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Show Forum A&E March 22, 1994 "Lady Of The Camellias" Closes Ballet West Season Ballet West created a partnership to share artistic talent, beautiful sets and costumes, and most important of all, expenses. With the arts struggling for survival, joint productions enable companies to do new productions without sinking into greater debt. Lady of the Camellias is choreographer Val Caniparolis first commission in his new position as Resident Choreographer with Ballet West. Although Caniparoli plans to continue his relationship with the San Francisco Ballet, where he is currently principal character dancer, rehearsal assistant and choreographer, he will travel to SaltLake City as needed and is scheduled to create one major work every two years for Ballet West. His past successes with the company include Kinetic Impressions, Pulcinella and White Mourning. Caniparoli has choreographed the ballet under the supervision of Costume Designer and Production Coordinator Robert-Gla- y de la Rose, a colleague of Norbert Vesak. David Gano created the opulent sets for the production, and Nicho- - Anne Van Alstyne Forum Staff Writer. las Cavallaro did the dramatic lighting. Marguerite, not realizing she gave him up Chopins music could not be more appro- out of love. He thinks she gave him up to priate, since he lived in Paris at the time of enjoy thqBarons great wealth. The Baron Ballet West will close its Salt Lake affair. the and Armand have a duel, and Armand when it of season Act I opens with Marguerite Gautier kills the Baron. premieres Lady City the Camellias April 14 through 23. and her friends returning to her Paris Marguerite has returned to her boufils In 1844 Alexandre Dumas, (son drawing room after an enjoyable evening doir. It is cold and dark, in stark contract of the famous author Alexandre Dumas), at the opera. Among her guests are Gaston, to Act I when it was a room filled with a playboy, and his friend, Armand Duval. laughter. She is deathly ill and beyond began an affair with Marie Duplessis, one of Paris most desirable courtesans. After When Gaston introduces Armand to Marhelp. In her dementia. Marguerite relives 1 in 847 of at died instantaneous is attraction their consumption her passion with Armand. He leads her in Duplessis guerite, their liaison Dumas turned the age of 23, and passionate but does not please a joyous pas de deux, a celebration of their into one of the great love stories of all Marguerites patron, the Baron de V arville. happiest times together. She fully realizes La Dame aux Camdlias, time. His novel, Act II is set in a French country the inevitability of her loss and dies was the basis for Verdis masterful opera garden where the lovers and their friends alone. La Traviata, as well as a triumphant are lighthearted, and there is frivolity all The Palm Beach Daily News called in the title role Bernhardt Sarah for around. At dusk, Armands father arrives Ballet Floridas premiere of the ballet on play and later, Greta Garbos famous Camille to request that Marguerite renounce her Feb. 25, a major triumph. The review for the silver screen. liaison with Armand so that his family stated, The audience rose to its feet when Five years ago. Ballet Florida Artismay regain its social standing. In a pas de the curtain fell, applauded wildly and the tic Director Marie Hale proposed deux of pleading and tension, he even stayed until the final curtain. story to the late choreographer Norbert Vesak, offers her money, which she rejects. Yet, Ballet WestPrincipal Dancers Pamela who undertook the challenge, but the balrealizes Armands gradually, Marguerite Robinson, Erin Leedom and Wendee let stalled when Vesak died suddenly of a father is right. A marriage for them would Fiedeldey will alternate as Marguerite, brain aneurysm three months before the be socially unacceptable. with Richard Bradley, Gilles Maidon and scheduled premiere in 1991. The already ill Marguerite, who had Jeffrey Rogers as Armand. left the Baron to be with Armand, sends a Early last year. Ballet Florida and Music Director Terence Kern connote to the Baron to tell him she will return ducts theUtah ChamberOrchestra for this to him. She dances a solo of despair and production, with solo piano by Jed Moss. The Salt Lake Ballet Guild will sponstoicly sits down to write her farewell letter to Armand. Her maid gives Armand sor a Symposium that is open to the public Kenna Haas estranged childhood flooded back. But the note. He cannot believe that Margueron April 14. The Symposium, held in the Forum Staff Writer hey, I was Jive Talkin, and no one was ite would leave him . He turns and sees his Capitol Theatre, offers insight going to stop me. father waiting and falls sobbbing into his into this ballet premiere and its artistic I guess you could say 1 had Saturday Suddenly, a loud siren screamed arms as the lights fade. history. across the rink, and the announcer said it Night Fever, literally. Obviously someAct III is set in a ballroom, where a, There will be eight performances in thing had to be wrong with me. Of course, was time for the Disco Train. OK, time is in progress. Marguerite enSalt Lake City, and tickets are available great party I cant blame it on anyone but myself for me to take a breather. As I watched the ters on the arm of the Baron, and everyone through ArtTix at Student because when I heard the advertisement trains form, some very serious wipe-ou- ts notices that she is very frail. Armand Rush is one hour prior to curtain, with on the radio, I had to check it out Disco occurred. Some trains were as long as 30 e enters, and he and Marguerite see each tickets based upon availability. Saturday Night at Classic Roller Rink. skaters, and, believe me, those who fell other. She starts to swoon and implores the of Camellias will be performed B ut who? Who would be geek enough and were run over by the trains didnt just the Baron to take her home. But Armand inLady Ogden at the Val Browning Center, to do this with me? What innocent victim get up and brush themselves off. Disco them humiliates and intercepts publicly April 25 and 26. could I lure to dinner and then subject to Train was appropriately followed by the incomprehensible a night of disco Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. ha! Ah Who better than best Once again, the siren blared, and it skating? my friend? was time for everyone to skate. And what I mentioned rather subtly during dindo you know? Just as I was getting back ner that I wanted to go check something into the groove thang, I realized I had out 1 heard on the radio. No objections. I completely lost my faithful companion. . Terresa Newport was home free.That is, until we pulled up After several times around, I noticed that Forum Staff Writer himself numb, so that hes not affected in front of the joint At this point, I had to she was sitting on the edge of the rink too much by everything. confess, but I told my friend we would huddled over her left knee. When I sat Endora, Iowa has a population of Juliette Lewis received Academy only take a look. down beside her, I saw that her pants had 1,091 . The people who live in the town Award and Golden Globe nominations Upon entering the asylum, I immedibeen tom in the knee. She said she had all know each other, and their days may for her roles in Cape Fear, Kalifomia ately realized that my friend and I stuck been tripped and proceeded to describe follow a customary routine, yet that and her latest, Romeo is Bleeding. out like sore thumbs. Not only were we a her assailant as a little asshole in a black doesnt mean they lead tranquil and ordiSome of her other work includes That decade older than most of the skaters, we leather jacket. Just then, the accused nary lives especially not Gilbert Grape. Night and Husbands and Wives. werent wearing the appropriate attire eicame screaming up and asked if either of Although Johnny Depp, Juliette Juliette portrays her character with real-lif- e ther. The little angels were clad in everyus would like to skate for disco couples. Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio dont exintegrity, as somewhat of an earth thing from butterfly collared silk shirts My friend responded with a few harsh actly fit into the stereotypical roles of the muffin; she is truly interested in where and skin tight pants to sequined polyester words, but I I the offer. kind old felt brat about is issue time to accepted pack, it people come from within. This is what jump suits. Many of the boys were wearof sorry for the little guy, especially when some fresh new actors into the scene. impresses me most about her acting in ing brown or black leather sports jackets I realized he was almost toothless. So Dont get me wrong, I still think Tom J my opinion, she is flawless. Lewis and with several gold chains around their heres the scene: Im toothwith Kiefer a Demi Cruise, Sutherland, Moore, Depp, another flawless actor, make an skating necks. I also noticed that several of the less incredible team sporting polyester slacks etc., are all awesome actors look out Bogie and they simlittle darlings got the 70s fashions conand a black leather jxket when How ply have aged with time like fine wines. Bacall. fused with the '60s and showed up looking Whats Eating Gilbert Grape will Deep Is Your Love by the Bee Gees Perhaps the two most unusual resilike flower children. Oh well, at least they comes on. Talk about a situadesperate definitely be one to add to the home dents of Endora are Gilberts mentally-disable- d were in the spirit of the event tion! This was the turning point for me. I video library as soon as possible. Even brother Arnie, played by , The thought of roller skating again suddenly felt like some sort of pervert before Siskel and Ebert came out with Leonardo DiCaprio (This Boys Life) after 1 0 years was scary enough, but when two thumbs up, I had faith this would and Gilberts 500 lb. mother, played by trespassing on forbidden turf the oddI saw how crowded the rink was I about ball be a winner. I must admit, it is hard not to newcomer Darlene Cates. Throughout , stranger parents often warn their childied! Kids of all sizes and shapes were dren about. As the strobe flickered be biased towards Johnny Depp, since ... the movie, the characters poke fun at ' light whirling around the rink at warp speed. I and the blare of the siren went off again, I well, hes the best actor. Mommas largeness, while managing 4 knew that when I stepped out onto the ' of What better Le out time In for it the movie, Gilbert is very much not to offend anyone, including the audi- snapped rink, Id better throw caution to the wind, Freak by Chic to come on. I had to an observer, a reactor. Johnny Depp was ence. Not only did Momma eat everyor Id be a gonner. After a few deep collect once the perfect choice for this role because he thing that was not nailed down, she was myself, again. breaths, I decided to chance it. That last reality check was definitely is such an expressive actor. Depp has the also the largest portion, no pun intended, The first few laps went surprisingly enough for me. I decided it was time to go sensitivity that the role of Gilbert Grape of what was eating Gilbert Grape. well, as, believe it or not, ABBAs Take home. I had accomplished exactly what I demands. Gilbert has to leave his dreams The ending of the movie was perfect A Chance On Me blared out of the sound set out to do, and aside from making a behind. He has a hostility that he cant Everything fit together nicely, tying up all system. Was this some kind of. strange complete ass of myself, I had an express because of his duties and responloose ends. Were all hungry for stories oilmen, or what? By the time the next tune time. Amusing, if nothing else. My Satursibilities to the family. To be able to deal about people who we could know car could started, which was Jive Talkin, I had day night fever was gone, and luckily, I with himself everyday, hes had to make be. This is a stay about accepting family, : dementia. Memories of entredjiisco my was still stayin' alive. . a story about real and real unusual people. . Jr Dumas-Dupless- : is Geekin Out On The Town th 355-ART- S. half-pric- Depp Shines As Screen's Gilbert -- all-rig- ht . f. M H M i - - r t A V. . |