SCHRODER, Mario: Chaplin (Ballet) (Leipzig Ballet, 2013)
Chaplin
Ballet Company: Leipzig Ballet
Choreographer: Schroder, Mario
Chaplin: Galster, Tyler
Dictator: Preiss, Oliver
Dona: Avemarg, Romy
Father: Teutscher, Alexander
Mildred: Shield, Vanessa
Mother: Lobo Garcia, Urania
Paulette: Calil de Albuquerque, Isis
Tramp: Waller, Amelia
Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Conductor: Foremny, Matthias
Television Director: Zoller, Paul
Set Designer: Zoller, Paul
Costumer Designer: Zoller, Paul
Date of Production: 2013
Venue: Leipzig Opera
Playing Time: 01:39:00
Catalogue Number: EuroArts5982
UPC: 880242598288
The little guy with his mustache, his bowler hat and his bamboo cane is world-famous. But, who is the man behind this figure? Mario Schroder wondered the same thing when choreographing Chaplin. His rise to fame makes Chaplin a person of public interest. The clown becomes political. America's conservatives are, however, suspicious of Chaplin's convictions. Suspected of communism, he is eventually expelled. The ballet describes Chaplin's life in relation to his creative work and shows that an artist who observes his environment both sensitively and consciously is behind the funny Tramp.
