David Bintley's Nutcracker sweeties /

Nutcracker Sweeties is Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington's big band attack on Tchaikovsky. It portrays Broadway and America in the 1940s; full of humour, irony, commentary, swing and blues. The cast, dressed in an array of glamorous Jasper Conran costumes, includes pom-pom girls, drum majorett...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Birmingham Royal Ballet (Performer), Echoes of Ellington (Musical group) (Instrumentalist)
Other Authors:	Bintley, David (Choreographer, Dancer), Strayhorn, Billy (arranger of music.), Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (arranger of music.), Morris, Fiona (Producer), Murphy, Paul (Conductor) (Conductor)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Berlin : C Major Entertainment, 1997.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Modern dance. Modern dance Televised dance Televised dance. Danse télévisée.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Nutcracker Sweeties is Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington's big band attack on Tchaikovsky. It portrays Broadway and America in the 1940s; full of humour, irony, commentary, swing and blues. The cast, dressed in an array of glamorous Jasper Conran costumes, includes pom-pom girls, drum majorettes, sailors, GIs and Candy Kane. David Bintley's choreography is a catwalk of jazz styles. With its glamour-puss clothes and flashing neon set, Nutcracker Sweeties is imaginative, funny and visually irresistible.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed February 23, 2022).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (36 minutes)
Playing Time:	00:35:38
Production Credits:	Choreography and the role of G.I. Bintley, David Bintley ; set design, Peter J. Davison ; costume design, Jasper Conran ; stage lighting design, Peter Mumford.