Guest justDANCE Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 How about a political ballet? They could go through each and every law and "happenings" at the white house....congress, etc. Wouldn't that be one of the longest ballet's??? I guess to some, it might be interesting....but who would compose the music? Or how about this, "The Arctic:A Freeze Frame Ballet in 1 Act". Where all the dancers wore blue, and simply stood there. Again, who would compose the music? Here's one: The Life Cycles of a Bug. Going through each of the stages of a bug, and the life of a bug. Wait...didn't Gelsey Kirkland do something like that??? Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted August 20, 2001 Author Share Posted August 20, 2001 Emily, the bug thing is old, old as the hills. Not only did Balanchine do one on that theme in the early 1950s, but Marie Taglioni (!) had a ballet called "The Butterfly" which featured creature transformations. Of course, this was a magic butterfly, in Persia, but there still were "metamorphoses". Link to comment
BalletNut Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 Well as long as we're talking about politics, how about The Lewinsky Scandal? Maybe also one about the Hapsburgs and the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with a focus on the demise of the Crown Prince Rudolf? ;) Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted August 20, 2001 Author Share Posted August 20, 2001 Well, it's been done! Both of 'em.(see the original post of this thread et seq.) Link to comment
BalletNut Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 Mel, it was seeing Mayerling that made me decide that political ballets don't really work! Not one of Macmillan's prouder achievements, IMO. But who did The Lewinsky Scandal? Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted August 20, 2001 Author Share Posted August 20, 2001 Small company in upstate NY. They did a rather chaste version of the story. The names are withheld to protect the innocent. Link to comment
Steve Keeley Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 Originally posted by BalletNut:But who did The Lewinsky Scandal? Mark Dendy also did a version of "Swan Lake" for a company in Germany that was set in the White House and, in the Siegfried role, featured a philandering president. ~Steve Link to comment
KayDenmark Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 How about a ballet based on "I Love Lucy"? There could be a memorable adagio based on the famous "chocolates off the conveyer belt" scene. Of course, there would be quite a rivalry among male dancers to play the coveted role of Ricky Ricardo...character dancers could audition for the part of Fred Mertz. Up next: A ballet based on "Three's Company".... Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted August 23, 2001 Author Share Posted August 23, 2001 And let's not forget "Vitameatavegamin"! Link to comment
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