Nutcracker livestream tonight

Michael Vernon's production of The Nutcracker at Indiana University will be livestreamed tonight and tomorrow night at 8pm, and December 7th & 8th at 2pm at this link:

http://music.indiana.edu/iumusiclive/streaming/

We don't know yet who the SPF will be, but we do know that Christian Claessens will appear as Drosselmeyer tonight and in several other of the performances.

 

Comments

[B]

Hi Haglund,

I just watched the live stream... and I absolutely loved it! A very charming and innovative production, I thought. All in all, I liked this much better than NYCB's version (which is actually one of my least favorite productions). My all-time favorite Nutcracker is the 1977 Baryshnikov/Kirkland version. But this one was very good, too! I'll probably watch the live stream again tomorrow.

Thanks for letting us know about this!

[Haglund]

Hi B. I caught the last 15 minutes of it and will watch the complete performance tonight (assuming they broadcast it again live). I enjoyed it, too. I always enjoyed taking Michael Vernon's classes at Steps because they were so musical – in the traditional sense. His combinations rarely seemed like exercises, and there was always room within the music to do more than just steps. I think those elements were reflected in his Nutcracker at IU as well.

The Baryshnikov Nutcracker is probably my all-time favorite, too.

[B]

Haglund,

I liked this so much that I watched it again this afternoon. The livestreaming seemed to work better yesterday. But nonetheless, what a charming production! I especially liked Colleen Kerwin (who was the Sugar Plum Fairy on Saturday and did the Arabian dance today) and Christian Claessens (Herr Drosselmeyer). They both have a really nice stage presence. Who knew there was such great dancing in Indiana?

Thanks again for the heads-up about this, Hanglund. I had two very enjoyable afternoons this weekend!