NUTCRACKER
BY MATTHEW BOURNE & TCHAIKOVSKY
Costume Studio, Fall 2022
Watercolor Rendering
For this project, we looked at the story of Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker and the choreography to design a contemporary vision of “The Nutcracker”. The journey of discovery Clara goes on in this rendition of the piece made me think of how trans people often go through their own journey’s of discovery. Imagining Clara as a trans woman, the fantasy world Clara falls into presents her with her desired presentation. It also continues to offer her challenges - the Candy Kingdom is overwhelming and saccharine, and the lure that presents to the Nutcracker Prince is almost too much for her to overcome.