The scarecrows

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The Scarecrows is a narrative ballet in three acts by Marcel Luipart ( choreography ). The libretto was written by his friend Günter Grass . It is based on motifs from his novel Dog Years . Aribert Reimann set the ballet to music. The world premiere took place on October 7, 1970 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin . Frank Frey, Eva Evdokimova , Klaus Beelitz, Silvia Kesselheim and Monika Radamm danced the main roles .

people

  • The gardener
  • His daughter
  • The scarecrows:
    • The prefect
    • The abbess
    • The grenadier
    • Hallelujah scans
  • Sea birds
  • Other birds
  • Scarecrow groups:
    • Knight without a head
    • Nuns with epilepsy
    • Grenadiers
    • Uniformed

action

first act

Image: In the garden

Ever since birds invaded the garden, the gardener has been afraid that they might destroy his beautiful work. The daughter shows no understanding of the father's anger. When he has chased away the birds, the girl fetches them back. The gardener sees the last resort in building a scarecrow. After he puts her in the garden, she comes to life and pretends to be prefect. The birds fear him and henceforth stay away from the garden, which makes the gardener happy. But when the Scheuche falls in love with his daughter, this worries him. Finally the prefect persuades the girl to accompany him into the world of scarecrows.

Second act

Image: World of the scarecrows

The abbess, the grenadier and the hallelujah give the girl and her lover a warm welcome. Then the individual groups are introduced to her: the knights without a head, the nuns with epilepsy, the grenadiers and the uniformed men. All Scheuchen want the young lady to learn her secret language soon so that she can become one of their own. The prefect's wedding with his beloved is also arranged immediately. When the parade develops into a jumping procession, the girl, who has since become scary about the whole theater, manages to escape.

Third act

Image: In the garden

The father denies his daughter entry into the house. The girl collapses sadly. Only when the scarecrows approach to bring the escaped back to their kingdom does the father think better of himself. While trying to save the daughter, he is attacked by the birds. With difficulty he succeeds in driving the enemy to flight; but in the end he finds that he has become a scarecrow himself.

literature

  • Otto Friedrich Regner, Heinz-Ludwig Schneider: Reclam's ballet guide . 8th edition. Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-15-008042-8
  • Anselm Weyer: Günter Grass and the music . Peter Lang, Frankfurt / M. 2006, ISBN 978-3-631-55593-4

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