”Alice In Wonderland" tells
the story of a young girl who is whisked away to a magical world of wonder.
Falling through a rabbit she meets magical creatures both strange and
mysterious on her adventure to find her way home.
SAT 11 May 7.30pm
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
[LIVE] dance on stage
Melbourne City Ballet
Melbourne City Ballet
$29.50 ; Conc $25 Student ; $20 Child
Synopsis
On a riverbank Alice spots a White Rabbit in a
waistcoat passing by, exclaiming that he is "late for a very important
date". She gives chase, following falling into a large rabbit hole. She
sees him leave through a tiny door, which she does not fit through, but by drinking
from a bottle marked "Drink Me” she shrinks enough to fit through the
door. She does so and floats out in a sea of her own tears, which she cried
after getting trapped in the room of doors.
As she continues to follow the Rabbit, she
meets numerous characters, including Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, who recount
the tale of “The Walrus and the Carpenter”. The Caterpillar in the Garden of
flowers, the Cheshire Cat who directs her, to visit the Mad hatter the March
Hare and the Dormouse who are having an "unbirthday" party. They
celebrate her unbirthday too.
The Cheshire Cat reappears and advises Alice
to ask the Queen of Hearts for directions home, showing her a
"shortcut" to the King and tyrannical Queen's castle.
While meeting The Queen she witnesses her
order the beheading of a trio of playing card gardeners who mistakenly planted
white roses instead of red ones, and invites (or rather forces) Alice to play
against her in a croquet match where she also meets the Knave who she
befriends.
The Cat appears again and plays a trick on the
Queen, causing her to fall over. The Cat disappears in time to make it look
like Alice was the prankster, but before the Queen can order her execution, the
King suggests they have a trial.
At Alice's trial, many of the characters are
called to the stand as witnesses, A trick throws the court into chaos. As the
Queen orders Alice’s execution, the Knave comes to her rescue. Alice flees, and
the Queen, King, card guards and other characters give chase. When she reaches
the small door she encountered at the beginning of the film, he shows her that
she is actually already outside, asleep. She yells at herself to wake up; she
does and leaves the riverbank to go home for tea.
Melbourne City Ballet’s Michael Pappalardo (Artistic Director) and Brendan Bradshaw (Artistic Associate) pay homage to the well known novel by Lewis Carroll, “Alice In Wonderland”, with this enchanting ballet complimented by one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous scores.
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