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Maurice Béjart's THE NUTCRACKER

The central character, Bim (nicely interpreted by boyish Damaas Thijs) represents the young Béjart, whose mother "went off on a long journey" (that is to say, died) when he was seven. The ballet is exploration of love between a mother and a son, the formation of sexual identity, control, and the will to dance. Béjart's magical staging transforms the piece into an enchanting and enchanted autobiography and a loving homage to the choreographer's mother and to his creative hero, Marius Petipa. The first part of the performance is punctuated by Béjart, on a huge video screen, telling something of his childhood. Summing up his approach to creating this ballet, Béjart remarked, "You live a life and you dream a life. When you come to write your own life you tell a lie to build the truth".