Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House (2011)
Ballet/Dance
In Collection
#2404
9*
Seen It:  Yes
(3/24/2021 home)
809478010562
IMDB   8.2
120 mins USA / English
DVD 
Lauren Cuthbertson Alice
Sergei Polunin Jack
Edward Watson Lewis Carroll
Zenaida Yanowsky Mother
Christopher Saunders Father
Steven McRae Magician
Eric Underwood Rajah
Simon Russell Beale The Duchess
Ricardo Cervera Vicar
James Wilkie Verger
Kristen McNally Cook
Ludovic Ondiviela Footman
Kenta Kura Footman
Leanne Cope Alice's Sister
Samantha Raine Alice's Sister
Philip Mosley Butler
Director/Choreographer
Christopher Wheeldon
Jonathan Haswell
Kevin O'Hare
Dominic Best
Producer Oliver MacFarlane
Writer/Composer Nicholas Wright
Lewis Carroll
Music Joby Talbot
Conductor Barry Wordsworth


A full-length ballet created by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon for the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The ballet is based on Lewis Carroll's famous story of Alice, an ordinary girl who one summer afternoon falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself on an extraordinary adventure. The music is by Joby Talbot, with designs by the internationally acclaimed Bob Crowley. Alice is danced by the Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson, and actor Simon Russell-Beale plays the cameo role of the Duchess.
Edition Details
Distributor BBC Opus Arte
Release Date 10/25/2011
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.85:1)
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Extras Booklet
References
IMDb Voters <500

Notes
Fun! Fun! Fun! A ballet that doesn't take itself too seriously. Great dancing. Fantastic sets and special effects ("How did they do that" stuff on a live performance stage); crazy costumes appropriate to "Wonderland." Unlike many ballets where the dancers are way too serious, with artificial smiles and porcelain faces, here they are obviously having fun. I got the feeling that the dancers were enjoying themselves as much as I was enjoying them.
Casting Simon Russell Beale as the Dutches was genius.
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Review: Guardian [Luke Jennings 5 Mar 2011]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Royal Ballet: Wikipedia
Review: New York Times [Roslyn Sulcas March 1, 2011] "Alice on Her Toes, at a Rare Tea Party"
Segments are available on YouTube, but I could not find a complete version.