Matthew Bourne's Christmas
This new Christmas ballet film was conceived by Matthew Bourne and directed by his long standing film collaborator Ross MacGibbon. The film celebrates Bourne's power to imaginatively transform ballet, taking dance and dancers off the stage into studio, bringing together projections, animation, and an intimate shooting style to produce a distinctive new way of presenting dance on screen. Those who know Bourne's stage work will spot extracts from many of his biggest hits (including Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, and Nutcracker!), but for audiences less familiar with his work this is simply a journey through a series of magical worlds where stories are told through dance.
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Cast
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Dawn French
Self - Host
Known for
Coraline
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Kerry Biggin
Dancer
Also in
Edward Scissorhands: Matthew Bourne's Dance Version
How to Live
Daniel Collins
Dancer
Also in
Underneath
Philip Jack Gardner
Dancer
Dominic Lamb
Dancer
Also in
Kurt Weill: Street Scene
Christopher Marney
Dancer
Also in
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance
Michela Meazza
Dancer
Also in
Jupiter Ascending
Anna Karenina
Etta Murfitt
Dancer
Also in
The Car Man
Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!
Luke Murphy
Dancer
Known for
Five Dances
Dominic North
Dancer
Also in
Swan Lake
Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance
Jonathan Ollivier
Dancer
No other roles listed
Gavin Persand
Dancer
No other roles listed
Ross MacGibbon Director · Terry Davies Composer Brett Turnbull Cinematographer
First release December 25, 2011 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States · Production Channel 4 Television
Production
Leopard Films
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 25, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
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