(ANSA) – NEW YORK, DEC 05 – The Nutcracker rethinks its “Chinese”: to counter stereotypes that recently, especially during the Covid pandemic, have targeted citizens of Asian origins in the US, the productions of the classic Christmas ballet they changed the choreography. The stakes are high: For many dance companies the Nutcracker is the most popular show of the year and often a source of revenue that keeps them going into the next party season, but “the importance of change has reached. critical mass this year, “explained choreographer Peter Boal, referring to the epidemic of racist acts against Americans of Asian origin wrongly held responsible for the spread of the” Wuhan virus “in the US.
At the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, Boal introduced a new character inspired by comic book super-heroes, Green Tea Cricket that comes out of a box brought to the stage during Clara and the Prince’s visit to the Kingdom of Sweets. In turn, the Tulsa Ballet has punctuated its staging with elements of tai-chi choreographed by a Chinese-born dancer, while the Boston Nutcracker will have a new pas-de-deux inspired by the traditional Chinese ribbon dance. Born from the collaboration between the choreographer Marius Petipa and Petr Ilic Tchaikovsky and inspired by the story of the “wooden toy soldier” by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, the Nutcracker is a classic of the holiday season and in these days it has returned to the scene after a year interruption due to Covid.
If they didn’t get to the extremes of the Berlin State Ballet that this Christmas canceled all performances of the Nutcracker in anticipation of a “re-contextualization” for our times, in the US many companies have left items such as bamboo hats and movements in stock. tip of the hands traditionally used in the Tea Dance in which dancers evoke the introduction of the drink of China. (HANDLE).
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