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Matthew Bourne

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Choreographer b. 1960

Sir Matthew Christopher Bourne (born 13 January 1960) is a British choreographer. His productions contain many classic cinema and popular culture references and draw thematic inspiration from musicals, film noir and popular culture. Popular novels and films usually form the basis for his work but Bourne's dance adaptations are sui generis, distinct from their originals. For example, his 1995 restaging of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake updated the ballet's setting, narrative and famously used all-male swans. Workshops, collaboration and the inevitable dialogue with the original works inform many of his adaption's choreographical routines and thematic concepts. For his 1997 reimagining of Cinderella,…

Also credited on3 works

Mary Poppins
The Red Shoes
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends

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In the literature8 passages

  • Matthew Bourne, who co-directed and choreographed, created his usual quirky touches, most visible during a scene in the park where the statues came to life.ebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • The all-Anglo team that Schumacher and Mackintosh have assembled for the job is impressive: Richard Eyre, director; Matthew Bourne, musical staging and choreography; Bob Crowley, sets and costumes.ebooks/Singer, Barry/Ever After_ The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond - Barry Singer.txt
  • The first show I opened on my own as a merchandise manager was Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake .ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer Ashley/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 2, The - Jennifer Ashley Tepper.txt
  • SWAN LAKE; Music, Tchaikovsky; Director/Choreography, Matthew Bourne; Design, Lez Brotherston; Lighting, Rick Fisher; Orchestration, Rowland Lee CAST: Scott Ambler, Jacqueline Anderson, Barry Atkinson, Teresa Barker, Sarah Barron, Stephen Berkeley-White, Lee Boggess, Matthew Bourne, Darren Ellis, Vicky Evans. Maxine Fone, Valentina Formen…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1996-97 Season, v. 53 (Willis).txt
  • SWAN LAKE Directed/Choreographed by Matthew Bourne; Music, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Sets/Costumes, Lez Brotherston; Lighting, Rick Fisher; Musical Director, David Frame; Orchestrations, David Cullen; Sound, Mark Menard; Executive Management, Martin McCallum & Alantheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1998-99 Season, v. 55 (Willis).txt
  • CINDERELLA Music, Sergei Prokofiev; Director and Choreographer, Matthew Bourne; Designed by Lez Brotherston; Lighting Design, Rick Fisher; Orchestrated and Conducted by Daryl Griffith; Sound Design, Jon Gottlieb and Philip G. Allen; Guest Conductor, Jack Buckhannan; Production Manager, Simon Byford; Production Stage Manager, Jonathan Stot…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1998-99 Season, v. 55 (Willis).txt

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