BSR_S09E09 - One-Man Nutcracker

Today on the podcast:

We take a look at the road that brought One-Man Nutcracker to its fifth year on stage for the holidays. Chris Davis, solo artist brings all the magic of the timeless classic as one man in many roles. On stage through December 29th, here is my interview with Chris Davis for One-Man Nutcracker.

One-Man Nutcracker

written & performed by Chris Davis

directed by MK Tuomanen

choreography by Campbell Tosney

sound design by Adriano Shaplin

lighting design by Krista Smith

narrated by Severin Blake

You know the Nutcracker the ballet, but what if the ballet was performed by only one man? If the daughter Marie, little boy Fritz, creepy uncle Drosselmeyer, the mice, the Sugar Plum fairy, were all channeled through one actor. Chris Davis is proud to bring you One-Man Nutcracker, a re-telling of the original E.T.A. Hoffman Nutcracker Story and the Ballet.

One-Man Nutcracker returns to Philadelphia after a sold-out run in Germany in the Thespis Festival 2024.

FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://www.realchrisdavis.com/

Chapters

00:00 The Journey of One Man Nutcracker

10:33 Reflections on the First Year of One Man Nutcracker

20:55 The Evolution of Performance and Audience Engagement

29:07 The Evolution of Performance Art

34:50 Creating Opportunities Through Repetition

39:53 Collaborative Artistic Endeavors

48:40 Embodying Urgency in Art

Thank you to our guest(s), Chris Davis for joining us on today’s podcast. The Broad Street Review Podcast is An Em3ry Production. If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, visit us online at em3ry.com 

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