"The Story Behind the Ballet" - DONDE VAN LAS MARIPOSAS - A Fable from México | Oct. 12-13, 19-20 🔎🔍
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"Donde van las Mariposas" is the latest work in Ballet Austin’s new series, Fables of the World.
Fables of the World invites youth and families to explore and connect to a myriad of cultures through their tales and fables. With the goal of an imaginative production for youth and families created every two years, the series is a long-term effort to program new works for Ballet Austin TWO that share stories from various cultures, particularly featuring some less-represented, non-Eurocentric perspectives.
The project developed from conversations between Ballet Austin TWO Rehearsal Director and choreographer Alexa Capareda and Ballet Austin Associate Artistic Director Michelle Martin about enriching the ballet tradition (populated with adaptations of such widely-known stories as The Nutcracker or Snow White), with new stories from a much broader cultural context.
Donde van las Mariposas / A Fable from México, translating to “Where the Butterflies Go,” from Mexican-American choreographer Jimmy Orrante is based in Mexican culture and will explore environmental and cultural themes related to the migration of monarch butterflies as well as Día de los Muertos traditions. The production and educational curricula will be designed to grow young audiences’ understanding of diverse cultures and perspectives while providing an engaging introduction to the performing arts.
FEATURING: Ballet Austin TWO
CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY: Jimmy Orrante
STORY: Johanna Orrante
SET & PROJECTION DESIGN: Indigo Rael
COSTUME DESIGN: Miriam Jurgensen
LIGHTING DESIGN: Steven Myers
NARRATION (in SPANISH & ENGLISH): Gricelda Silva
SET BUILDERS: Patrick & Holly Crowley
SYNOPSIS:
A young woman, Helena, loves to spend time with her Abuela (grandmother) Emilia. The two of them spend hours together in Emilia’s garden and share a passion for nature. Helena is excited to join her friends and village community in the annual celebration of Día de los Muertos and the long-awaited butterfly migration. While there, she forms a new friendship with a boy in the village, Santos and together they enjoy the traditional dances, decorations and costumes, including special masks. Día de los Muertos and the migration hold unique significance as many believe that when the butterflies arrive, they carry the spirits of loved ones who have passed.
During the festivities, Emilia is visited by a surprise guest, a Spirit, who offers two premonitions – that Emilia herself will soon pass and become a spirit, and that the trees around the village will be cut down to make room for new houses. Even in her own sadness, Emilia worries that the removal of trees will disrupt the butterfly migration and break the community’s connection to the ancestral spirits. Before departing, the Spirit gifts her with some magic seeds. Emilia shares her experience with Helena and the magic seeds are placed in a box for safekeeping.
Before long, the Spirit’s predictions begin to come true. Trees are cut down and Emilia weakens and eventually dies. Helena grieves the loss of her dear Abuela but her heart lifts when she sees Emilia transformed into a butterfly. Knowing that the butterfly migration and the return of Emilia’s spirit cannot happen without trees, Santos reminds Helena of the magic seeds. They plant the seeds and soon the magic is revealed as trees quickly grow to replace those that were cut down. The whole village comes together once again, in celebration and anticipation of next year’s Día de los Muertos and return of the butterflies.
Video Directed by Paul Michael Bloodgood | Produced and Edited by Jazz Collins
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