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Seasonal Cartoon: The Nutcracker Suite -- Act IV
13 years ago
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The Arabian Dance is transformed into the Water Ballet:
And the Fantasia book's description:
The lights on the stage grew dim as the musicians in the orchestra tuned their instruments during the short intermission. A weird and mysterious green glow filled the stage as the scene shifted to the depths of the water at the bottom of the pool. Faintly waving shapes could be seen -- tall weeds and grasses moving to and fro in the current, an underwater forest. A thin beam of sunlight caught a flash of color and held it. A strangely beautiful fish swam slowly into view, followed by another and another. They glistened with every color in the rainbow, and their long, waving tails were like trailing veils of smoke.
The bugs had muted their violins and cellos, and were playing softly. The clarinet started a haunting melody that entranced one of the most beautiful fishes. She fluttered her tail and began a slow, graceful dance, winding in and out among the reeds and grasses.
Something stirred in the water, sending a cloud of bubbles upward. As they disappeared, a second group of fish, black and mysterious looking, swam into the shaft of sunlight, as the oboe's plaintive sound took up the exotic, rhythmic melody. The two groups of fish circled in and out, black nose to gold tail, weaving intricate patterns. The light faded once more as the fish swam away, leaving a trail of bubbles that rose to the surface and burst.
And the Fantasia book's description:
The lights on the stage grew dim as the musicians in the orchestra tuned their instruments during the short intermission. A weird and mysterious green glow filled the stage as the scene shifted to the depths of the water at the bottom of the pool. Faintly waving shapes could be seen -- tall weeds and grasses moving to and fro in the current, an underwater forest. A thin beam of sunlight caught a flash of color and held it. A strangely beautiful fish swam slowly into view, followed by another and another. They glistened with every color in the rainbow, and their long, waving tails were like trailing veils of smoke.
The bugs had muted their violins and cellos, and were playing softly. The clarinet started a haunting melody that entranced one of the most beautiful fishes. She fluttered her tail and began a slow, graceful dance, winding in and out among the reeds and grasses.
Something stirred in the water, sending a cloud of bubbles upward. As they disappeared, a second group of fish, black and mysterious looking, swam into the shaft of sunlight, as the oboe's plaintive sound took up the exotic, rhythmic melody. The two groups of fish circled in and out, black nose to gold tail, weaving intricate patterns. The light faded once more as the fish swam away, leaving a trail of bubbles that rose to the surface and burst.
mrminos
~mrminos
Always one of my favorites parts of that movie. Wonderfully graceful. Too bad the video quality is a bit too pixilated too really enjoy.
Major Matt Mason
~marmelmm
Them's some sensuous feesh there!
Frenata
~frenata
OP
Cleo from Pinocchio sure produced some lovely offspring. (Wonder who the father fish was...?)
Major Matt Mason
~marmelmm
Oh, I dunno...
Frenata
~frenata
OP
Major Matt Mason
~marmelmm
