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Coppelia (Ballet in Three Acts) 2 BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC DECEMBER 1968 ABRAHAM ct ...eft ,.:a c Bravado bolero "' 'n pleated pants ••• Night-flight of fancy smashes onto the swinging scene with the jingle, jangle, jeweled bolero topping pleated pants and the wildly sleeved shirt. BROOKL YN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I DECEMBER 1968 I 3 Saturday Evening, December 28, 1968 The Brooklyn Academy of Music presents Coppelia (Ballet in Three Acts) Choreography after Arthur Saint-Leon Staged by Enrique Martinez Music by Leo Delibes Scenery and Costumes by William Pitkin Lighting by Gilbert V. Hemsley, Jr. At the age of 33, Del1bes was commissioned by the Paris Opera to write his two successful large-scale ballets, "Coppelia" and "Sylvia". "Coppelia" is based on a story by E. T. A. Hoffman - the same tale that spa rked Offenback's brilliant Doll Act in his opera, "Tales of Hoffman" - "Coppelia" met with immediate success on its completion in 1870, and has been held a charming favorite by succeeding ballet-lovers both young and old. Act I The curtain n ses on the Squa re of a small European town several hundred yea rs ago. A lovely young g1rl, Coppelia, is seen reading a book on a balcony as Swanilda enters. Swan1lda looks up at the girl, tries to attract her attention, but receives no reply. Franz, Swanilda's lover, comes 1nto the Square and blows a kiss to the beautiful Coppelia. She 1gnores h1m, too, and cont1nues unconcerned with her book. However, Swanilda has seen these attentions of her lover to another pretty gi rl , and Franz is a very busy young man assunng Swanilda that he is not faithless and his affections are hers alone. Still jealous, Swanilda refuses to believe him and runs away as a group of young people interrupt their quarrel. The Burgomaster enters to announce that at a celebration the following day, the Lord of the Manor will present doweries to all couples who wish to marry. Asked if she will marry Franz, the pouting Swani lda puts a sheaf of corn to her ear. Thus, according to old custom, the corn wi ll tell her if her lover is faithful or not. Sadly, she says the ear is silent. Th e other couples, however, are delighted at the Burgomaster's good news and dance until night falls when they must leave for home. Dr. Coppelius comes out, locks his door, and is immediately swirled away by a boisterous band of revelers. In the excitement, he drops the key to his shop. Swanilda and her fnends appear, finding the key, they are filled with curiosity about the strange Doctor and enter his shop. Dr. Coppelius returns, sees his door open and darts in. Franz enters ca rrying a ladder which he uses to climb on to Coppelia's balcony. (Program notes continued on pages 7, 11 and 14) 4 BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I DECEMBER 1161 First night excitement 200 times each year! Cra«· knows the feeling. The dec tricity in I 2 gue"ts ..\nd from the l \. \\ cq C.c><tst. our the air. The thrill of anticipation. The ~lo­ cargo )aula\ take passcn~ers M<>und C'ctjx·I !orn rious confusion. The threshold of adventure. to Buenos .\ires and R10. or through the Canal A sailing! to the C Mibbean. It's as glamorous and romantic as an open­ In one way. our sailings arc more CX( iting ing night in the theatre ..\nd \H' stage one than first nights. Because you are not just a \\ith our Santa liners 200 wnes cach year. spec tat or but a part oft he pia\. \ nd ~our great That's hO\\ many cruises we haw sailing shO\\ is going to last for dc~ys. frorn :\c'\\ York to fabled Caribbean islands SAi l T Y I NIORMA"IIO!'.: and fascinating ~outh American lands. All G1ace Line passen­ Cruises that last 13 days. Others of 19, 24, ger ships are registned in the United States ar1d 26 days. Longer voyages of 40 and 4 7 and meet I nte1 national Safety Standards for days. Great liners of two types designed to new ships developed in 1960 and meet the 1966 acumunoclate 111 luxury no more than 117 and fire safety requirements. ~.()() passengns Passenger/cargo vessels of two C,R:\CL Ll:":L, 319 Public Lcdu;t'I Building IZ< with spac wus staterooms for just 52 or Independence Squ.m.', Ph il<~dl'lphia, Pa. 19106 Go with Grace- to the Caribbean and South America. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I DECEMBER 1968 I 5 Swan Lake-Act American Ballet Theatre A GYPSIE IN BROOKLYN In the program that was published for American Ballet Theatre's per­ formances at Lincoln Center in July, Walter Terry referred to Ballet Theatre as a "gypsy"-a company without a home base, and as such, unique among the great ballet companies of the world. This gypsy heritage makes the 32 performance engagement at the Academy of Music this season all the more auspicious. Never before has Ballet Theatre played so long a season here, and, rarely, has the Academy presented so many continuous performances by a single group or company in its 110 year history. It is hoped that these performances will become an annual holiday event in Brooklyn, and that Ballet Theatre and its directors, Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith (himself a Brooklyn resident), will look on the Academy as their permanent home in New York. Last month Clive Barnes in The New York Times referred to the Academy of Music as "the dance center of the entire world." The Academy's current Festival of Dance 68-69, including the recently announced resident companies of Merce Cunningham, Alvin Ailey, and the possible creation of a new ballet company under the artistic direction of Eliot Feld, lend more than credence to Mr. Barnes statement. With the annual participation of Ballet Thea tre in this festival and that of other ballet companies, foreign and native, the Academy of Music can continue to hold strong claim to being the international center for dance-modern and classical. 6 I BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I DECEMBER 1968 "BEYOND TECHNIQUE" r DANCE PERSPECTIVES FOUNDATION 29 East 9th St , New York, N.Y. 10003 Please enter my subscript ion beg1 nn ng w1th 1ssue DP36 NAME __ ADDRESS----- ------------- ------- -- DCITY____ _ __ STATE __ _ _ _ ZIP____ _ Danc e Perspe c t ves published quarterly Annual subscription $7 00, single copieS $2.50 BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I DECEMBER 1968 I 7 (Continued from page 3) Coppelia Act II The curtain rises on the dimly l1t 1nterior of Dr. Coppelius' shop - a room full of life-l1ke, life-s1ze dolls. Swamlda pokes her head into an alcove to discover Coppelia. Someone jars a Chinese doll who dances until its clockwork runs down. The amazed young intruders then wind up all the dolls who dance as the friends watch enchanted. Suddenly a funous Dr. Coppelius enters and the culprits flee, except Swani Ida. She runs 1nto the alcove where Coppelia is kept. At the same time, Dr. Coppelius apprehends the faithless Franz entenng by the w1ndow. Franz pleads his love for the beautiful Coppelia. Dr. Coppel1us pretends to listen w1th interest while he entices Franz with several well­ doctored drinks. When the unsuspecting Franz passes out, Dr. Coppelius brings what he thinks is h1s fabulous doll, Coppelia, from her alcove. However, 1t is Swanilda who, ove rh eanng Franz's declaration of love for Coppelia, has changed places with the doll. The Doctor makes some magical gestures over Swanilda as she awkwardly rises to dance. The deluded Dr. Coppelius bel1eves his puppet has come to life. Swanilda dances on and on, creat1ng havoc in the room and upsetting al l the Doctor's work. Franz, who has just rev1ved, dashes out of the room chased by Dr. Coppelius. Eluding the Doctor, Franz returns to watch the proceedings with glee until, finally, he and Swanilda run out leav1ng the shop in a shambles. Dr. Coppelius returns to discover the figure of Coppelia lying in her chair, divested of clothes, and realizes that he has been deceived. Act Ill The curta1n rises on the f1nal act which is again the Village Square. Franz and Swanilda, now reconciled, approach the Burgomaster to receive their dowries and be married. Dr. Coppel1us storms 1n accus1ng the lovers of destroying his life's work. Swanilda, realizing the justness of his claim, offers him her dowry, but the Burgomaster gives Dr. Coppelius a bag of gold and sends him off. The townspeople then participate in the fete which unite Swanilda and Franz in a happy ma rriage. (Contmued on pages 11 and 14) TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION The Academy now has a new telephone tape line which lists round trip evening Bus Sched ules from Manhattan as well as information on public transportation Call 857-1575 8 I BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC DECEMBER 1968 We can do it because we know There's only Brooklyn. We've been serving the banking needs of Brooklynites for one 'Nay more than 60 years. And our 45 of­ Manufacturers fices cover the Borough from end to end. That's more than any other bank. Hanover Manufacturers Hanover offers over 80 of the most convenient banking serves your services including savings and check­ ing accounts ... personal and auto banking needs loans ... safe deposit facilities .. and many more. in Brooklyn With all this going for us ... who ... and that's knows Brooklyn better? •• it's good to have a great bank behind you BETTER. 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