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When I was in the fifth grade, our
class went to see the Nutcracker Bal
let. It was such a sweet and innocent
ballet with two young lovers dancing
across a fantasy land of candy canes
and Christmas trees.
Sugar Plum Fairy, meet Dracula,
King of the Vampires.
Wednesday night’s Ballet Omaha
When I was in the fifth grade, our
class went to see the Nutcracker Bal
let. It was such a sweet and innocent
ballet with two young lovers dancing
across a fantasy land of candy canes
and Christmas trees.
Sugar Plum Fairy, meet Dracula,
King of the Vampires.
Wednesday night’s Ballet Omaha
interpretation of Bram Stoker’s
“Dracula” at the Lied Center shat
tered the typical white satin and
Beethoven image of ballet forever.
“Dracula’s” appeal lay in the over
all aspect of the theatrical paradox of
using ballet as a medium for such a
horrific creature.
The ballet revolves around the fa
mous vampire, played by Reed Scott,
and his addictive desire for mortal
blood. He yearns for an eternal bride.
He has chosen a young mortal woman
named Lucy, played by Susan
Chowing.
Dracula, clothed in the traditional
black cape of vampire lore, moved
with 2l strange grace. He seemed to
covet his victims with his power.
The vampire king and his “undead”
ensemble were sheathed by a layer of
fog and darkness. The rest of the
undead dancerif resembled a scene
from “Tale of the Body Snatchers” as
they moved in sync with Dracula’s
gestures as if transfixed by his pow
ers.
Within the first scene, Draculatook
to the air as a bat, enveloped in his
cape. The flying element of the ballet
worked well. It gave the entire perfor
mance a new dimension.
“I am Dracula, King of the Vam
pires. I am indestructible,” Dracula
warned as he retired to his coffin in an
eruption of fog and fireballs.
The addition of dialogue worked
very well in expressing Dracula’s
thoughts and intentions, but it lost its
effect when it was used by other char
acters in direct speech.
The ballet movements themselves
also served as dialogue. They gave a
strong distinction between the living
and the undead. Mortals moved with
grace and poise, while the undead
moved with harsh and broken mo
tions.
The transformation of Lucy was
the most captivating scene of the play.
As Dracula sucked the blood from her
neck, the life was visibly taken from
the girl through a series of syncopated
thrashing movements.
The entire ballet was composed of
similarly powerful scenes. The me
ticulous organization of events also
made it easy to follow the plot.
The foreboding musical score lent
to the evil atmosphere of the play, as
did the mysterious fog and darkness.
Through the combination of mod
em dance techniques, special effects
and dialogue, “Dracula” has definite
ly given new blood to the power of
ballet.
—Paula Lavigne
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