Mme. Hermine Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 As Mel so kindly pointed out, this is the Silly Season. However I am waiting for someone to start a Grandly Silly thread, on a par with such classics as the Giselle from Hell, or the Fairies in Sleeping Beauty! Link to comment
Alexandra Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Well, do feel free! This is a site for do-it-yourselfers Link to comment
mussel Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 How about some absurdly themed mixed bills programs. For example, NYCB always have All Balanchine, All Stravinsky, All Robbins, All American, All Tchaikovsky.... Programs. What's your silly ideas of All Fill-In-The-Blank Program. How about an All Fowl Program: Swan Lake (one act version by Balanchine) le Chant du Rossignol (Ashton) Firebird (Balanchine/Robbins) All Femme Fatale Program: Prodigal Son Cage Black Swan Pas de Deux Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Good thought, mussel! We're nearly guaranteed to see all these programs for real within the next few years. We could add "Carmen" (Petit's) to your Seductress program. And how about Criminals at the Ballet! Ballet's Big Bad Boys: Billy the Kid (Loring) Undertow (Tudor) Slaughter on 10th Avenue (Balanchine) Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 Without commenting on something I haven't seen, would it be too strange to wonder what would happen if Eifman were to do Petipa's life as a ballet? Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Now you've hit on it -- I'll post this as a separate topic. Link to comment
JaneD Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 A good few years ago, the Royal Ballet did the ultimate themed triple bill: Gloria Valley of Shadows Requiem Yes, a death-themed evening, which opened the day after my grandfather's uneral, and left me somewhat traumatised. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 i thought maybe a madness evening; it could start with Walter Gore's Eaters of Darkness. Anything we could add to the program? Link to comment
Ostrich Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Madness? Giselle, of course! (One act version forthcoming...) Of course, if one insisted on keeping the second act, one could always put a footnote in the programme explaining that Albrecht was prone to hallucinations and Hilarion to paranoia. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 1, 2004 Share Posted September 1, 2004 Oh, lordy, you could have a madness week. The "mad" act of "Anastasia" should be mentioned. There could be a whole Death is Sad week too (with apologies to Jane -- I wouldn't have wanted to see that one the day after a funeral). AND there could be an evening of Albioni's Adagio -- only those with purple, black or brown costumes need apply. Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted September 1, 2004 Author Share Posted September 1, 2004 and i can see the radio commercials, too: "American Ballet Theatre - their performances are INSAAAAAAANE!" Link to comment
perky Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Travel Channel series: A Month In The Country Vienna Waltzes The Daughter Of The Pharaoh Slaves series: Spartacus Le Corsair The Fountains of Bakhchisarary All Girls, All The Time series: Scherzo Ala Russe The Dying Swan Pas de Quatre And finally in this election year: A Political Bipartisan (sort of) casting of Sleeping Beauty Aurora- Chelsea Clinton King- Henry Kissinger Queen- Madeline Allbright Prince- Ron Reagan Jr. Peanut (Lilac) Fairy- Jimmy Carter Carabosse- Dick Cheney Bob Dole- Viagra Fairy John Kerry- Fairy of Thick Hair George Bush Sr.- WASP Fairy Lou Dobbs- Anti-outsourcing Fairy Tucker Carlson- Bowtie Fairy Michael Moore/Laura Bush- Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood Calabutte- Larry King Jester- Jon Stewart, I know there is no jester in Sleeping Beauty, but it would be fun James Carville/Mary Matlin- Puss in Boot, White Cat Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted September 2, 2004 Author Share Posted September 2, 2004 PEANUT FAIRY!!!!!! :grinning: :grinning: :grinning: :grinning: :grinning: Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted September 2, 2004 Author Share Posted September 2, 2004 Now I have to do some work today (!) but I think there are distinct possibilities for a casting of Swan Lake which features the Bush twins as Odette/Odile! Link to comment
Helene Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 Oh, perky, reading your post was the perfect way to start the morning Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 perky, I love all your programs, but the Sleeping Beauty is priceless! Link to comment
mussel Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 To commemorate New York's bid for the 2012 Olympic, NYCB put together an All New York Program for the visiting Olympia dignitaries: West Side Story Suite Rubies Who Cares? Slaugthers on Tenth Avenue was disqualified because it's not compatible with Olympic wholesome image. Link to comment
sandik Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 An Avian Evening Firebird The Two Pigeons Swan Lake White/Black pas de deux Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted September 3, 2004 Author Share Posted September 3, 2004 How about a special evening for a fundraiser for the American College of Psychiatrists at the New York City Ballet: AGE OF ANXIETY GUIDE TO STRANGE PLACES VALSE TRISTE WHO CARES? very versatile ballet, that Who Cares?.... Link to comment
oberon Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Honoring the RNC: GUIDE TO STRANGE PLACES THE GREEN TABLE world premiere: a new ballet set to Britten's WAR REQUIEM CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS Link to comment
Mme. Hermine Posted September 3, 2004 Author Share Posted September 3, 2004 One could do a program that consists only of different versions of the same thing from different companies, like a Don-Q-a-thon. :rolleyes: Link to comment
GeorgeB fan Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 What about a Giselle that uses the Jerome Robbins' ballet The Cage as its second act. After all The Cage is basically the second act of Giselle. The only differences is the Wilis are now insects and instead of Giselle saving Albrecht, which I never truly understood why - afterall it was his deception that drove her to madness and death, she kills him. Link to comment
oberon Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Because Giselle loves Albrecht, despite and still... THE CAGE does have shades of GISELLE but the Novice ends up killing the intruder (well, 2 intruders actually) while Giselle steadfastly protects Albrecht and saves him from death. Link to comment
GeorgeB fan Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I still say that Giselle should have killed the jerk. Link to comment
Alexandra Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 You'd like the Trocks version, then, GeorgeB Fan. Albrecht pleads, Giselle looks at him and shrugs, as if saying, "So what do you expect ME to do about it?" Link to comment
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