Personally I think 'Alien' is a great idea for a ballet. Would'nt Ripley be a wonderful role ? And didn't Lez Brotherson design the film set anyway ??

I am sure that MacMillan could do something with the love triangle and other disputes which the Jerry Springer Show specializes in!!

Balletco Poll
Which is the most unsuitable story for ballet? Planet of the Apes: 21.4% Delia Smith's Complete Cookery: 19.0% The Dambusters: 16.7% Coronation Street - the ballet: 9.5% Carry on up the Ballet Academy: 9.5% A Brief History of Time: 9.5% Alien: 7.1% My Left Foot: 2.4% Dr Who and the Daleks: 2.4% Thelma and Louise: 2.4% Gone with the Wind: 0.0% by CgiScripts.Net

Poll: Which is the most unsuitable story for ballet?

24 July 2000

I think you need to draw your own conclusions from this one!


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Juliet

"The weather plays a vital part in the drying process. Too hot and the fish will spoil, if it rains the fish will be ruined. In this piece we start in the heat of the summer. The women must stand the fish up so they do not spoil. In the background we hear a storm building. It is important to stack the fish and cover them with a characteristic round wooden cover like an umbrella before the rain comes."

If you're wondering what happens in the end, the final scene ("Spanish Variation")is very dramatic:

"The consumer in Spain uses Klippfisch to make many dishes including Bacalao, which Kristiansund has adopted as one of its traditional dishes. In its Spanish form bacalao is made of tomatoes, potatoes, onions, olive oil, peppers, and of course, Klippfisch."