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La Fille Mal Gardee 2012!
June 1 & 2, 2012
Join us Friday, June 1 at 7:30 and Saturday, June 2 at 2:00 and 7:30 for one of the most delightful ballets of all time, La Fille Mal Gardee -- the Wayward Daughter. Featuring Sarah London as Lise, Addul Manzano as Colas, Blair Chamberlain as Abagail, and the talented dancers from our Pre-Professional division, La Fille embodies the freshness of young love, ample good humor, and the delightful warmth of a new summer day. Add in one of the most wonderful ballet scores of all time and you have the recipe for a family-friendly evening like no other. Call Diana Wortham Theatre at (828) 257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com to reserve your tickets today. Adults, $20; Children, Students & Seniors, $10. Tickets are also available at the BCA front desk for a limited time. To order tickets just download and fill out the Recital 2012 Ticket & DVD Order Form and bring it by the Front Desk with your payment.
Coming soon: Download the La Fille 2012 program.
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DVDs for La Fille 2012 are on sale now at the Front Desk for $15. To order your DVD just download and fill out the Recital 2012 Ticket & DVD Order Form and bring it by the Front Desk with your payment.
Addul Manzano Stars in BCA's "La Fille"!
North Carolina Dance Theatre principal dancer Addul Manzano will star as Colas -- opposite BCA's own Sarah London as Lise -- in La Fille Mal Gardee. Addul brings the perfect blend of technical prowess and strong acting ability to this delightful ballet about young love. Shows are Friday, June 1 at 7:30 and Saturday, June 2 at 2:00 and 7:30 at Diana Wortham Theatre. Tickets on sale now!
Meet Addul
Hometown: Santiago De Cuba, Cuba
Dancing Since: Age 11
Seasons with North Carolina Dance Theatre: 6
Never misses an episode of: Family Guy
Goal as a professional dancer: Inspire others
Thing he couldn’t live without: Wife, Sybil
Favorite choreographer: George Balanchine
Addul began his training at 11, attending the National Ballet School of Cuba in Havana. He was later selected to join The National Ballet of Cuba under the direction of Alicia Alonso. Since moving to the United States, he has danced with BALLETNY, Columbia City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Sarasota Ballet of Florida, Terpsicorps and Washington Ballet. He has performed numerous principal roles including George Balanchine’s Agon, Apollo and The Four Temperaments; Jonathan Harker in Dracula; Prince Charming in Cinderella; and Snow King and Sugar Plum Cavalier in Nutcracker. Some of Addul’s favorite performances include George Balanchine’s Rubies, Alonzo King’s SALT and Dwight Rhoden’s Artifice.
Photos of Addul Manzano by Jeff Cravotta, courtesy of North Carolina Dance Theatre
La Fille Mal Gardee or "The Wayward Daughter"
About La Fille
Music by Ferdinand Hérold
Choreography by Sir Fredrich Ashton; Original Choreography by Jean Dauberval
Restaged by Wayne Burritt & Angie Lynn
Ashton Version: First Presented January 28, 1960 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Dauberval Version: First Presented 1789 in Bordeaux, France.
Act I
The act opens on the courtyard of the country farm house of Lise, a young girl, and her protective mother, the Widow Simone. The hens -- alive and well -- are noisy in the courtyard and do a delightful dance. Lise begins her daily chores and sends the hens off. Lise is both happy a bit sad. She is in love with a boy named Colas, the son of a farmer, but the Widow Simone doesn't like the idea at all. In fact, she has already arranged for Lise to marry Alain, a rather child-like young man whose rich farmer father, Thomas, for a handsome sum of money. Lise dances with a ribbon as she dreams of her love for Colas. Then, her best friend Abagail enters and they dance together. Colas arrives, professing his love for Lise to Widow Simone, but she will have nothing of it and sends him off. Lise's friends then enter and dance, followed by the a dance by the Villagers. As harvest time approaches Widow Simone and Lise enjoy a picnic with Alain and Thomas, a flute dance with Lise's friends, a ribbon dance by the Villagers, a delightful clog dance by Widow Simone, and a maypole dance before a thunderstorm ends the festivities. The act closes as Alain is carried away on his beloved umbrella.
Act II
The Harvesters open the act with a visit to Widow Simone's home. Afterward, Widow Simone leaves the house but locks Lise inside, wary of her intentions with Colas. Lise is sad but her friends sneak into the house and together they dance about their dreams of marriage. Just before Widow Simone returns, Colas sneaks into the house and is reunited with his young love. But without delay, Lise and her friends hide Colas in Lise's room. Upon Widow Simone's return, she sends Lise to her room to put on her wedding dress, unaware of Colas. Thomas and Alain arrive, ready to sign the marriage contract. Alain is sent to Lise's room to give her a ring and, upon opening the door, discovers Lise and Colas in a loving embrace. Everyone is shocked, the marriage contract is torn up, and for a moment everyone is sad. But Lise and Colas plead with Widow Simone to bless their union. And after realizing that losing the marriage contact isn't as important as her daughter's happiness, Widow Simone blesses the marriage. Lise and Colas dance a lovely duet followed by everyone dancing in celebration. The house then empties. Alain sneaks back into the house and find his trusty umbrella. That makes him happy as ever as the act closes.
Casting
| Lise | Chickens | Harvesters | ||
| Sarah London | Caroline Roberts | Acacia Dayton | ||
| Hunter Anne Hutchinson (U) | Elianah Vargas | Amanda Evans | ||
| Emma Cory | Amelia Saucier | |||
| Lise's Friend, Abagail | Emma Grace Hutchins | Kathryn Williams | ||
| Blair Chamberlain | Julia Fleming | Catherine Roberts | ||
| Sayres Alspaugh | Darcey Lynn | |||
| Colas | Erin Ikelheimer | |||
| Addul Manzano | Lise's Friends | Gracie Leonor-Spears | ||
| Alex Best | Ira Moul | |||
| Widow Simone | Bailey Butters | Isabella Smith | ||
| Christopher Lynn | Blair Chamberlain | Jessica Lynn | ||
| Caroline Brown | Kayla Schmitt | |||
| Alain | Ciera Barrow | Lily Mae Dickinson | ||
| David Ferguson | Deanna Loew | Morgan Gough | ||
| Elisabeth Roberts | Paige Kemper | |||
| Thomas, Alain's Father | Hunter Anne Hutchinson | Ruthee Jester | ||
| Lindsay | Lilian Eselgroth | |||
| Rose Wurtz | Burgundies | |||
| Cloggers | Tess Miller | |||
| Christopher Lynn | Boy Harvesters | |||
| Caroline Brown | Villagers | Alex Harkness | ||
| Ciera Barrow | Avery Sund | Andrew Blankinship | ||
| Hunter Anne Hutchinson | Brandon Silverman | Clark Eselgroth | ||
| Elisabeth Roberts | Caroline Roberts | Marshall Dayton | ||
| Claire Hutchinson | MezzMyrh O'Neal | |||
| Flute Players | Elianah Vargas | |||
| Blair Chamberlain | Emma Cory | Farm Hands | ||
| Lilian Eselgroth | Emma Grace Hutchins | Kathryn | ||
| Rose Wurtz | Emmeline Duft | Hannah | ||
| Julia Fleming | ||||
| Ribbon Dance Leads | Kaitlyn Cressman | |||
| Clair Hutchinson | Olivia Weidie | |||
| Brandon Silverman | Rebecca Wilcox | |||
| Sayres Alspaugh | ||||
| Shannon Grady | ||||
News + Events
- BCA Hosts Master Classes | 5-3-12
- BCA Seniors Win College Scholarships | 5-2-12
- Pre-Pro Summer Acceptances | 5-2-12
- Spring Recital 2012 Info | 4-25-12
- Keigwin + Company Master Class | 3-31-12
- Spring Ballet: La Fille at DWT | 2-15-12
- Summer Intensive 2012 Auditions 2-19-12 | 1-4-12
- Winter/Spring Classes Begin Tomorrow | 1-1-12
- Special Holiday Ballet Classes | 12-13-11
- BCA’s Nutcracker Opens This Week | 12-13-11