VivMo Shorts: Fairy Tales & Folklore Program
Director - Jenn Maher
Videographer - Shea Murphy - Fat Sheamus Productions
Producer - John Larson III
Lighting Design - Iain Odlin
Costume Design - Brigitte Paulus and Jessica Jane Means
Graphic Design - Michelle Kapschull
Filmed at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland, and on location in the Greater Portland Maine area.
Sponsored by: St. Lawrence Arts Center, Rudy Ferrante RMS, Bath Industrial Sales
Choreography: Wendy Getchell
Corps: Jessica Jane Means, Venus Murphy, Abigail Tompkins, Emma Roesner, Sebastian Roesner
Carabosse's curse - Carabosse conjures a 100 year curse on the baby Aurora.
Fairies Dance For Baby Aurora - The fairies visit later that night, dance and offer gifts of protection for baby Aurora.
Abigail Tompkins, Jessica Jane Means, Sebastian Roesner, Stephanie Lalonde, Tina Goodman, Venus Murphy
Music: Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13, Prologue "The Christening": No. 2b, Scène dansant, and No.3b, Pas de Six candide by State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia
Dances In Her Sleep - Aurora wakes up after 100 years of sleep.
Choreography: Jessica Jane Means
Dancers: Emma Roesner, Jenn Maher, Jessica Jane Means, Rory Turnbull, Sebastian Roesner, Tina Goodman
Music: Winter from the Four Seasons - Vivaldi
LITTLE MERMAID MELODY
Choreography: Emma Tompkins
Little Mermaid: Abigail Tompkins | Corps: Breanna Soucy, Brigitte Paulus, Caelistis Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Jillian Beaulieu, MJ Emerson
Dreams of Above - The little mermaid and her sister play in the ocean.
Abigail Tompkins, Jillian Beaulieu
Music: Touch the Sky (Brave) by Midnite String Quartet
Celebration - Some sea creatures signal that it’s time to celebrate.
Rainbow Fish: Brigitte Paulus | Jellyfish: Emma Tompkins | Dolphin: Caelistis Paulus
Music: Bring Me Down by Lenka, Like a Song by Lenka, The Show by Lenka
Dance of the Mermaids - The celebration continues.
Abigail Tompkins, Breanna Soucy, Brigitte Paulus, Caelistis Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Jillian Beaulieu, MJ Emerson
Music: First Light by Lindsey Stirling
The Storm - The little mermaid is unsure if she should help the humans above.
Abigail Tompkins, Breanna Soucy, Brigitte Paulus, Caelistis Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Jillian Beaulieu, MJ Emerson
Music: My Jolly Sailor Bold by Ashley Serena
Lair of the Sea Witch - The little mermaid decides to make a dangerous deal.
Sea Witch: MJ Emerson | Eel: Breanna Soucy
Abigail Tompkins, Brigitte Paulus, Caelistis Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Jillian Beaulieu, MJ Emerson
Music: Siren by Kailee Morgue, Yellow Flicker Beat by Lorde
Have lost their mittens - whatever will they do?
Music: Ain’t No Sunshine - Christy Baron, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You - Emilie Mover
THE WOODS
Choreography: Brigitte Paulus
Filmed on Location in Baxter Woods and Evergreen Cemetery - Portland Maine
Corps: Amelia Thaxter, Amy Cookson, Emma Roesner, John Larson III, Michelle Kapschull, Natalia Townsend, Sebastian Roesner, Stephanie Lalonde
Woodland Spirits - Nature is full of life, if you know where to look.
Amelia Thaxter, Amy Cookson, Emma Roesner, John Larson III, Michelle Kapschull, Natalia Townsend, Sebastian Roesner, Stephanie Lalonde
Music: Piano Trio* by Joe Paulus with Harp by Stef Kelley
The Wanderer - Sometimes leaving the path can lead to wondrous adventures.
Wanderer: Amy Cookson | Woodland Spirits: Emma Roesner, Sebastian Roesner
Music: Wanderer by Joe Paulus
Chased - When the hunter becomes the hunted.
Hunted: John Larson III | The Danger: Natalia Townsend, Stephanie Lalonde
Music: Hunt by Joe Paulus
*Piano Trio is 3 songs that, unbeknownst to Joe, Brigitte recorded (while still working on her computer). Turns out sometimes pianists can't recreate their improvised songs - we apologize for the typing noises in the background.
Soloist: Emma Tompkins | Corps: Brigitte Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Maren Root, MJ Emerson, Tina Goodman, Wendy Getchell
Awakening - The Rusalki arise.
Brigitte Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Maren Root, MJ Emerson, Tina Goodman, Wendy Getchell
Music: Awakening, The Rusalka Cycle, Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble;
Wave, The Rusalka Cycle, Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Finds a Soldier - A Rusalka finds a soldier on the riverbank after a battle.
Emma Tompkins
Music: River Rose, The Rusalka Cycle, Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Come Home - Her sister Rusalki convince her to come back to the river.
Brigitte Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Maren Root, MJ Emerson,Tina Goodman, Wendy Getchell
Music: Heyamoli, Evening Star, Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
Back into the River - The Rusalki dance.
Brigitte Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Maren Root, MJ Emerson,Tina Goodman, Wendy Getchell
Music: Lamentation, The Rusalka Cycle, Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
LITTLE BEAU PEEP
Has lost his sheep and cannot seem to find them.
Choreography: Jenn Maher
Dancers: Emma Roesner, Jessica Jane Means, Rory Turnbull, Sebastian Roesner, Tina Goodman
Music: Watch Out Turtle! - CHANDRSTUDIO featuring Bensound
HANSEL AND GRETEL IN HOLLYWOOD
Choreography: Breanna Soucy
Hansel: Caelistis Paulus | Gretel: Amelia Thaxter | Manager: John Larson III | Baba Gaga: Emma Tompkins
Corps: Breanna Soucy, Brigitte Paulus, Jillian Beaulieu
Lost - Hansel and Gretel have had enough practice for one day.
Amelia Thaxter, Caelistis Paulus, John Larson III
Sweet - They arrive at a destination unlike anything they’ve seen before.
Amelia Thaxter, Caelistis Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Breanna Soucy, Brigitte Paulus, Jillian Beaulieu
Music: Froot - MARINA
Monster - The hostess is not all she seems to be.
Amelia Thaxter, Caelistis Paulus, Emma Tompkins, Breanna Soucy, Brigitte Paulus, Jillian Beaulieu
Free - Some quick thinking makes the best of a sticky situation.
Amelia Thaxter, Caelistis Paulus, John Larson III, Brigitte Paulus
We couldn't do it without these people:
St. Lawrence - Letting us keep stuff at theater during rehearsals
Joe Paulus - Set construction and music making
Alex Ligget- Expert musical arranger
Tina Hammond - Use of Pram for Sleeping Beauty
John Gerdes - Set construction
Genevieve Coombs - Beautiful headshots of dancers