Les Corsaires: Cast and Plot In Order Of Appearance
Act 1, Scene 1: Circe’s Palace
In the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a pirate ship crashes on the solitary Greek island Aeaea, ruled by sorceress-goddess Circe. Upon discovery, Circe enchants the pirates to dance in her palace, where she delights in pas de deux with a transformed Captain Gulnare.
Mime Translation: Circe: "I am Circe, ruler of this land. I found these people last night, after a terrible storm wrecked their ship and left them here, on my island. By my sorcery, they will dance for our pleasure.
The young, the experienced, the very bravest pirates in the Mediterranean--even their commanding officers, Gulnare and Medora, succumb to my enchantment!
Clear the hall, and let my magic make beautiful dances..."
Corps de Ballet: Felice Zheng, Christine Du, Ming Dach, Jolene Querido, Victoria Murry, Lyndsey Wilmes, Dafna Ginsburg, Svea Smith, Jaycie Knudsen, Alyssa Mayeri,Tristan Blaquiere, Kathryn Irvine, Khushi Mishra, Yuval Faclieru Gulnare Pas de Deux: Margaret Bartlett & Miss Cate
Unknown to Circe, Captain Gulnare and first-mate Medora are protected by magical herbs which render them invulnerable to sorcery. While Circe delights in the Odalisque dancers--formerly Captain Gulnare's three finest saling masters--Gulnare searches the palace for Medora. Circe’s sorcery proves a powerful foe, and only with help from Medora can Gulnare defeat Circe.
Mime Translation: Circe: "You and I danced beautifully! Go and rest, we will dance again shortly.
And now, I'll have one, two, three pirates to dance...begin!"
Odalisque: Victoria Murry, Dafna Ginsburg, Christine Du
Even the ships youngest crewmembers, the Quadrilles, entertain; alongside fellow pirates they sauté arabesque to Circe's mad schemes. Meanwhile, Captain Gulnare returns to the palace with Medora and joins her crew in dance, feigning enchantment to protect her crew.
Quadrilles: Saige Bennett-Howard, Aleni Kaupp, Melina Blaquiere, Claire Vaughn, Isabelle Fei, Kathryn Irvine, Kushi Mishra, Malia Williams
Gulnare’s Variation & Coda Medora’s Variation: Devin Dye Act 1 Finale: All
Act 1, Scene 2: The Enchanted Gardens
In a rare moment alone, Captain Gulnare meets with Medora and shipmate Conrad to craft their escape plan. When the crew distracts Circe in her enchanted gardens Medora steals Circe’s wand and hurls it to Gulnare; the pirate’s masterful magic stuns the sorceress and unravels the curse--wicked boredom is no match for seasoned pirate-queens. Now in control of the island witch, Gulnare commands Circe dance one last time--now with Medora and Conrad--to celebrate their victory.
Mime Translation: Gulnare: “Come quick, Medora, we have but a second!” Medora: “Captain, what shall we do?” Gulnare: “Worry not, I have a plan: we will steal Circe’s wand, and with our own magic reverse her spell. Look, here comes Conrad to help!” Medora: “How will Conrad help, I don’t unders--” Conrad: “Fair sister, I have been disenchanted and tasked with freeing our crew; once the spell is broken I will lead them to the ships.” Medora: “Yes, this will certainly work!” Gulnare: “Go now, both of you--and remember to bow and dance perfectly, lest she suspect our duplicity.”
The Enchanted Garden: Corps de Ballet Pas de Deux: Devin Dye, Tristan Blaquiere Variations: Ming Dach, Jolene Querido, Felice Zheng
10 MINUTE INTERMISSION
Act 2, Scene 1: The Town
Upon departure from Aeaea, Gulnare strips Circe of her magical powers, freeing the island from her control. Before their return to sea, Captain Gulare and crew enjoy celebratory dances from the townsfolk.
Mine Translation: Captain Gulnare: “You, wicked sorceress, shall no longer hold power in this land. Begone!
And now, to the market! Let us dance and celebrate with the townsfolk.”
KBT (Friday) Kadence Bower, Jordan Cook, Misha Dewan, Cordelia Hsu, Joud Khair, Arianna Lopez, Annie Martin, Gabrielle Mazaud, Faraday Sheppy, Ryann Song, Angela Yu
KBT (Monday) Adalyn Chuinard, Alayna Chuinard, Reese Erickson, Lydia Fairben, Armita Fanisaisan, Parnika Gubbala, Harper Jones, Thea Puzic, Milica Radeta, Stella Reid, Shristi Saha, Anya Sharma, Annabel Tuite
KBT (Saturday) Hannah Brauer, Aisha Dey, Lana Dumlao, Valentina Jimenez, Aanya Juvvadi, Terin Kang, Olivia Kula, Lenie Langer, Isabella Mulé, Valentine Quam, Esther Shin, Kim Vo, Elena Wu, Bodhie Zaszewski
Level 1 (Thursday) Isabelle Barnes, Quinci Holden, Aerin Kang, Isabella Kobayashi, Giana Krueger, Kahlan Millikan, Olivia Millikan, Fernanda Molina, Kate Robbins, Reilly Rupp, Sahana Tamilarasan, Grace Xiong
Level 1 (Saturday) Methmi Goonetilleke, Rehansa Ihalawela, Katelyn Lee, Leah Murry, Ella Nauert, Anh Nguyen, Esha Nirgude, Laila Selim, Lael Seok, Sienna Tomaszewicz
Level 2 (Saturday) Estelle Bates, Morgan Carroll, Elina Jeffords, Quinn Klaus, Serin Konda, Ella Murry, Zoe Norris
Level 2 (Monday) Kelsey Carlson, Cecilia Fairben, Mihelee Gunawardana, Kinu Hartenstein, Xinyi Hu, Avery Kyle, Chloe Lee, Raaga Mandala, Mahika Mantri
Level 3 Saige Bennett-Howard, Melina Blaquiere, Isabelle Fei, Diya Giri, Minugi Gunawardana, Kathryn Irvine, Aleni Kaupp, Jade Limb, Joanne Limb, Khushi Mishra, Laura Sosa-Hernandez, Claire Vaughn, Malia Williams
Level 4 Tristan Blaquiere, Yuval Faclieru, Nitzan Ginsburg, Charlotte Ingalls, Hannah Johnson, Jaycie Knudsen, Alyssa Mayeri, Jessica Mayeri, Victoria Murry, Ema Narita, Svea Smith, Anelise Trtek, Lyndsey Wilmes, Annabell Zou
Level 5* Margaret Bartlett, Ming Dach, Christine Du, Devin Dye, Dafna Ginsburg, Nitzan Ginsburg, Henna Holden, Jolene Querido, Felice Zheng *created in collaboration with dancers
Teacher-Choreographers Cate Greyjoy: Levels 2 (Monday), 3, 4, 5 Sarah Vanetti: Saturday, Levels 1 & 2 Sara White: Thursday, Level 1 Parker Gibson: Kinder Ballet Tap, Monday & Saturday Claire Dye: Kinder Ballet Tap, Friday
Act 2, Scene 2: The Cave
Safe and free in a nearby cave, the pirates ready their ship for adventure. One journey ends and another begins, and with tremendous excitement the entire crew shares in dance: Evantials shine bright with perfect cannon, solos and duets charm, and Medora dazzles with thirty two stunning fouettes (count them!). Finally, the crew hoists sails and drifts into the sunset.
Pas d’Evantials: Felice Zheng, Victoria Murry, Lyndsey Wilmes, Ming Dach, Jolene Querido, Dafna Ginsburg Variations: Svea Smith, Alyssa Mayeri, Victoria Murry, Lyndsey Wilmes, Tristan Blaquiere, Margaret Bartlett, Devin Dye Act 2 Finale: All
Photos: Page 1: Top Left: Gulnare Pas de Deux, Bolshoi Ballet Bottom Left: Odalisque, Mikhailovsky Ballet Bottom Right: Medora, Bolshoi Ballet Page 2: “The Enchanted Gardens”, Medora and Company Bolshoi Ballet Page 3: Bottom Left: Slave Variation, Mariinsky Ballet Bottom Right: Medora and Conrad Pas de Deux Bolshoi Ballet Page 4: Top Right: Pas d”evantails, Bolshoi Ballet Right Middle/Bottom Left: Medora and Conrad, San Francisco Ballet Bottom Right: Medora and Conrad, English National Ballet
Bethany Ballet Presents
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Coming Winter 2018
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