California Ballet Company.
California Ballet Company and the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus joined forces to present a program called Dance, Magic, and Madrigal madrigal, name for two different forms of Italian music, one related to the poetic madrigal in the 14th cent., the other the most common form of secular vocal music in the 16th cent. The poetic madrigal is a lyric consisting of one to four strophes of three lines followed by a two-line strophe called a ritornello. The most important 14th-century madrigal composers were Giovanni da Cascia (also known as Giovanni da Florentia) and Jacopo da Bologna (both fl. c. Fables (Mandeville Mandeville (man`də vil), town (1991 pop. 39,945), C Jamaica, at an altitude of c.2,000 ft (610 m). Mandeville is an inland resort town known for its cool climate and quiet, English character. Auditorium, La Jolla, California, February 3-4 & 10-11, 1996). CBC principal dancer Patrick Nollet provided the choreography for Gian Carlo Menotti's The Unicorn unicorn (y `nĭkôrn), fabulous equine beast with a long horn jutting from the middle of its forehead. Once thought to be native to India, the unicorn was reportedly seen throughout the world., the Gorgon Gorgon (gôr`gən), in Greek mythology, one of three monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; daughters of Ceto and Phorcus. Their hair was a cluster of writhing snakes, and their faces were so hideous that all who saw them were turned to stone. Only Medusa was mortal. They were much represented in Greek art., and the Manticore, a fanciful curtain-raiser, and for Carl Orff's Catulli Carmina. David Chase led a chorus of one hundred in addition to the orchestra and guest soloists. Nollet decided not to bury the musicians in the pit and came up with several clever solutions--thrusting singers into the kinetic mix and keeping instrumentalists in sight but out of everyone's way. In terms of dance logic, Catulli was the more interesting work. The small, hand-picked ensemble of dancers was in top form, despite occasional lapses in emotional depth. Nollet wisely cast ex-Bolshoi dancer Max Chernecshev and company principal Sylvia Poolos in leading roles. The two flung themselves into the earthy moves with abandon. Manuel Alcantara's invigorating athleticism was also showcased. Although the dance motifs in The Unicorn were almost throwaways, the piece very successfully combined singers and dancers.
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