ACT 2
≪Satanella≫　
　The　Satanella　and　Harlequinade　were　performed　by　a　day　shift．
And　the　casting　were　also　changed　day　by　day．Ｉ　saw　Cassidy　and　
Hernandez　in　Tokyo（5/8）and　Toyama（6/7）．Ｉ　don't　know　the　background
of　this　ballet　but　could　feel　the　very　bright　atmosphere　like　the　Venise．
（Because　they　said　this　pas　de　deｕx　was　performed　at　1859　for　the 　
first　time　as　the　title"Le　Carnaval　de　Venise"）Cassidy　and　Hernandez
showed　us　 the　attractiveness　of　classical　ballet　enough　in　a　short　time，
not　only　the　ballet　fan　and　experts　but　also　for　the　people　who　have
seen　the　classical　ballet　for　the　first　time．　
　And　the　impression　of　the　stage　was　different，of　course，if　there　was
or　wasn't　this　piece（in　Yokosuka　Act２　was　started　from"Cry　baby　Kreisler"）．
It　was　a　good　chance　for　me　to　see　this　performance　for　the　first　time．
And　by　being　performed　this　ballet，I　thought，the　opening　of　Act2　had　
a　bright　impression．
　　　　　　
≪Harlequinade≫
　　I saw　this　performance　in　Tokyo（5/9）performed　by　Trevitt　and　Anna，
Matthew　and　Mayumi　Kondo　in　Kanazawa（6/5）．
Trevitt　 was　played　the　role　of　Arlequin　very　well　especially　to　express
　the　full　of　Loving　heart　to　Anna，wearing　the　black　mask　on　eyes，
and　through　the　mask　his　eyes　were　looking　only　to　the　Lady（Colonbine
＞I'm　very　sorry　Ｉ　don't　know　the　right　spelling　of　the　role　of　the　lady）
and　courted．　
　Matthew's　Arleqin　was　played　the　gesture　which　meant　"be　quiet"　very
impressively．As　if　he'd　like　to　avoid　quarreling　with　the　Lady　and　didn't
want　to　get　into　trouble　with　her．Mayumi　performed　her　role　so　charmingly，
giving　ａ　little　bit　temptation　for　Matthew's　Arlequin．Their　combination
was　also　very　well．

≪Cry Baby Kreisler≫
　This　performance　gave　ａ　very　surprising　and　amazing　impression　for　us．
A　piano　was　ready　on　the　stage　and　Gary（or　Cassidy）was　playing　
earnestly　the　keyboard．He　was　something　of　a　nervous　artist　and　
managed　to　play　the　piano．But　the　piano　wouldn't　turn　out　as　his　wish．
　Then　from　the　lid　of　piano，Benjamin　appeared　slowly　wiggling　her　body
　as　ａ　spirit　of　piano．And　they　danced　as　their　bodies　wiggling　each　other
　and　showed　us　the　very　difficult　techniques．
Benjamin　hanged　herself　down　the　lid　of　piano　and　closed　it　by　a　leg
　and　hands，and　danced　on　the　piano　fascinatingly．Gary（or　Cassidy）managed　
to　play　it（Benjamin，the　spirit　of　piano）but　he　couldｎ't　do　well．
　The　quarrel　of　them　sometimes　imagined　me　like　one　of　a　universal
couple　of　man　and　woman．（For　example，Benjamin　kicked　Gary（or　Cassidy）
by　her　toe　and　Gary（or　Cassidy）struck　Benjamin's　hip　lightly．）
　But　the　most　amazing　things　were　the　techniques　and　the　partner
ships　of　them．Keeping　the　legs　stretched　180　degrees，Benjamin　was
held　by　Gary（or　Cassidy）upside　down，and　her　leg　got　twisted　his　neck．
The　steps　of　Benjamin　were　so　complex　that　her　toes　seemed　the　keen
music　itself．　
　They　were　hardly　mingled　and　at　last　pulling　the　lid　of　the　piano　on，
they　lay　down　and　fell　into　a　sleep　together．And　only　their　faces　in　profile
were　lighted　in　the　darkness．　

＜From Royal Ballet to K-Company＞
　This　is　the　title　which　Ｉ（and　many　people　who　have　seen　might　feel）
was　called．
　On　the　screen，the　image　of　flowing　clouds　in　the　sky　which　was
remembered　the"Time"passed　by，and　at 　the　two　sides　of　the　stage，
two"Flags"were　hanging．We　could　imagine　easily，the　One　was　the　Royal　
Ballet　and　the　Other　was　Ｋ−Ballet．As　following　Kumakawa，other　five　male
dancers　also　respected　the　Flag　of　Royal　Ballet　sincerely，and　went　to
the　Ｋ‐Ballet's．
　Then　the　screen　were　opened　and　we　could　see　the　DANCERS　and　
STUFFS　were　ready　to　the"Stage"．（Of　course，This　was　performed　
"On　the　stage．"）They　were　putting　themselves　at　ease　and　started
　the　lesson．On　the　stage　we　could　see　the　figure　of　the　Choreographer
　Haruka　Ueda　and　the　Conductor　Kazuo　Fukuda（in　Tokyo）．
　And　there　was　the　recitation　of　poem　by　William　Trevitt．
It　was　the　quotation　from　"the　TEMPEST"written　by　William　Shakespeare．
The　content　was　the　poem　spoken　by　Prospero，the　right　Duke　of　Milan．
But　here　it　was　the　message　from　Ｋ−Ballet　Company．They　mentioned，
expressed　their　respects　for　Royal　Ballet　and　great　Thankfulness　to　the　
audiences，that　they　would　like　to　fly　by　their　own　wings．
　This　part　was　the　original　composition　and　Ｉ　thought　Kumakawa　would　
like　to　say　the　stage　wasｎ't　made　up　of　only　dancers，and　I　believed
the　most　of　audiences　should　be　able　to　realize　the　meanings．
　After　the　recitation，the　DANCERS　stopped　the　lesson　and　turned　
their　back　to　the　audiences．Then　at　the　moment　they　turned　around，
the　white　back　screen　rose　and　"the　scenery　of　the　sheets　of　a　hall"
like　a　Opera　House　appeared！
　They　danced　as　the　scenery　on　their　backs　and　the　audiences　could
see　the　view　that　was　from　the　DANCERS．And　we　realized　that　we
were　also　involved　in　"the　Stage"　as　the　role　of　Audiences．

　≪Concerto in F≫
　"Ｆ"means　Ｆree，Ｆorever，Flying，etc．And　Ｉ　just　want　to　add　the　
meaning　of　Future．Last　year　Kumakawa　appeared　on　a　Japanese　movie，
the　same　title"Ｆ"．（The　role　was　especially　similar　to　himself，the　Royal
　Ballet　dancer　Fumiya　Furuse　injured　by　lesson　and　returned　to　Japan　
while　he　was　treated　himself．He　started　a　second−job　as　Radio　Ｄ．J．
and　through　the　Radio　he　met　the　woman　whom　he　had　met　once　again．）　
　In　Japan，some　people　knew　him　by　the　media　as　ＴＶ，ＣＭ，Newspapers，
magazines　and　this　movie．It　wasn't　always　bad　thing，but　it　might　be　a
little"reverse"，so　the　other　people　are　anxious　about　it．　But　Ｉ　think
to　see "the　stage" is　the　answer．
　This　performance　were　used　by　the　music　of　Mozart．
And　the　scenery　was　risen　and　in　stead　of　it　the　white　curtain　fell
two　sides　and　the　three　chandeliers　fell　down，and　on　the　back　of
the　stage　there　were　white　pillars（made　by　white　stones（marble）as
the　foundation　and　white　curtain　was　fell　down　as　just　fitted　in　the
stones（marble））that　were　lighted　like　the　"Parthenon"．
　Now，the　climax　of　the　stage　should　be　ready．The　DANCERS，the　female
dancers　and　the　six　male　dancers，of　Ｋ−Ballet　Company　started　dancing
as　they　were．　The　corps　de　ballet　were　harmonized　and　through　the
female　dancers　the　six　male　dancers　and　the　guest　female　dancers
danced　their　each　of solos and　the　combinations　one　after　another．　
　There　were　the　combinations　of　Cassidy（and　Gary）and　two　ballerina，
which　means　one　male　dancer　with　two　female　dancers，and　the　twin　dance
of　Trevitt　and　Kumakawa（or　Matthew），and　the　pas　de　deux　of　Nunn　and
Benjiamin，Kumakawa　and　Benjiamin，of　course，those　were　so　gorgeous　and
brilliant．
　They　finished　their　harmonizing　dance　with　the　climax　of　the　melody　
and　the　great　applause　filled　with　the　hall．
　But　this　wasn't　the　final．Kumakawa　were　standing　on　the　stage　as
his　back　to　the　audiences，with　his　right　hand　over　the　top．With　the
five　male　dancers　on　the　stage，they　were　dancing　again　on　the　music
of　Bizet．（the　same　music　as　the　opening　but　here　were　only　male　
dancers！）
They　performed　the　best　of　their　solos　which　were　the　most　triumphed．
Then　they　grasped　their　hands　to　hands　each　other　and　the　stage　looked
like　to　be　finished．
　But　"the　curtain　call"　was　performed　on　"the　stage"！　They　showed
　"the　back　of　the　stage"　on　the　Stage　again．The　curtain　were　prepared
　on　the　Stage，and　the　audiences　could　see　"the　back　of　curtain　call"．
They　returned　from　"the　curtain"　one　after　another　to　the　Stage　and　
lastly　Kumakawa　returned　to　the　Stage　with　the　Red　Roses　in　his　hand．
At　last　leaving　the　flowers　on　the　middle　of　the　stage，he　should　go　to
　the　Next　Stage．The　spotlight　only　lighted　the　Red　Roses．
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　〜Fin〜

　PS．Kumakawa（＝Teddy）appeared　more　again，presented　the　flowers
　throwing　to　the　audiences．　

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