Spurling also gave the dancers colorful and bold headgear; the Calliope Rag girl wears a flower pot hat, the men sport decorated top hats, porkpie hats and caps. Elite Syncopations programme notes 1 April 2009. Sea of Troubles / Gloria / The Judas Tree / Elite Syncopations. Genre. There is no real plot; just a succession of rags, cakewalks and slow drags which demand virtuosity and comic flair. For the choreography MacMillan took inspiration from social dances of the 20s such as Black Bottom, Cakewalk and Charleston. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong. Like Danses Concertantes, MacMillan’s first work for the Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet, Elite Syncopations is a ‘dance concert’ whose individual sections are watched by other dancers not performing at the time. He remains the best-known ragtime figure and is regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime, along with James Scott and Joseph Lamb. Buttons, bows and trimmings are added last. Victoria Marr and Steven Monteith and Artists of the Birmingham Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations. The Right Time for Ragtime and Never the Wrong Time « You Dance Funny, So Does Me, The Singapore Scene: “One @ the Ballet” with SDT. Obsidian Tear, Marguerite and Armand, Elite Syncopations. Original Cast: Monica Mason (Calliope Rag), Merle Park and David Wall (Stop Time Rag), Michael Coleman, Jennifer Penney, Carl Myers, Vergie Derman, Wayne Sleep, Wayne Eagling, Jennifer Jackson, Judith Hower, David Drew and David Adams He needed something to lift his mood and renew his spirits so for his next project, as he declared to the New Yorker magazine, he wanted to do. 14 April 2018. Performed by Tulsa Ballet March 2011. Her favourite ballets feel like good books – one can see them 1,000 times and they always feel fresh. Classic Ragtime From Rare Piano Rolls 1899-1917. "Elite Syncopations". The painted tights are wrapped in tissue and folded in such a way that each painted design doesn’t come into contact with the rest of the costume. Despite their simplicity, Spurling’s costumes undergo an elaborate process. Original Cast: Monica Mason (Calliope Rag), Merle Park and David Wall (Stop Time Rag), Michael Coleman, Jennifer Penney, Carl Myers, Vergie Derman, Wayne Sleep, Wayne Eagling, Jennifer Jackson, Judith Hower, David Drew and David Adams Even on a second viewing Goodwin wrote, Elite Syncopations was ‘cheerfully diverting’. He is the Don Draper of the dance floor and dandy squeeze of the Stop Time Rag Girl, Nao Sakuma and Dominic Antonucci in Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations. (Audio sample is a midi file.) London, Royal Opera House. The designer was Ian Spurling, with whom MacMillan has already collaborated on Seven Deadly Sins. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. That’s entertainment.”, First performance: Covent Garden, London, 7 October 1974, Cast: Merle Park, Donald Macleary, Monica Mason, Michael Coleman, Jennifer Penney, David Wall, Vergie Derman, Wayne Sleep, Wayne Eagling, Jennifer Jackson, Judith How, David Drew, David Adams, Music: Scott Joplin, Scott Hayden, Paul Pratt, Joseph F. Lamb, Max Morath, Donald Ashwander, Robert Hampton, Benesh notation score: Monica Parker (1974) Preliminary Master Score. Elite (TV Series 2018– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Elite Syncopations was truly wonderful. Ian Spurling’s costume sketches are currently on display at the Royal Opera House (in the Amphitheatre gallery). Comments. Elite Syncopations with the 'original cast' - Wayne Sleep, Jennifer Penney et al. While a player piano can never deliver the interpretive performance of a live piano player, these paper piano rolls deliver very lifelike music, unlike the typical clumsy and mechanical approximation of live piano players delivered by most piano rolls. Calliope Rag Claire Calvert. You may be able to find the … www.roh.org.uk. For the dancers there are sassy lycra unitards, variously patterned with arrows, stars and stripes, buttons and bows. Another night, another cast, another Judas Tree (see first-night review below this) - and yet more proof of what a tough, durable, shape-shifting piece Kenneth MacMillan created in his last year of life. Photo: Bill Cooper / BRB ©, The Orange Beanie Suitor. Spurling studied design at the Slade School of Fine Art and besides his work for ballet and opera he is also known for having designed costumes for Queen’s Freddie Mercury. His stylistic influences ranged from the silent movie comic routines of Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton to John Cranko‘s Dancing at Henley. Featuring full movies and curated collections of short films, the festival…, In his regular series of journal entries, guest blogger Harper Watters, who recently joined the Houston Ballet corps, has been looking at a dancer’s transition from…. Barry Moreland had also decided to use ragtime music in his upcoming work for Festival Ballet, The Prodigal Son. Now this style of music was fashionable again, thanks to Paul Newman’s and Robert Redford’s 1973 movie The Sting, and had captured the imagination of dance makers and choreographers such as James Waring (Eternity Bounce) and Alfonso Catá (Frankfurt Ballet’s Ragtime). We had a good year, with…, Earlier this month, the San Francisco Dance Film Festival celebrated its 10 year anniversary. The band’s costumes are toned-down versions of the 1900 fashions so extravagantly exaggerated on the dancers’ bodies. 17. I particularly enjoyed 'The Alaskan Rag'. They are tailored to each particular dancer, with patterns handpainted, and they take around 18 hours to manufacture. There are nods to the disco era of the 70s but also to the roaring 20s in the shapes of the waistcoats and short dresses. Once the colour is set, the costumes are washed in cold water. I highly suggest a visit to The Ballet Bag’s post on the costumes of Elite Syncopations, for more detailed [...]. Elite Syncopations was well received at its premiere and likened to a West End show for its sheer entertainment value. Not that they’re not quite naughty still. ROH Unmasked. The curtain opens as Elite Syncopation’s cast dance wildly on a virtually bare stage. Rarely seen spaces of the Royal Opera House come to the foreground in this reflective and triumphant film. Elite Syncopations was a hit with audiences in London, as it would be later in Canada and the United States. Australian designer Ian Spurling‘s costumes for Elite Syncopations play a prominent role in the ballet. [...] iconic tutus that emerged from Imperial Russia to colorful modern designs (we particularly love the funky unitards in MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations) or minimalist looks, they provide dance works with a clear visual [...], [...] that break the lines and you almost lose your sense of equilibrium. At this stage there is no room for error as the paint is permanent. They are put on a special basket and steamed to fix the colour. Photo: Bill Cooper / BRB ©. Find out about The Royal Ballet: Live – Elite Syncopations at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was premiered in Covent Garden on 7 October 1974: The principal roles were danced by: Two other ballets of the period were also choreographed to Joplin rags. We would like to give special thanks to Birmingham Royal Ballet for all their assistance with this feature. The ballet opens with a 12 piece band headed by a piano conductor at the back of the stage and dancers sitting around the “dance salon”. 'Concerto' was certainly the best piece of dancing. There may be content that is protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. We send it off with this quick look at Ian Spurling’s stylish lycra costumes which decorate Elite Syncopations with equal doses of psychedelia and 20s dance hall glitz. In the triple bill at which it was premiered, Elite Syncopations contrasted with the seriousness of Frederick Ashton’s Scénes de ballet and MacMillan’s own Song of the Earth. ... (1995 New York Original Cast Recording) Andrea Martin, Ernie Sabella, Gregg Edelman, Ken Page, La Chanze, Marin Mazzie, Peter Scolari & The Coffee Club Orchestra Forbidden Broadway, Vol. Royal Ballet. Benjamin Ella, Téo Dubreuil, Fernando Montaño and David Yudes in the Hot-House Rag from Kenneth MacMillan's Elite Syncopations. They are taken off and placed in a body-shaped cutout where they are painted with pigment mixed with a special glue. He had previously worked with MacMillan in Seven Deadly Sins. Scott Joplin. For Covent Garden regulars it was a chance to see favourite dancers letting their hair down: in the first night cast, Monica Mason’s witty and showgirlish Calliope Rag; the Alaskan Ragfor the tall elegant Vergie Derman and the diminutive Wayne Sleep; for Michael Coleman a spectacular solo, shot through with rhythmic wit; and the engaging Bethena rag-waltz for Merle Park and Donald MacLeary. Something short and light and funny, which I can toss off and walk away from. 25 February 2021 #OurHouseToYourHouse Royal Opera House announces two new Friday Premiere streams: Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations The Royal Opera House is delighted to continue its #OurHouseToYourHouse programme, featuring online broadcasts that can be accessed by audiences around the world for just £3. Tags Akane Takada Alexander Campbell Back on Stage Balanchine Calvin Richardson Cathy Marston Chekov Christopher Wheeldon Claire Calvert COVID-19 Dance of the Blessed Spirits David Donnelly Edward Watson Elite Syncopations Farewell pas de deux Federico Bonelli Francesca Hayward Frederick Ashton Fumi Kaneko Gina Storm-Jensen Gluck In Our Wishes James Scott Joseph Sissens … Netflix's Elite has released a trailer for Season 4, showing us the new students at Las Encinas. In Costume Wonderland, plus Alice DVD Promo! Original Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan Year of composition. The effect is quirky-yet-stylish. The setting features no stage wings. The second production in the set, 1992's The Judas Tree , weaves a tragedy of classical proportions in its recounting of a woman who meets a grisly fate from 13 men; it stars Leanne … On a rostrum at the back is a band of twelve players led by a pianist (at the premiere Philip Gammon, with members of the Covent Garden orchestra). “The ballet is fun”, she enthused. She was…, We’re a little bit late with this, but there’s still time to recap on our favourite performances of 2019. One of his more popular works, it is one of a handful of Joplin's rags for which he recorded a piano roll. We aim to be one of the most stylish dance webzines on the blogosphere, to feature dancers, companies, performances, and dance media crossed over with other art forms and cultural references: pop culture, cinema, rock music, etc. ELITE SYNCOPATIONS THE 113TH PERFORMANCE BY THE ROYAL BALLET AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE Choreography KENNETH MACMILLAN Music SCOTT JOPLIN and other Ragtime composers Costume designer IAN SPURLING Dancers Sunflower Slow Drag THE COMPANY Elite Syncopations THE COMPANY The Cascades LAURA MORERA, MELISSA HAMILTON and MEAGHAN GRACE HINKIS Hot … Elite Syncopation / I'm Goin' to Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die (From "Tintypes") Mel Marvin. They are decorated with psychedelic patterns, scattered stars, arrows and stripes. Find this Pin and more on Balletby Madison. Music: Scott Joplin and other Ragtime Composers It begins with the 1974 Elite Syncopations, a colorful and jocular piece set to the languorous rhythms of American ragtime, that stars Mara Galeazzi, Sarah Lamb, Valeri Hristov and Steven McRae. Elite Syncopation Royal Ballet Monica Mason Wayne Sleep Jennifer Penney part 2. Elite Syncopations had its premiered just seven months after Manon – and is MacMillan at his most playful. “Here is Mr MacMillan in full verve. On a rostrum at the back is a band of twelve players led by a pianist (at the premiere Philip Gammon, with members of the Covent Garden orchestra). This content is imported from Instagram. The costumes are dazzlingly garish, a riot of gaudy and inventive colour. Elite Syncopations The Company. Stop Time Rag Yasmine Naghdi. "Elite Syncopations" is a 1902 ragtime piano composition by American composer Scott Joplin, originally published in 1903 by John Stark & Son. SCOTT JOPLIN - Elite Syncopations - Violin or Flute (or Oboe) & Classical Guitar duet arranged by Vincent F. Coley - Full score with separate parts. Below are some of the Elite Syncopations characters in their costumes. The ostensible link between the three works in this mixed bill is that they are by the Royal Ballet’s resident choreographers, past and present: Frederick Ashton. Gallery of pictures by Dave Morgan. Available to watch or share for free from 23 April to 23 May 2021. MacMillan had thought of a ragtime ballet for a long time. Premiere: 7 October 1974 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Decades later it continues to engage audiences with its brilliant mix of joyous dance, comedy, characters full of personality and eye-catching costumes. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Scott Joplin (born between June 1867 and January 1868, died April 1, 1917) was an American musician and composer of ragtime music. The curtain opens as Elite Syncopation’s cast dance wildly on a virtually bare stage. He had seen his Manon heavily criticized by Clive Barnes and Arlene Croce during its American tour; he had undergone surgery for a spur of bone on his foot and was unsure as to whether his contract as Director, a post he had held for 3 years, would be renewed by the ROH Board. 1974 had been a particularly challenging year for Kenneth MacMillan. Linda loves Giselle, all full-length MacMillan plus Song of the Earth, Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering, Balanchine’s Serenade and Agon, Ashton’s Scènes de Ballet and Symphonic Variations. The setting might be a competition in a louche dancehall in the Mississipi Delta at the turn of the last century, where the ballet’s characters flirt, dance and vie with each other for the limelight. Elite Syncopations by Sir Kenneth MacMillan. ★★★★ . The Alaskan Rag Melissa Hamilton Paul Kay. 2013. Photo: Bill Cooper / BRB ©, Stop Time Rag Girl: the showstopping girl who has the most admirers, Marianela Nuñez as the Stop Time Rag girl in Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations. Note how their shoes are dyed to match: Ambra Vallo as the Calliope Rag girl in Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations. Jazz/Ragtime. 4'58. In both scenery and costume Spurling’s designs underscored the informal - and almost improvisatory - quality of the ballet and contributed greatly to its enduring success. The Golden Hours Meaghan Grace Hinkis Luca Acri. The gifted and highly individual James Waring in New York may have been the first, ... those are qualities which the choreographer won from his original cast. This triple bill needs to be reviewed in three parts. Hot-House Rag Benjamin Ella Téo Dubreuil Fernando Montaño David Yudes. The Ballet Bag has been giving a fresh spin on ballet since 2009, breaking down the myth that classical dance is for traditionalists, and covering it under a younger light. One of four suitors who are trying to impress the stylish Stop Time Rag girl, Jonathan Watkins and Artists of the Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations. does anyone know who painted the costumes for Elite Syncopations? Spurling dressed the dancers in lycra unitards which look like painted-on clothes. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Scott Joplin - Elite Syncopations at Discogs. Though the ballet has a casual atmosphere it was created to show off the virtuosity of senior dancers like Merle Park, Monica Mason, Jennifer Penney and David Wall. Álvaro Rico as Polo Benaven. The cast clearly enjoyed themselves and the dancing was superb. Bethena (Concert Waltz) Yasmine Naghdi Nicol Edmonds Photo: Johan Persson / ROH ©, The Bethena Waltz Suitor. The Cascades Claire Calvert Gina Storm-Jensen Romany Pajdak. On a cold, proper “winter blues” afternoon in London, I phoned Alina Cojocaru to chat about her upcoming show at Sadler’s Wells. He had been planning a ragtime ballet even before George Roy Hill’s use of Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” as the title-track for his film The Sting revived popular interest in Joplin’s music. According to Noel Goodwin, writing for Dance and Dancers, MacMillan had choreographed several more rags than he eventually used in the ballet. Photo: Johan Persson / ROH ©. Artists of the Birmingham Royal Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan’s Elite Syncopations. While at the time it seemed MacMillan was making a late jump into the bandwagon, Elite Syncopations is the only ragtime ballet to have survived the test of time. Elite Syncopations is a 1902 ragtime piano composition by American composer Scott Joplin, originally published in 1903 by John Stark & Son. The music on this CD is performed by a player piano. Costumes: Ian Spurling Cast: Merle Park, Donald Macleary, Monica Mason, Michael Coleman, Jennifer Penney, David Wall, Vergie Derman, Wayne Sleep, Wayne Eagling, Jennifer Jackson, Judith How, David Drew, David Adams Music: Scott Joplin, Scott Hayden, Paul Pratt, Joseph F. … A selection of excerpts from traditional and contemporary classics closing with Kenneth MacMillan's colourful Ragtime ensemble one-act ballet. The Royal Ballet’s current revival of MacMillan’s Concerto, The Judas Tree and ragtime ballet Elite Syncopations closes tonight. I always thought the costumes I saw in 1976 were naughtier than what one sees now, a bit, but perhaps it was just my imagination. They join in the ensemble, dance solos and duets or sit around observing. ... usually in orchestrated versions of original piano scores. In short, here's where dance meets remix culture. Complete your Scott Joplin collection. Photo: Bill Cooper / BRB ©. Saved from youtube.com. First patterns are drawn in white lycra bodysuits/tights while worn by the specific dancer so that the drawings can keep their shape when stretched over the body. These were Barry Moreland’s Prodigal Son for London Festival Ballet and Alfonso Catá’s and Kent Stowell’s Ragtime for Frankfurt Ballet. He continued: “Much of my enjoyment came from watching some of the Royal Ballet’s best and most distinctive principals displaying new facets of their artistry in the choreography MacMillan devised for them.”, When in 1976 the Royal Ballet brought Elite Syncopations to the United States, Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times’dance critic, was unstinting.
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