Matthew Bourne's Christmas
48 mins
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.
Kerry Biggin
Dancer
Daniel Collins
Dancer
Philip Jack Gardner
Dancer
Dominic Lamb
Dancer
Christopher Marney
Dancer
Etta Murfitt
Dancer
Luke Murphy
Dancer
Jonathan Ollivier
Dancer
Gavin Persand
Dancer
Danny Reubens
Dancer
Paul Smethurst
Dancer
Noi Tolmer
Dancer
Christopher Trenfield
Dancer
Hannah Vassallo
Dancer
Ewan Wardrop
Dancer
Neil Westmoreland
Dancer
Simon Williams
Dancer
Ross Carpenter
Dancer
Pia Driver
Dancer
Tom Jackson Greaves
Dancer
Merry Holden
Dancer
Sophia Hurdley
Dancer
Scott Jennings
Dancer
Mari Kamata
Dancer
Katy Lowenhoff
Dancer
Kate Lyons
Dancer
Jamie McDonald
Dancer
Leon Moran
Dancer
Gemma Payne
Dancer
Alastair Postlethwaite
Dancer
Chloe Wilkinson
Dancer
John Simmons
Camera Operator
Jutta Russell
Makeup & Hair
Etta Murfitt
Assistant Director
Moira O'Connell
Makeup & Hair
Darren Ware
Makeup & Hair
Graham Hodson
Online Editor
Anthony Ward
Set Designer
Dave Rowell
Sound Recordist
Nissa Nishikawa
Makeup & Hair
Terry Davies
Original Music Composer
Cat Dixon
Associate Producer
Nikki Weston
Line Producer
Michael Sanders
Colorist
Fiona Morris
Executive Producer
Mike Hatch
ADR Mixer
William Rockall
Animation
Paul Burns
Lighting Technician
Martin Smith
Lighting Technician
Russell Crockett
Editor
Chris King
Manager of Operations
Salvador Avila
Projection
Lily Mollgaard
Propmaker
Andy Siddall
Lighting Technician
Lez Brotherston
Costume Design
Gemma Kicks
Line Producer
Toby Vogel
Projection
Jon Mitchell
Camera Operator
Lez Brotherston
Set Designer
Anthony Ward
Costume Design
Tracy Benner
Propmaker
Bruno Martins
Lighting Technician
Richard Turner
Projection
Judith Robson
Editor
John Clarke
Camera Operator
Joe Finan
Camera Operator
Todd Austin
Executive Producer
Robert Noble
Executive Producer
Wouter Poppink
Lighting Technician
Oleg Poupko
Camera Operator
Brett Turnbull
Director of Photography
Nicki Gottlieb
Production Manager
James Stormer
Camera Operator
Patrick Bill
Production Design
Jem Morton
Camera Operator