DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Epic Piano Cinematic - Ballet, Toys Come to Life |
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- In this creative short film /music video, composer and pianist Jennifer Thomas plays the role of the wind doll Clara who performs her epic piano cover of "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" while the toys awaken and creative mischief in the toymaker's shop while he is away.
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Introductory story with toymaker shop
1:25 - Music starts
5:39 - Ending credits and thanks
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When Glen Gabriel and I worked on the orchestration of this song a year ago, we joked about how it sounded like toys making mischief while the toymaker was away. I thought long and hard about this concept and formed a storyline in my head of how this could work. I wasn't sure how to make the toys come to life though - animation? Claymation? CGI? But in the end, I had the idea to use real life dancers to portray the characters.
SO much work went into this video. My husband and I built the toy theater (you can see my vlog on that), I personally found and handpicked all of the figurines. Everything from the costumes, the characters, the props and locations - all handpicked with care.
A fun tidbit about this video - my entire family got to be in it. See if you can spot everyone? :)
CREDITS
Directed by Ryan K. McNeal
Cinematography by Auden Bui
Edited by Alex 'Splice' Jones
Producers - Jennifer Thomas, Becky McNeal
Choreographer - Katy Hagelin www.katyhagelindanceproject.org/
Story by Jennifer Thomas
Drone Operator/Toy Theater Builder - Will Thomas
Jennifer Thomas - Wind-up Doll
Carolynne May Guinup - The Sugar Plum Fairy
Joel Myers - The Cavalier
Ken Larsen - The Toy Maker
Dancers
Katy Hagelin Dance Project Co.
Toy Soldier- Angela Robinson
Toy Soldier - Sylvain Boulet
Nutcracker - Danny Boulet
Jester - Megan Becker
Snowflake - Rachel Gonsalves
Snowflake - Christin Purcell
Snowflake - Katy Hagelin
Children:
Preston Thomas, Taylor Thomas, Riley Thomas, Gwenevere Roemhildt, and Grace Roemhildt
Makeup & Hair - Megan McNeal, Becky McNeal, Kat Hennessey
Costuming & Design - Bellevue City Opera & Ballet, Tina Evans
Additional Costuming - Katy Hagelin, Jennifer Thomas
Debra Heesch and the crew at The Moore Theater
The Danish Bakery, Leavenworth, WA
The City of Leavenworth
Brendan and Mary Cain (toy shop design)
Faith McGary at Couture Poetry (Jennifer's costume)
CrimsonMuse on Etsy (ballet figurines)
James Roemhildt (Jennifer's key prop)
Christine Toy Theaters (Consulting on toy theater)
Erin Guinup - for her help with this video
MUSIC CREDITS
"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" by Tchaikovsky
Arranged and performed by Jennifer Thomas
Orchestrated by Glen Gabriel, featuring the Cochin Chamber Orchestra
Additional score by Glen Gabriel
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1 MILLION VIEWS?!? Thank you all for watching and supporting! 🎄❄️🥰❤️
Truly inspiring❤. This is my "must watch" everyday since I found it. Thanks for all the effort you and your team have put into making this masterpiece. This is the best interpretation of the piece to me 😍🎶
@@lunanga aw thank you very much!!! ❤️
Congratulations on your 1 million views.
I love this....Always makes my Christmas feel so special.
Have a wonderful Christmas, Jennifer and family.
My husband told me that this song, makes him want to shop..so yeah this is on repeat. 🤣
Seriously a GREAT work of art, right here on all levels.
Thank you!!🤍
Beautifully done! Thank you! 🥰
Who's watching in 2024?
I know her. Jenny's mom, Carolyn, was our choir director for years. This is wonderful. So happy for her.
Some videos you just want to watch all the way through, this is one.
Thank you my dear friend ❤️🙏❤️
My first Ballet was Nutcracker . I have loved Ballet since then . This is all magical.
This needs to be put in a movie.
THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE PUT IN A MOVIE
It's like Tchaikovsky and Danny Elfman got together and decied to jam. Love it !
It is like that, isn't it?
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With a splash of Duke Ellington's rendition to boot.
Danny Elfman in the same sentiment as Tchaikovsky? Step away from the crack pipe k?😊
@@nhmooytis7058 C'mon, he's an Elm man. Kinfolk to the Sugar Plum Fairy for sure.
The title of this particular opus is quite misleading to be honest.
It does mention the words "Epic" and "Cinematic" but says nothing about "Genius", "Brilliant", "Incredible", "Magical", "Emotional", "Inspirational", "Sublime", "Perfection" or "Beautiful".
Did I mention genius?
This performance is all of those things and so much more.
The production values are off the scale as usual.
But then again all of your performances are absolutely exquisite, so it's a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.
The entire catalogue of your songs leave me breathless, joyous and inspired.
I thank you for sharing your gift.
This is so very nice of you! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful comment! Thank you!!!
not gonna lie, you had me in that first half XD
@@jenniferthomas Thrilling. I was mesmerized.
One of favorites videos to wacht for my daughter and me in Christmas time. I love it
Magic.. more Magic.. more and more Magic.. no end to the Magic..
:) :) thank you Sean!
magiiic :)
And some more MAGIC
Nice bit of improvisation just a tiny bit
This masterpiece…. The arrangement, the ballet, the cinematography…. Perfection
I saw this video when I was little, I lost it then found it by chance. A few years later I still can't find it. Today I find her, I am so moved
How one can enjoy a music which haunts you. And you cannot stop listening to it either.
This is magical...epic, classic, steampunk, and creepy...I Love it. Thanx to all for making this my delight tonight.....
Is so beuatiful!! Wonderful!!! And the piano... The ballerinas.... Everything😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏🙏
It just isnt the Festive season without the "Nutcracker" Thank you.
Чайковский, браво!
Am I the only one who hears The Phantom of the Opera at 3:56 ? It was very good and sophisticated if put intentionally 👍
Good to see deserved Billboard classical chart success with her new album 'The Fire Within'.
I'm really, really happy to hear this beautiful music. This music reminds me of mysterious, fantastic and beautiful dream...
When I saw “Epic Cinematic Piano” I wasn’t expect it to be this EPIC.
Awesome.
How encouraging this little short should be entered into the film contest. It feels like magic!
Great, Fantastic, and Beautiful !!!!!
comes back to blow out candles, leaves with several lamps and an uncovered fireplace burning XD
Well done my comrades this makes me proud.
The best of the best Nutcracker videos I've ever watched.. I felt like I was part of the fairytale...Congratulations! You are Amazing! Greetings from a Greek Nutcracker lover
The performance and the quality is on an absolutely different universe!!!
Wonderfull ❤🧡❤🧡
The sound of the fireplace sounds amazing in headphones.
What a musical roller-coaster 🤩😍. Amazing to hear thank you. GOD BLESS
Me and my class watched this and it’s AWESOME!
GUYS MAKE THIS IN A MILLION VIEWS COZ THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
Simply stunning.. music and video... wow!!!!
Thank you so much Ricky! And thank you to the Cochin Chamber Orchestra for playing on this as well - they were fabulous! :) :)
Jennifer Thomas you is beautifull .
Jennifer Tho
It's like they're dancing in a snow globe! This was so beautiful to watch
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy almost turned into a Dance of the Knights... It's good that Grandpa returned in time. =)
Am I the only one that has a problem with him leaving all those candles burning in a wood work shop. The amount of stuff that could catch fire.
What is Christmas without Nutcracker music?
The Russians saved Christmas
@@user-jx7cp2cq8i No. It's just gonna be Chris
Ya
From 4:15 onwards it sounds like Tschaikovsky meets Maleficient, and I LOVE IT
Oh my. G o o s e b u m p s.
Middle of the summer and look where I find myself onCZcams.😂😍
A shorter version of this could easily be a Christmas TV advert, definitely better than any multi million christmas tv advert I have seen this year!
Agreed..Jennifer needs to send it to the UK superstores who excel with Christmas adverts.
I always come back to watch this because it is beautifully made!
This is my favorite Christmas song
We just came across with this just now and our minds just BLOWN! WOW!!! O.O
Wow, well thanks so very much!!! :)
You're very welcome, Me lady. ^_^ Keep up the good work! :)
Should have million views 💜💜🕯️
You don't need to be wound to play, your heart get you to play. As always, it's absolutely beautiful.
Thank you very much James :)
This is so epic~
I just found this after two years and this honestly deserves a millions of views.
This song is so mysteries
Wonderful! Epic production, major movie production quality! Congratulations, Jennifer and everyone who participated in this!
Thank you Steven! :)
Jennifer, My wife and I just enjoyed this on a big HD tv :-) Awesome. Congratulations!
I LOVE THIS SOOOO MUCH!!!!
NUTCRACKER MUSIC RLLY SLAPS!
Beautiful Video.
Thank you very much!
Removing the strings would be LOVELY. still, this is very cool. Delivered me the Christmas spirit ❄
A diamond piece of art, with all the glitter and glory of a magical fantasy. This is definitely a favorite!
I really appreciate that - thank you Patrick!!
The Dance and Company were really good, and seldom impress me, but I am IMPRESSED...Perfection...
Wow, I will take that as a very big compliment then!! Awesome! I'll tell the choreographer!
Timeless beauty, never tired of watching and listening to the music
I legit come back here every time i listen to this song. Can't believe it has been 5 wonderful yrs since i found about this vid and now im in senior highschool
This is really cool.
I love this song
Красота. Так классно. Как маленький мультфильм. Спасибо большое 🌺
Bravo to the dancers for keeping with this. Beautiful classic ballet.
This is probably the best winter video i have ever seen on CZcams in my whole life. It's brilliant !
Wow! HUGE compliment, thank you so much Amelie!
I love the atmosphere of the uncanny mixed with magic in this video and I think this shows there is a lot of mileage in this story for companies prepared to think innovatively. I would like to see a much darker and adult version of the Nutcracker. There are so many interesting influences coming together here. I love the re-orchestration of Tchaikovsky's score and there are elements of the original Blade Runner, Pinocchio, Coppelia and Metropolis.
Nutcracker in 3D (Nutcracker the Untold Story) is a darker fantasy version (at least in some ways) but I am not sure if it is adult enough for you.
I like that it has some scary themes but that Mary (her name in that version, not Marie or Clara) and the Nutcracker Prince are both played by real children (well, the part where he's a real boy anyway, the puppetlike version of him was actually voiced by a woman).
Did you know that Coppelia is actually loosely based on "The Sandman" which is a story by the same author as the Nutcracker story?
So, then, yes, they *should* have some similar elements. ^___^
I hadn't thought of Pinocchio specifically in connection with The Nutcracker but now I'm surprised that I hadn't before.
(Real boy? Carved wooden boy? Oh. Yes. Duh. 😉 Why didn't I think of that? ^__^)
In the original story the Nutcracker is actually Drosselmeyer's real life human nephew who has been transformed by magic into a wooden toy.
So, kind of the *opposite* of Pinocchio then.
Still a similar story in some ways though. ^___^
"The Sandman" could be considered to be a darker fantasy work by the same author.
Actually it's a bit questionable as to *is* it fantasy or is the main male character just insane, or both sort of.
I think you might want to read it sometime.
Or, you could always just listen to it being read on audiobook on CZcams. ^___^
Your piano arrangements of these classical Christmas songs are amazing! My family and I have been enjoying your music. Thank you so much, Jennifer!
This is the best version of the Dance of Sugar Plum Fairy 🧚♂️! I have listened many many times and still love it! Great MTV!
I was mesmerized...loved the whole concept and felt like I was in the middle of it all. Did not want the music to end!!
So glad you enjoyed it, thank you Laima!
Nothing beats the original but that was quite wonderful too.
Beyond beautiful! I enjoy it every year at Christmas time. It’s truly a gem 💎
Thank you so much for your work 🎄🌟♥️
haha! That was us 5 years ago! Grace and me had a good laugh rewatching this.
Sorry it took me so long to reply - but I loved seeing your comment! You girls were ADORALBE in this video and I can't believe how much everyone has grown. Can't wait for the next video when it's finally finished! Happy new year! - Aunt Jennifer
Очень красивая музыка!!!! Всё настолько сказочно, атмосферно.... Аж дух захватывает.....
Просто чудесно!!!!!!!!
HAPPY 2022, let it sound just this good fans, remarcable performance indeed, big big like congrats 🥂🥂🥂🥂🤩🤩🤩😉😉😉😍😍🎺🎺🎺💕💕💕💯💯💯🤗🤗🤗🤗🍷🍷🥰🥰🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾😘😘😘🥳🥳🥳🥳
wait is this real
so beautiful made more like a movie
my eyes full of glitter
magiccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
This is truly delightful - and I completely go with the Danny Elfman comments.
Thank you!
That was amazing and so cool
Excellent!!!!! Pure magic. I felt like one of those children looking in the window.....magical!
I dig the darker feel of this. Beautifully executed!
Oh, dear Jennifer, this is a deeply touching composition and fantastic performance from you. A big, silent applause my dear friend ...
A big hug from Switzerland, Hans-Peter
LOVE ITTT
Christmas 2023 still ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wonderful!
Oh boy oh boy! I've begun to break out the Christmas music and this was a perfect song to start with! This song is absolutely FANTASTIC
ANDY’S COMING!!!
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Jennifer, I love the tone of your piano, and you have the majic touch on the keyboard. Love what you are doing.
So magic so beautiful, thank you
Christmas is almost here 😄😄😄
Beautifull!!
AMAZING!Thank you Jennifer and to everyone who participated.
Wonderful
Wow just wow. No words can be exspressed
Magical, stunning and utterly beautiful, adored this! 🤩🏆🎄
Шел 2022, а лучше этого видео просто нет.
So far this has been my favorite rendition of the and it has a special place in my heart because I used to be a ballerina! I love it
This means so much, THANK YOU. ❤️❤️
So beautiful, haunting, magical, brilliant, majestic, delirious, delicious, moving, juicy, sad, loving, magnificent, gorgeous and fantastical . . . . I can't think of anymore words I can use to describe this. I don't want to go into the critiques or flaws of the design, set, music or etc. I just love listening to this while sitting at my desk right now and doing my homework. 😍 This music just makes me breathe and smell the fresh crisp snow on a cold sweet night.
Why isnt't this more popular?? It's clearly one of the most magical videos I've seen here
Beautiful
A Christmas classic.
I love this! It is like I am speechless!I danced to it and the song is better than me!
And I loved that the doll came alive and started playing the piano! So cute!💃🏻🎹
Thank you all for the lovely words of support. I would be so grateful if you would click "subscribe" so you can be part of my community here and also be sure to select the "bell" so you get notifications of my future music videos and vlogs! :) Thanks! - Jennifer
So sweet ❤️🎄
This is great! I am a huge fan of Tchaikovsky ... Well Done.