The Dark Side of The Nutcracker

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  @ListeningIn · 5 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for those who have pointed out the mis-pronunciation of Petipa’s name. I noticed this just after publishing the video.

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  @vickhs · 5 years ago

  Tchaikovsky is the composer closest to my heart. The way he turned his sadness into the most beautiful expressions of human nature is simply beyond me. I'm glad he's experienced success through his career (unlike many genius artists who die in obscurity), but I wish he could know just how beloved he actually is, more than a century after his death. Thanks for the incredible video.

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  @aniphine · 5 years ago

  As I watch this before we record our performance of Nutcracker, I am realizing that I am playing a character who was very important to someone and I feel like now I will dance with more feeling as Clara.

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  @rougeakane · 5 years ago

  And here I was thinking it was just a christmassy acid trip

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  @sallyiocca6672 · 5 years ago

  I've always felt such incredible sadness from the Pas de Deux that I couldn't really understand. Thank you for bringing to light the tragic yet hopeful story behind it - that moment of understanding in this video left me in tears.

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  @stephenkingfan · 5 years ago

  This contextualization of his sister's death makes so much sense into why that pas de deux sounds both joyous and also mournful at the same time...it also doesn't surprise me how that moment in Matthew Bourne's reinterpretation of the ballet has a sad moment for Clara (which I recommend viewing at least once for the uniquely different story that is told).

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  @jenniferl.8111 · 5 years ago

  &quot;I am experiencing crippling depression&quot;<br><br>-Tchaikovsky, probably

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  @FrillsandLace-k9b · 5 years ago (edited)

  The pas de deux is so emotionally intense because it marks the cessation of Clara’s fantasy. The ending is pivotal because it is a moment of catharsis for Tchaikovsky coming to terms with his grief and liberating himself from the fabrications he engrossed himself in. It all makes sense now.

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  @jenniferl.8111 · 5 years ago

  The first time I heard the Pas de deux I completely fell in love with it. Even though the scale is major I always felt so desperately sad from it, not knowing why.

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  @joose6667 · 5 years ago

  I just KNEW there was SOME backstory of the Pas De Deux. When I first listened to it, it always sounded to me of an heart wrenching yearning, deep, indescribable sorrows, or an agonizing heart break.

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  @jaybonn5973 · 5 years ago

  Ah..... No wonder the Pas de Deux sounds so sad, or desperate.

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  @cadeiradeprata2203 · 5 years ago

  Waltz of Snowflakes final is terrifying, it looks like a person was running from a serial killer and when she is finally killed, she sees the angels singing.

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