21 11 / 2012
Sugar With Spice in ‘Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker’The costumes are lighter and leaner to showcase new choreography, Herr Drosselmeyer has been sexied up with a silk corduroy tailcoat and shag ’do and there is a fresco of the Sun King in Act II’s Palace of Sweets.
Thanks to skillful work by designer Robert Perdziola, the Boston Ballet’s new $3 million version of “Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker” has brought a fresh delicacy and sophistication to the Christmas classic while preserving every ounce of the tradition.
Perdziola’s new sets and costumes, which will make their debut Friday, demonstrate a masterful use of lush detail and a keen understanding of the drama that can be conveyed by an ascot tied a certain way. In fact Perdziola, whose credits span from The Metropolitan Opera to Hollywood, knows his way around an ascot: “Interview with a Vampire” and “The Age of Innocence” are two of his big-screen credits. For More
