Ballet for cats?

[Manhattnik]

Or Cat Mess in Bruges?

[casloan]

Having just seen the Joffrey again today, I propose

Katzentanz.

[glebb]

Billy The Kitten.

[Treefrog]

I saw it too! Wouldn't it be Kittentanz?

Hey! Let's include anything danced by the Joffrey's Calvin Kitten!

[Giannina]

Ok; my vote goes to Billy the Kitten!!

Although I am rather partial to my Monotabby II; it sorta rolls off your tongue.

Giannina

[liebs]

Gaite Purrisienn. Or here's one that doesn't need a name change - Enigma Variations.

[felursus]

"A Midsummer Night's Prrrowl"

Another that doesn't need a name change: "The Taming of the Shrew" (Think dinner - for a cat - yech!!!)

"La Purradere"

"Don Quichat"

"Purrenade"

"Purrady in C" (and that would be quite a parody!)

"The Meowy Widow" (I think Elmer Fudd already thought of this one!)

[Treefrog]

This is a bit off-topic, but it does involve cats and dancing ...

If you have not already seen the humor circulating on the internet about "What CATS would be like if the performers were true-to-life", I'll be happy to private-message you a copy. Here are just a few of the changes:

--Sometimes the cast would perform, but sometimes not -- depending on their

mood.

--In the middle of a performance various cast members would curl up and go to sleep, even in the middle of a song.

-- For no apparent reason, cast members would randomly run to the lobby, and then back to the stage at top speed. They would then continue as if nothing had happened.

And my personal favorite ....

--A special audience member would find a headless bird in his/her seat after

the intermission.

[cargill]

What about La Felix Mal Gardee or Cleopawtra, or Les Purrtimew? Loved Enigma Variations!

[casloan]

I was just aiming for that Germanic sound -- hence, the "katz." But, I agree with you Treefrog -- anything danced by Calvin Kitten is just fine with me.

[casloan]

Billy the Kitten -- what a great idea!

[Nanatchka]

With Manhattnik's permission to broaden the scope, I offer Merce Cunningham cat numbers (original titles in parentheses):

Garfield (Canfield)

Beachbirds for Dinner (Beachbirds)

Night Wandering (actual title!)

Walkaround Time (ditto)

Fielding Mouses (Fielding Sixes)

Native Green Litter (Native Green)

[Manhattnik]

I believe the Paris Opera Ballet recently staged that wonderful Jerome Robbins work, with its original subtitle restored:

Pendant La Nuite (Tout les Chattes Sont Gris)

[glebb]

Our feline audience in London has been requesting 'Deux Pigeons'.

[Estelle]

Originally posted by Manhattnik

I believe the Paris Opera Ballet recently staged that wonderful Jerome Robbins work, with its original subtitle restored:

Pendant La Nuite (Tout les Chattes Sont Gris)

Did you mean "the Purris Opera Ballet"? ;)