The ballet's debut production in 1988 was performed by The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, in England. The ballet was conceived by David Bintley (at that time resident choreographer at Covent Garden), who approached Simon Jeffes about the music that was to be used in the choreography. The music for the ballet was drawn from several musical pieces composed by Jeffes before the ballet was conceived, composed during the period 1981 to 1987.
The ballet begins with a voice-over (by Jeremy Irons) describing how the great auk was very recently made extinct by man. The initial segment is set in a cafe, and several humans and penguins dance. Each subsequent segment prior to the conclusion shows an endangered species (or, in the case of the Rain Forest People, a culture.) The conclusion shows all the characters withstanding a downpour, and gathering on an ark-like boat.
The overall theme of the ballet is pro-environment, pro-conservation. The ballet seeks to make the audience more aware of endangered species.
1. The Penguin Cafe
2. Utah Longhorn Ram
3. Texan Kangaroo Rat
4. Humboldt's Hog Nosed Skunk Flea
5. Southern Cape Zebra
6. Rain Forest People
7. Brazilian Woolly Monkey
8. Conclusion
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Terrie and Gloria and TG ballet
我們TG芭蕾公司每年這時候,都忙碌的在倫敦各劇院演出經典或原創劇目,自從2019年疫情以來我們暫別舞台。我整理剪輯了2019年的一些排練片段分享給大家,僅以此懷念以前快樂的日子,希望疫情早日過去,願大家平安喜樂,聖誕新年快樂!❤️❤️❤️
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The Great Gatsby《了不起的蓋茨比》,是美國作家 Francis Scott Fitzgerald的小說,這部小說堪稱社會縮影的經典代表,真誠地描述了一個夢的幻滅。
故事發生在二十年代的美國紐約,很多文學作品都以愛情為主線,這部作品的主線也圍繞著愛情,但言下之意並不只是愛情。
Gatsby 曾經因為貧窮而被冷眼,這讓他耿耿於懷,而努力去改變自己的出身,他一步步的去實現自己的計劃,當他終於擁有了財富,他羞澀緊張的站在富豪之列的邊緣,站在他愛情的偶像人物 - Daisy 面前,但這不是他天真想象,僅靠一夜暴富就能征服的社會,這個社會依然敵意的對他,始終沒有接納他。
代表貧窮的“灰燼谷”在代表富裕貴族的“東岸”和繁華紐約之間,小職員 Nick的小屋,也夾在兩大豪宅之間,貧窮似乎離富有只有一步之遙,卻是遙遙不可及。蓋茨比離另一個他不熟悉的階層,似乎也近在咫尺,也是遙不可及…
這部小說的問世,奠定了現代美國文學史上的地位,成了20年代“爵士時代”的發言人和“迷惘的一代”的代表作家之一。 20世紀末,美國學術界權威在百年英語文學長河中選出一百部最優秀的小說,《了不起的蓋茨比》高居第二位,並被多次搬上銀幕和舞台。
我們翻譯和改編了整部小說,這是第一章和第二章,敬請關注我們的陸續推出。感謝!
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