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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King— A Fairy Tale Treasure
Ghibli Museum, Mitaka
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Hayao Miyazaki, Alison Jay
Do you know the true story of “The Nutcracker” ? Brought to fame by Tchaikovsky’s music, the ballet “The Nutcracker” is based on the story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King”, written 200 years ago by the German author Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. Fantastic and mysterious, this story unfolds in the overlapping realms of “reality” and “fantasy” with ambiguous boundaries.
Hayao Miyazaki’s encounter with “The Nutcracker”, a children’s picture book based on the ballet adaptation published by Tokuma Shoten, sparked a fascination with this story that has captured the hearts of many young girls. Reading the picture book and the original novel over and over again, Miyazaki came to the epiphany that “this is a fairy tale treasure!” He thus began to brainstorm an exhibition that presents the mysterious charm of “The Nutcracker”.
In this exhibition, Hayao Miyazaki introduces the story of The Nutcracker and presents his interpretation from various perspectives through hand-drawn panels. There are also a large model of a ballet theatre’s stage and a room presenting “The Nutcracker’s” lovely illustrations by Alison Jay, inviting young children into the world of the picture book. As for the key person of the story, the Nutcracker himself, where is he from and what does he do? Visitors will have a chance to find out and maybe even experience cracking a walnut or two.
Hoffman delivered brilliant treasures of his fairy tale world to children blessed with the freedom of imagination. The Ghibli Museum hopes that the visitors will enjoy Hayao Miyazaki’s presentation of this story’s mysterious charm.
[Image: ©Nibariki ©Museo d’Arte Ghibli]
Hayao Miyazaki’s encounter with “The Nutcracker”, a children’s picture book based on the ballet adaptation published by Tokuma Shoten, sparked a fascination with this story that has captured the hearts of many young girls. Reading the picture book and the original novel over and over again, Miyazaki came to the epiphany that “this is a fairy tale treasure!” He thus began to brainstorm an exhibition that presents the mysterious charm of “The Nutcracker”.
In this exhibition, Hayao Miyazaki introduces the story of The Nutcracker and presents his interpretation from various perspectives through hand-drawn panels. There are also a large model of a ballet theatre’s stage and a room presenting “The Nutcracker’s” lovely illustrations by Alison Jay, inviting young children into the world of the picture book. As for the key person of the story, the Nutcracker himself, where is he from and what does he do? Visitors will have a chance to find out and maybe even experience cracking a walnut or two.
Hoffman delivered brilliant treasures of his fairy tale world to children blessed with the freedom of imagination. The Ghibli Museum hopes that the visitors will enjoy Hayao Miyazaki’s presentation of this story’s mysterious charm.
[Image: ©Nibariki ©Museo d’Arte Ghibli]
Schedule | May 31 (Sat) 2014-May 31 (Sun) 2015 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults and University Students ¥1000, High School and Junior High School Students ¥700, Elementary School Students ¥400, Children over 4 years old ¥100. | ||||
| Venue | Ghibli Museum, Mitaka http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/  | ||||
| Location | The West Park of Inokashira Park, 1-1-83 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-0013 | ||||
| Access | 15 minute walk from the South exit of Mitaka Station on the JR Chuo and Sobu lines; From the South exit of JR Mitaka Station, take the community bus and get off at Ghibli Museum. | ||||
| Phone | 0570-055777 | ||||
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