The Hard Nut
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The Hard Nut is Mark Morris’s acclaimed, darkly comic, and contemporary reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker ballet.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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dance production ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Nutcracker
NERFINISHED
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The Nutcracker (ballet) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nutcracker and the Mouse King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | E. T. A. Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Mark Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Martin Pakledinaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mark Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic ballet
ⓘ
contemporary ballet ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasChoreographicStyle |
ballet
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modern dance ⓘ theatrical dance ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
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Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalAssociation |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
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winter holiday season ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1960s American suburbia ⓘ |
| language | nonverbal performance ⓘ |
| music | The Nutcracker, Op. 71 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
comic reinterpretation of traditional Nutcracker scenes
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gender-fluid and playful casting ⓘ updated setting to mid-20th-century America ⓘ use of full Tchaikovsky Nutcracker score ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contemporary reimagining of The Nutcracker
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darkly comic tone ⓘ integration of narrative and dance ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfLibretto | English ⓘ |
| performedBy | Mark Morris Dance Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Brussels
NERFINISHED
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La Monnaie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Mark Morris Dance Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesigner | Adrianne Lobel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
contemporary reinterpretation
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darkly comic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coming-of-age narrative
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family gathering ⓘ holiday-themed story ⓘ |
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