The DVD is divided into play chapters, and contains a gallery photographs of the key dancers. It has the bonus of a well compiled and informative BBC documentary ‘Being Alice’. In it we see the planning, realisation and execution of the staging through the eyes of the principal dancer, Lauren Cuthbertson. Subtitles are provided in English, French, German and Spanish. In-depth background production notes with synopsis by David Nice are written in English, French and German. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -- Raymond J Walker, MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ---------------------- \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky\u003cbr\u003e  THE NUTCRACKER\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \"One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of ETA Hoffmann’s immortal if deeply strange story.\" -- Sunday Express\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  This all-time ballet favourite, in which young Clara is swept into a fantasy adventure when one of her Christmas presents comes to life, is at its most enchanting in Peter Wright’s glorious production – as fresh as ever in its 25th year. Tchaikovsky’s ravishing score, period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman (including an ingenious magical Christmas tree), an exquisite Sugar Plum Fairy (Miyako Yoshida) and chivalrous Prince (Steven McRae), the mysterious Drosselmeyer (Gary Avis) and vibrant dancing by The Royal Ballet make for a captivating performance. Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true surround sound.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Sugar Plum Fairy – Miyako Yoshida\u003cbr\u003e  Nephew \/ Nutcracker – Ricardo Cervera \/ Steven McRae\u003cbr\u003e  The Prince – Steven McRae\u003cbr\u003e  Drosselmeyer – Gary Avis\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Royal Ballet\u003cbr\u003e  The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House\u003cbr\u003e  Koen Kessels, conductor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Peter Wright, choreographer and director\u003cbr\u003e  (after Lev Ivanov)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, November and December 2009.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Bonus:\u003cbr\u003e  - Cast gallery\u003cbr\u003e  - Rehearsing at White Lodge\u003cbr\u003e  - Peter Wright tells the story of The Nutcracker\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic\u003cbr\u003e  Sound format: LPCM Stereo 2.0 \/ DTS 5.0\u003cbr\u003e  Region code: 0 (worldwide)\u003cbr\u003e  Menu language: English\u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish\u003cbr\u003e  Running time: 127 mins\u003cbr\u003e  No. of DVDs: 1 \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ---------------------- \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev’s musical fairy tale, has been delighting children since 1936. Nearly 60 years later, in 1995, the young choreographer Matthew Hart created a witty choreographed version for the Royal Ballet School with designs by Ian Spurling. Described as ‘an utterly delightful ballet and a perfect showcase for the younger students,’ by the Royal Ballet’s Director, Monica Mason, it was staged again and recorded for this DVD.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \"...Matthew Hart’s Peter and the Wolf is one of the most beguiling children’s ballets around.” -  \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Matthew Hart, choreographer\u003cbr\u003e  The Wolf – Sergei Polunin\u003cbr\u003e  Grandfather – Will Kemp\u003cbr\u003e  Peter – Kilian Smith\u003cbr\u003e  Duck – Charlotte Edmonds\u003cbr\u003e  Bird – Laurine Muccioli\u003cbr\u003e  Cat – Chisato Katsura\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  The Royal Ballet School\u003cbr\u003e  Royal Ballet Sinfonia\u003cbr\u003e  Paul Murphy, conductor\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, 16 and 18 December 2010.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Bonus:\u003cbr\u003e  - Cast gallery\u003cbr\u003e  - Documentary feature on rehearsing Peter and the Wolf\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic \u003cbr\u003e  Sound format: LPCM 2.0 \/ DTS 5.0 \u003cbr\u003e  Region code: 0 (worldwide) \u003cbr\u003e  Menu language: English \u003cbr\u003e  Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish \u003cbr\u003e  Running time: 38 mins \u003cbr\u003e  No. of DVDs: 1\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  This enchanting DVD captures 2011’s Christmas performance from the students of the Royal Ballet Lower School. All of the cast seem to be of primary school age, with the adult dancers Sergei Polunin and Will Kemp brought in as the Wolf and Narrator. Matthew Hart’s realisation of Prokofiev’s score as a ballet had first been seen in 1995 and it works very well indeed. Hart says in a short extra film that one of his aims had been to get as many dancers as possible onto the stage. He provide roles not only for the principal characters but for the corps as the physical elements of the story: dancers embody the hunters, the grass of the meadow, the waves of the pond, the trees of the forest and the wall next to Peter’s house. The choreography is simple without being simplistic and Hart tells the story very well. The principals are all extraordinarily proficient for their age, particularly the three girls playing the bird, duck and cat, who have the flexible movement of their creatures down to a T. Kilian Smith’s Peter is brave and likeable, while Polunin’s wolf embodies the sinister characteristics of a pantomime villain with that extra bit of danger. Will Kemp doubles as on-stage narrator and as Grandfather. The bright primary colours of both set and costumes work very well, and the only piece of staging is a bulky frame which is used for the tree, covered in graffiti about the story. The orchestra plays very well and the 5.1 surround sound brings the story to life. The only thing I missed, compared to an audio only recording, is the sense of intimacy with the narrator, something necessarily lost in a production such as this one, but if you don’t mind that then you’ll enjoy this very much. If you know some children who enjoy dancing, or if you want to get some children interested in dance for the first time, then this is especially for you.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  -- Simon Thompson, MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  ---------------------- \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Frederick Ashton (the other major choreographer of the second half of the 20th century) created his ballet Tales of Beatrix Potter for the camera in 1971 (still available on DVD). In 1992, Anthony Dowell created a stage version for the Royal Ballet, revived in 2007 and filmed during the subsequent performances. 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