Nutcracker - all that glitters
Kristian Fredrikson's incredible designs for Graeme Murphy's legendary ballet
The sumptuous glamour of the Imperial Theatres. The rich brocades of a Tsar's ballroom. The Deco dazzle of post-war Australia. It's all in Kristian Fredrikson's incomparable designs for Graeme Murphy's Nutcracker - The story of Clara.
Fredrikson, who delighted in period detail, excelled himself in this ballet, which takes us from St Petersburg at the turn of the century to 1950s Melbourne. On the way we discover Bolshevik rats, Egyptian dock labourers and snowflakes: but today, we exult in the shimmering detail of Fredrikson's costumes for Clara's triumphs on stage and in high society.
Zoom in close to marvel at the layers of embellishment and pitch-perfect detail that make these pieces shine.
The costumes of Nutcracker - The Story of Clara
The costumes of Nutcracker - The Story of Clara
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