Alexandra Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 This from the RDB press office. I'm sure this is NOT in place of the Bournonville version, but in addition to it: Napoli - the New City Tim Rushtons new interpretation of Bournonvilles Napoli is performed at the festival in 2005 Expect the unexpected when Tim Rushton takes a brave leap by renewing a 160-year-old national legacy. Napoli - the New City is set in an urban discotheque environment complete with trendy young people and pulsing colourful lights. Having stripped away several of the characters from the 160 year old, world renowned August Bournonville-ballet Napoli, Rushton is down to essentials of passion, temptations and conquering love when he tells the story of the young couple Teresina and Gennaro. True to the original narrative line, Teresina is captured by seaspirit Golfo, who emprisons her in a mysterious underworld of luscious female creatures. In the end, however, she breaks the spell of temptation and returns to Gennaro where the traditional 3rd. act is turned into a complete party zone anno 2003. Napoli - the New City has all the passions and broad appeal of the original Napoli, but employs a lively contemporary movement and visual vocabulary, including close-up videofilms by filmmaker Ulrik Wivel. Napoli - the New City had it's world premiere at the Royal Danish Theatre in the summer 2003 - guest performed by the New Danish Dance Theatre. NDDT also performs the revival on June 5th 2005 at the 3rd Bournonville Festival. Sincerely, The Royal Danish Ballet Link to comment
carbro Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 You mean, it's a bad news/bad news thread? Link to comment
Alexandra Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 I've split off the questions about ABT acquiring Napoli and Sylvia and move them to the ABT forum. Link to comment
Juliet Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 I wonder if the new version is the one they'll bring to Washington in January. Just what we need.... :rolleyes: Link to comment
Alexandra Posted October 17, 2003 Author Share Posted October 17, 2003 I would bet all the money I don't have that this is NOT the version they're bringing to Washington Link to comment
Effy Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I am pretty sure that we are talking about the work, inspired by Napoli, created by Tim Rushston for his own company NDDT and performed by that group on TRT. It was not such a big succes that RDB is likely to perform it themselves Link to comment
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