Carmen (2010)

Synopsis

This interpretation of ‘Carmen’ not only retells the story we are familiar with but is overlaid with another, more symbolic level. It can be seen as a struggle of opposites where each attempts to impose its will on the other with love as the tool. Carmen is the free spirit, fatally attractive with her devil-may-care callousness while Jose is the upright office who goes by the book. Jose, as Shakespeare said of another love-struck hero, ‘loved not wisely but too well’ so that his demand for complete devotion chokes Carmen’s exuberance. in the end, both attain their goals in an ironic twist – she can belong to no one else ever again except Jose even as her spirit is set free.

Credits

  • Nama Kumpulan Tarian / Dance Company Name:Danceworks Production & Ena Ballet Studio Company
  • Koreografer / Choreographer:Jie Choong Wan-Chin
  • Pengarah Pengarah / Artistic Director:Jie Choong Wan-Chin
  • Tarikh / Date:9-10 January 2010
  • Jumlah Pementasan / Total Showing:2
  • Tempat Pementasan / Venue:Istana Budaya
  • Negeri / StateKuala Lumpur
  • Harga Tiket / Ticket Prices:RM 38 to RM 208
  • Penari / DancersEna Hirose, Connor Walsh, James Quah, Jonseph Gonzales, Anurak Ngamta, Chitpon Pleansiri, Pallop Namson, Wasin Sonsasing, Muhammad Fairul Azreeen B. Mohd Zahid, Mohd Naim Syah Razad B. Mohd Din, Chang Huey Sze, Elynn Chew, Rino Fujihashi, Haruka Iwanaka, Haruka Kanemoto, Satoko Konishi, Lee Pei Nee, Annie Liew Kah Ann, Suhaili Micheline, Asami Morinaka, Madoka Toguchi, Ong Hooi Koon, Yuki Yashima, Vivian Ang Lai Sim, Ellya Sam, Siti Amellia Feroz, Foo Siau Yin, Gan Hua Hooi, Gan Yee Fen, Krystal Ho Min Li, Miyu Igata, Moeka Inohara, Lee Jia Xi, Lee May Yee, Alison Lee Wei Siang, Lim Hsueh Chin, Lim Yve Von, Melissa Ong, Audrey Nathan Arul, Ng Sei Li, Saiki Tsutsui, Song Ching Yee, Tay I-Lyn, Misaki Yamaguchi, Yap Cui Xin, Yap Lee Ya, Janice Yong Yan Hui, Jocelyn Yee Xiao Wei, Jacintha Ang Siew Yan, Nur Batrisyia Aza Binti Azhar, Jasmine Cheong Li Min, Ch’ng Xin Ying, Chung Woon Shin, Gan Hua Hooi, Jemima Vaya, Phoebe Kong Yi Hui, Alisya Binti Razman Adam, Puteri Aisya Rusli, Ashley Tan Ka Yen, Abdul Muhaimin bin Mohamed Azman, Isabella Ta
  • Komposer / Composer:Georges Bizzet, Rodion Shchedrin
  • Pereka Tatacahaya / Lighting Designer:Tan Eng Heng
  • Pereka Set / Set Designer:Vu Dang
  • Pereka Kostum / Costume Designer:Haruka Iwanaka
  • Pengurus Pentas / Stage Manager:Melissa Teoh
  • Kru Produksi / Production Crew

    Jason Lai, Olivia Kang, Joyce Tay, Vincent Choong

  • Other Information:

    Rehearsal master/mistress: Jie Choong Wan-Chin, Ena Hirose, Zhou Guixin, Goh Siew Hiong, Ong Hooi Koon, Lee Yupin