Product Details

• Directors: Virginia Brooks
• Producers: Delia Peters
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TU3T4U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,443 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The first Saturday in October and the children from the School of American Ballet attend an audition that may change their world for the next twelve weeks! The Nutcracker Family - Behind the Magic is a feature length film about the children who enter the stage door to rehearse and perform today, and those who performed during the last fifty years of George Balanchine's The NutcrackerTM. Emphasizing the rewarding aspects of hard work and mutual respect as moral values and as elements of fulfillment and simple fun, it presents the preeminent role of the New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet in establishing the Nutcracker as an American cultural institution, a traditional ritual.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Documentary, November 6, 2008

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This review is from: The Nutcracker Family - Behind the Magic (DVD)

Bravo Virginia Brooks. The Nutcracker Family is a wonderful behind-the-scenes documentary which will be enjoyed by anyone interested in ballet and certainly any family with children taking ballet classes. The film concentrates on the children of the School of American Ballet who perform in the New York City Ballet's annual Nutcracker and follows them from audition through rehearsals, costume fittings, final run-throughs and up to opening night. The enthusiasm of these children speaks for itself. Just being a cute kid is not enough at City Ballet. All of the children are first and foremost dedicated, hard-working dancers who take on a lot of responsibility and do not disappoint.

In addition, the film includes reminiscences by former child castmembers, rehearsal footage of Jennie Somogyi and Peter Boal and archival footage of Mr. Balanchine himself directing a dress rehearsal in 1970.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great item, October 4, 2009

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This review is from: The Nutcracker Family - Behind the Magic (DVD)

This is the second one I bought because the first was lost causing my child to be heartbroken. It's a great item to add to a Nutcracker collection.