Atlanta Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Our story begins at King Papa's garden party as his daughter Princess Irene discovers the town's children being kidnapped by the Goblin. Ignored by King Papa and the other adults, Princess Irene and her friend Curdie enter the Goblin Kingdom. With the help of her Great-Great-Grandmother Irene, Princess Irene and Curdie rescue the children.
PROLOGUE
Great-Great-Grandmother Irene, Princess Irene, Curdie, Lootie with Stella and Blu and King Papa
ONE: KING PAPA’S GARDEN PARTY
Full cast
TWO: PRINCESS IRENE MEETS HER NAMESAKE
Great-Great-Grandmother Irene, Princess Irene and Companions
THREE: CURDIE SAVES PRINCESS IRENE
Princess Irene, Curdie, King of the Goblin, Stella and Blu, Eleven Children and Goblin
FOUR: CURDIE HELD IN GOBLIN KINGDOM
Queen of the Goblin, King of the Goblin, Curdie, Helfer and Podge, Stella and Blu, Eleven Children and Goblin
FIVE: THE INVISIBLE THREAD
Great-Great-Grandmother Irene, Princess Irene and Companions
SIX: PRINCESS IRENE'S NEW SHOES
Princess Irene, Helfer and Podge, Curdie and Goblin
SEVEN: DIVERTISSEMENT
Minuet: Princess Irene Enthroned
German Dance: Helfer and Podge Dance for Princess Irene
Goblin Dance: Goblin Perform in New Shoes
Rondo: Curdie Courted by Two Goblin
Grand Pas de Deux: The King and Queen of the Goblin Take Their Turn
EIGHT: THE ESCAPE
Full cast
NINE: CURDIE LEARNS TO SEE GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER IRENE
Princess Irene, Curdie, Great-Great-Grandmother Irene and Stella and Blu
TEN: PRINCESS IRENE TEACHES THE CHILDREN
Full Cast with Eleven Children
ELEVEN: KING PAPA AND HIS CHILDREN
King Papa with Stella and Blu, Lootie and Irene and Curdie
TWELVE: THE NEW KINGDOM
Full Cast with Eleven Children
Princess Irene.....Alessa Rogers
King Papa, Irene's father.....John Welker
Stella and Blu, Irene's sisters.....Stella McFall and Flannery Bogost
Great-Great-Grandmother Irene, Princess Irene's namesake.....Christine Winkler
Curdie, Irene's friend.....Jacob Bush
Lootie, the nanny.....Tara Lee
King of the Goblin.....John Welker
Queen of the Goblin.....Tara Lee
Helfer and Podge, Guards to Queen of the Goblin.....Christian Clark and Jesse Tyler
King Papa's Friends:
Lisa Barrieau, Peng-Yu Chen, Christian Clark, Pedro Gamino, Heath Gill, Jonah Hooper, Yoomi Kim, Nadia Mara, Miguel Montoya, Jackie Nash, Tommy Panto, Rachel Van Buskirk
Great-Great-Grandmother Irene's Companions:
Peng-Yu Chen and Nadia Mara with Lisa Barrieau, Briley Jozwiak, Yoomi Kim, Jackie Nash, Abigail Tan, Rachel Van Buskirk
Goblin:
Lisa Barrieau, Peng-Yu Chen, Christian Clark, Pedro Gamino, Heath Gill, Jonah Hooper, Briley Jozwiak, Yoomi Kim, Nadia Mara, Miguel Montoya, Jackie Nash, Tommy Panto, Abigail Tan, Jared Tan, Jesse Tyler, Rachel Van Buskirk
Eleven Stolen Children:
Sophie Basarrate, Tristan Bogost, Charlotte Brewer, Christina Carlos, Catherine Carlos, Hanae Dillon, Anna Scott Johnson, Pryor Krugman, Joshua Nunamaker, Kevin Silverstein, Cameron Walls, Grace Brawn, Fiona O'Halloran, Kennedy Walls
Conductor: Ari Pelto
Rehearsal Assitant: Sarah Hillmer
Assistant to Ms. Tharp: Gabe Friend-Jones
Ballet Mistresses: Rosemary Miles, Dale Shields, Sharon Story
From the original program: "This ballet is dedicated to Maurice Sendak and gratefully acknowledges his work OUTSIDE OVER THERE. - Twyla Tharp
The creation of Twyla Tharp's The Princess And The Goblin made possibile through the support of Merry L. and Chris M. Carlos in Memory of Mrs. Thalia N. Carlos, Patti Eloise Wallace, Anonymous, The Rich Foundation, The Asper Family in Memory of Babs Asper, Susan Glass, C.M. and Arni Thorstenson, Dr. Robert Ross and Angela B. Ross, with additional support from Ginny and Charles Brewer and the National Endowment for the Arts."
The Princess and The Goblin was co-commissioned by two North American ballet companies: Atlanta Ballet and Royal Winnipeg Ballet. This unique arrangement allowed the two companies to share monetary and creative resources and provided Tharp with an extended rehearsal period.
This full-length narrative ballet is based on George MacDonald’s fantasy tale of the same name. In the story, a young princess must take charge when the children of the kingdom have been kidnapped by goblins, which dwell in the mountain caves. The Princess and The Goblin features a cast that spans the ranks of a company - principals to ballet school children.
After the February 2012 premiere by Atlanta Ballet, Tharp spent several weeks in Winnipeg, Canada revising and restaging the ballet on Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers. The cast featured two guest artists: Paloma Herrera of American Ballet Theatre and John Selya, a longtime Tharp alum.
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Bush, Rogers, Clark, Welker and Tyler of the Atlanta Ballet in dress rehearsal.
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Atlanta Ballet dancers rehearse The Princess and The Goblin.
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Winkler of the Atlanta Ballet rehearses.
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers in dress rehearsal.
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Atlanta Ballet dancers in dress rehearsal.
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers rehearse.
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Rogers and members of the Atlanta Ballet ensemble in dress rehearsal.
<p>© Charlie McCullers</p>
Original score for Twyla Tharp's The Princess And The Goblin
Performed live by The Atlanta Ballet Orchestra
Conducted by Ari Pelto
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Music by Franz Schubert
Arranged and orchestrated by Richard Burke - 2012