Cinderella:
Who Came to See It?

Zuzana:

I was mesmerized. I think this production is particularly for adults the costumes, the humor

Byl jsem uchvcena. Myslm, e je tato produkce urena zvlt dosplm -...

Adla Pollertov, Zuzana imkov. Photo: Pavel Hejn

Cinderella:
Who Came to See It?

Mary:

But there were 2 little girls, both under age 5, sitting near me. They were mesmerized, too.

Ale vedle m sedly i 2 mal dvky, obma bylo mn ne 5 let. Byly tak fascinovny.

Jade Clayton. Photo: Pavel Hejn

Cinderella:
Who Came to See It?

Zuzana:

The elderly ladies sitting in front of me were saying, Jeimarie (a mild Czech oath), reacting especially to the costumes

Postar dmy, kter sedly pede mnou, volaly, "Jeimarj. Reagovaly tak hlavn na kostmy ...

Costume sketch for a step-sister, by Jerome Kaplan.

Cinderella:
Who Came to See It?

which were quite haute couture. They were kind of surreal, so at first some people were shocked.

...kter vypadaly jako z dlny njakho designera. Bylo to a neskuten, a tak byli pi prvnm pohledu nkte lid okovni.

Costume design for the Prince, by Jerome Kaplan

Cinderella:
Who Came to See It?

Mary:

It's not the traditional Cinderella, with traditional, long ballet costumes.

Nen to klasick Popelka, s tradinmy dlouhmi baletnmi kostmy.

Costume design, Macecha the step-mother, by Jerome Kaplan

Cinderella:
The Production

Zuzana:

But it was also appealing, showing humor, repulsion ... a lot of emotion, feeling, and a lot of acting and pantomime.

Ale bylo to tak pitliv, pln humoru, ale i odpudivosti ...V pbhu se promtalo hodn emoc, pocit, a mnoho herectv a pantomimy.

Alexandre Katsapov, Adla Pollertov, Michal tpa

Cinderella:
The Production

Choreography, Stage Direction:Jean-Christophe Maillot, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

Costumes:Jerome Kaplan (France)

Set Design:Ernest Pignon-Ernest (France)

Assistant Choreographer:Giovanna Lorenzoni (Italy)

Cinderella (the production we saw):Jade Clayton, National Theatre Ballet

The Fairy (the production we saw):Aya Watanabe, National Theatre Ballet

The Prince (the production we saw):Viktor Konvalinka, National Theatre Ballet

Cinderella:
The Production

Mary:

This was an international production. Did it feel that way to you, as a Czech? Or was it 'Czech'?

Byla to mezinrodn produkce. Psobilo to na Vs tak? Nebo to bylo esk?

Cinderella:
The Production

Zuzana:

It felt 'international' to me. The costumes, the set, the acting techniques 'it came from somewhere else.' That's the feeling, for me.

Psobilo to na m 'mezinrodn'. Kostmy, scna, herectv - 'pochzelo to odnkud jinud.' To je mj pocit.

Aya Watanabe. Photo: Pavel Hejn

Cinderella:
The Audience Reaction

Mary:

I was surprised that there was so much humor, and right from the beginning.

Byla jsem pekvapena, tam bylo hned od zatku tolik humoru.

Cinderella:
The Audience Reaction

Mary:

I started chuckling right away, but nobody else did. Eventually people caught on that it was OK to laugh or applaud.

Zaala jsem se okamit smt, ale nikdo jin se nesml. Nakonec lidi pochopili, e je vpodku se smt nebo tleskat.

Pavla Hubesova, Edita Rauerov, Adla Pollertov. Photo: Pavel Hejn

Cinderella:
The Audience Reaction

Mary:

That's the most intimidating thing about the theatre people want to show their enthusiasm but they're afraid to make any 'noise.'

To je velice divn vc v divadle - lid chtj ukzat sv naden, ale boj, aby nedlali 'hluk.'

Aya Watanabe, Jade Clayton. Photo: Pavel Hejn

Cinderella:
The Audience Reaction

Zuzana:

Absolutely.It's that 'sh-h-h' respect.

Ano. To znm pt !!! Respekt.

Cinderella:
What Happened at Rehearsal?

Mary:

You had the opportunity to see a final rehearsal. Did it start and stop a lot?

Vy jste mla monost vidt generlku. Muselo se asto pedstaven zastavovat a zanat znovu?

Sketches for set design by Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Cinderella:
What Happened at Rehearsal?

Zuzana: There was only one moment at the beginning when the father didn't enter on time. They started over, and from then on it was wonderful.

Na zatku tam byl jenom jeden moment, kdy otec nenastoupil vas.Zaali tedy znovu a potom to bylo bjen.

Alexandre Katsapov, Adla Pollertov. Photo: Pavel Hejn

Cinderella:
What Happened at Rehearsal?

Zuzana:

After the rehearsal, conductor David vec gave some instructions. Then he came onto the stage and 'air-conducted' to show the audience who he was!

Po zkouce dal dirigent David vec njak instrukce, a pak piel na jevit a ukzal se divkm!

Cinderella:
What Happened at Rehearsal?

Mary:

I guess people aren't used to a live orchestra, which I couldn't even see down in their 'pit.'

Myslm, e lid nejsou zvykl na iv orchestr, kter jsem ani nemohla ve snenm pzem vidt.

Cinderella:
Curtain Calls

Mary:

There were many curtain calls at the end. It makes me happy to see how happy the dancers are then. It's a nice moment.

Na konci byl soubor nkolikrt vyvoln ped oponu. Potilo m, jak moc tastn jsou tanenci. To je moc hezk moment.

Cinderella:
Curtain Calls

Zuzana:

Maybe 'gratifying' is the word!

Mon 'poten' je to sprvn slovo!