Royal Ballet: Alice in Wonderland - White Rabbit, Duchess and the Mad Tapper (Hatter)

[TheGuitarmp]

Ass slap 2:29

[HellHunter18]

I saw this on BBC and now i finally found it again! i dont like ballet that much but this is amazing! with the costumes and decors amazing!

[mdancer77]

I love the royal ballet's version of Alice in Wonderland the sets, costumes, and choreography is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jellyfisharmzombie]

HOLY GENIUS AS HELL CHOREOGRAPHY, BATMAN

[xXemocloudXx13]

damn...why did i quit dancing? ;_;

[roccoloca]

Chesire cat looks great... WOW!

[WritersBlock1998]

HAHAHA the frog and fish footmen are so energetic. The duchess is a man. Wow. I love the cook, and I enjoy the whole thing. It is amazing. I honestly wish I could do that :)

We are actually working on Alice in Wonderland as a play in my school's Theatre department. I love it and the guy who plays mad hatter in ours is really good. I wish the guys would let us do this(the girls are ALLLLLLLL for it)

[ballerinastatus14]

I had a dream like this once, xD i love how the Mad Hatter is a Tap dancer :D

[manga12]

Lol the pew face at 14:15 as she turns them around, this is definately avant guarde but not so much like many pieces that they are more contemporary then ballet, I kind of like this.

[jags232]

awesome!!



[culturevulture2011]

Fantastic music! Just perfect for this show. Never heard of the composer but he is really something special. I wish I could have a look into the score. 

[lakenvelder0pandora]

This...there is simply no words!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH JUST SO AWESOME

[TheDarkchild1980]

Here's the scariest part about the Duchess scene - all those pigs getting butchered are the Duchess' other children!

[disneytycoon]

THIS IS BAUS!!!

[Flippables]

thank you for sharing. This is not your average fairy tale, but that is how it should be if one wants to be true to the book.

[FinalFantasyAerith]

I watched this on T.V the other week. She's rarely off the screen... I couldn't understand how she kept her energy up!!

[annieharrie2]

my favorite part in the entire ballet is when the mad hatter tap dances whilst alice is on pointe balancing the hat on her foot! this ballet is just pure genius... i love it

[soyuncatacol]

The Mad Tea Party scene was just perfect!!! I love how they made the Hatter tap dance :)

[PatriciaGalindoTV]

AMEI!

[liliTchaikovsky]

eu pegaria o coelho! rsrs alguém sabe o telefone dele??

[PatriciaGalindoTV]

@liliTchaikovsky  hahahahahaha

[Jemimafan7675]

12:27- 16:47... magnificent tapping! I love the whole thing but the Mad Hatter is excellently portrayed! <3

[thestarsnatcher]

the cheshire cat is perfect.

[Yamislittleangel]

Damnit, this was brilliant! I wish I could watch it again and again...

[thedancinggymnast]

I watched this on Christmas day on bbc2

[ShaggifyThis]

This is a bit morbid for a ballet...

[ShannonMarie543]

the tapper and the caterpillar made this ballet

[Ms98Marta]

Seems Silent Hill D:

[Lissbirds]

This is terrifying! 0.o

[Katmusical]

02:17 WHOA!!

[TheBleachSister]

I have a newfound respect for tap-dancers :D

[BroadwaysGirl]

oh my goodness! Look how quickly she can shift her weight !

[meeeow2]

i've fallen in love with your production of Alice in Wonderland. Beautiful, funny and absolutely awesome ! Thank you for sharing .

[icarrus4u]

Ballet Theater at it's finest!

[ashie20]

so, the background alone blows my mind...what's the run for this ballet? def. have to see it.

[saralaralululovegood]

The cat is amazing not only in looks but how they used it and how she danced with it. Wow.

[calidascope0841]

i wonder how big the sheet of paper was to make the paper boat :3

[llamala2010]

I don't know - to me it looks like a mess with a lot of special effects thrown in. Sorry if my opinion offends anyone.

[sophmeister303]

@llamala2010 it's supposed to look like a mess. it's alice in wonderland with the mad hatter, the dormouse, the queen of hearts; all completely insane characters. it's not the nutcracker with all the dainty fairies in perfect order at the exact angle from each other doing exactly what the others are doing at perfect timing. ballet gives texture and atmosphere by the way it is presented and danced which is why this looks like a bit of a mess, so the audience can feel as confused as alice is

[llamala2010]

@sophmeister303 - well, personally, I prefer the beauty, elegance, and inspired choreography of ballets like Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, Concerto Barocco, or Romeo and Juliet. I don't watch ballet in order to be confused. But to each his own.

[sophmeister303]

@llamala2010 it's supposed to be confusing as in that it's possible to feel like part of the ballet not to be like "wtf?" it would be pretty pointless if this ballet was as gentle as the others. i'm sure many other people here prefer beauty and elegance over raw texture but you shouldn't call it a mess especially as people spent hours choreographing it to give it the insane quality that lewis caroll gave alice in wonderland when it was on paper, but on stage. it's a very difficult thing to do.

[thedancinggymnast]

@llamala2010 I know. I am disappointed with special effects. If you are going to use a film, why not just watch a film. I watched a ballet to see a ballet. The worse was when I saw Starlight Express and that stopped and a screen came down (along with a bit of a pause and a man telling us to put our 3d glasses on) and we watched a segment on the screen. It totally ruined the atmosphere and made it quite disjointed.

[minissa2009]

@thedancinggymnast I really thought we were seeing pretty much the audience view of the effects. On that basis, I really thought they were quite clever indeed (I'm basing this largely on being able to see the crew dressed in black either keeping her in motion off the ground or doing things like putting the Chesshire Cat together. Anyone know for sure?

[thedancinggymnast]

@minissa2009 Yeh I think it is the audiences view of the effects, like startlight express was with the drop down screen. I just don't like it and prefer a stage show without additional effects to watch.

[teenovels]

I love how they didnt make the characters the same as the movie, and added new perspectives to all the parts, like how they made the white rabbit rather protective of Alice, making Alice older yet somehow more playful, making the mad hatter a tap dancer, this is a very original ballet, I love it!

[yovelaviv]

AMAZING!

[BellaMacVD]

Is Edward Watson the White Rabbit?!

[tigerinstilettos]

its on dvd on amazon now

[nanajosianne]

THEY'RE ACTUALLY TELLING A STORY !! SOO..COOOL....<3

[TapQueen96]

@nanajosianne ...that's what a ballet is? lol

[nanajosianne]

@TapQueen96 i don't know....

[TapQueen96]

@nanajosianne I'm stating as a fact that that's what a ballet is...acting a story.

[koji2010]

great

[manhattanlane]

I've been looking to rip this to an mp3 xD thanks for uploading! You don't by chance have the clip where the Red Queen/everyone are playing croquet do you? I love the music for that scene

[ILoveLiamDryden]

1.) That baby must've died of concussion

2.) The Cat was creepy as fuck

3.) Why do I sense romance between the white rabbit and Alice? She's turning him on, that rabbit sure has a boner.

4.) Brown rabbit and mad hatter are gay couple.

I joke, of course. This is the best ballet I've seen in my life...It's super creative, funny, and just so very very very beautiful! =)

[LaudanumDrinker]

03:54 omg look at the scratch on her back... i sooo flashed Black Swan right now.

[dtadancer95]

that was amazing!

[epdeux]

mi cuento preferido, maravillosamente recreado por estos magicos bailarines

[katiee120220]

oh my gosh the cat was so cool

[TheAmethystSkies]

VERY well interpreted.

[freanchrosedances2]

i'm soo excited when this comes out in october

[MalloryBlakk]

8:51 That's a big friggin' cat!!

[tutus4life]

this is incredible!

[MyBalletboy]

i like the part with the cat

[gtomtz97dtx4u]

Wow!!!!

[browndahlia]

it is said to be released 26 September 2011

[HellHunter18]

@browndahlia could you find me a link where i can get this ?

[browndahlia]

@HellHunter18 just type into google Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland DVD and it will come up

[kkiimmiissiipp]

for me, even though i still haven't seen it live, but based on the reviews, i think Alice in Wonderland is successful if compared to the Mr. Worldly Wise ballet commissioned in 1995. and base from the clippings available, i really think this ballet is really good. if i have the chance, i'll go and see the ballet.

[LoveWalker88209]

I wish I could fling my legs around like that.......

[styace]

i want the dvd!!!

[eucalyptuspauciflora]

Not on DVD at present, I'm afraid.

[TheBolshoi97]

But it's a DVD? Where I can find the complete ballet?

[likeafirstday]

@TheBolshoi97 maybe from web page of royal ballet dıd u check out ..ı dont know but just have a look ..

[swanlakegirl]

@TheBolshoi97 dvd is available now, also on bluray just check amazon.co.uk, saw it there!