fiddleback Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 (edited) Ballet Arizona and the Phoenix Symphony will stream Bournonville’s La Sylphide, starting Sunday, August 2, 2020. Lately, BAZ has been advertising 24 hours only, but in reality, the Symphony has been leaving videos up for at least a week. They will be posted on the Phoenix Symphony’s youtube page: WARNING: This video is incomplete (thanks, canbelto!), so you may want to defer watching until the video is (hopefully) fixed...Still busted as of late Wednesday, Aug 5 PM... This production is from February, 2019, and shared the program with Ballet Arizona’s much heralded new production of The Firebird. Choreography: August Bournonville Staging: Ib Andersen Music: Herman Severin Lovenskhold Lighting: Michael Korsch Costume and Scenic Design: David Walker Costumes and Scenery: Courtesy of Houston Ballet The Phoenix Symphony conducted by Timothy Russell Edited August 6, 2020 by fiddleback Update 'busted' warning... Link to comment
canbelto Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 This performance is incomplete and cuts off before the finale of the ballet ... Link to comment
fiddleback Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Here’s the lead casting: Act 1 The Sylph Amber Lewis Anna, a tenant Sasha Vincett James, her son Helio Lima Effy, her niece Arianni Martin Nancy, Effy’s Friend Colleen Buckley Gurn, a young farmer Serafin Castro Madge, a fortune teller Tzu Chia Huang Act 2 Four Witches Alberto Penalver, Erick Garnica, Enrique Solis, Adrian Durham First Sylph Alison Remmers Next two Sylphs Colleen Buckley, Ana Maria Spear Link to comment
fiddleback Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 One of the more unique and amusing aspects of this ballet is the character of Madge, the fortune teller. One can only imagine that a young Ib Andersen growing up at the Royal Danish must have witnessed some rather creepy Madges over the years, and that they would have made a lasting impression (if not nightmares) for a child. The character role of Madge is portrayed by the lovely Tzu Chia Huang, who had retired from Ballet Arizona several years prior to this 2019 performance. Ms. Huang had danced many lead roles, including Cinderella, Juliet, Odette/Odile, DonQ Mercedes, Rubies Tall Girl, and more. Here’s a short compendium of some of her roles: Ms. Huang said that Mr. Andersen spent a full four hours instructing her in meticulous detail on how to portray Madge. Judging by the video, she absorbed it all… Link to comment
Helene Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Huang was such a lovely dancer! I hope we get to see the rest of this. I was expecting it to be released on Act at a time, but got my hopes up when Act II started. Link to comment
canbelto Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I contacted Ballet Arizona and they said they are fixing the problem asap with the incomplete Sylphide. Link to comment
Dégagé Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 8/2/2020 at 6:06 PM, canbelto said: I contacted Ballet Arizona and they said they are fixing the problem asap with the incomplete Sylphide. Thank you, canbelto! Link to comment
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