Pinocchio 2010

Pinocchio is a beautiful story written by Carlos Collodi. The ballet production is not a Disney version. This production is based on the chapters of the book and premiered originally in 2005. Brian St. John composed the music and Kristin Kingsley choreographed this two-act ballet for the students and community of Longmont and its surrounding areas.

Pinocchio is a beautiful story written by Carlos Collodi. The ballet production is not a Disney version. This production is based on the chapters of the book and premiered originally in 2005. Brian St. John composed the music and Kristin Kingsley choreographed this two-act ballet for the students and community of Longmont and its surrounding areas.

When reading the book for the first time in 2004, the chapters seemed to flow easily into the making of this ballet. The only bit of shrinking that was done to the chapters were the many chapters of Pinocchio’s many adventures. The highlights came through: Pinocchio visits the Land of Busy Bees, he realizes that The Polecats are skunks who are robbers, A Serpeant slithers around him, and he is chase by the Mastiff Police. The Pigeon who weighs a ton was not included in this ballet.

Pinocchio Synopsis

Act One

Scene One: Geppetto invites us into his workshop where we get to see some of his fine creations.

Scene Two: Geppetto brings out three Marionettes – a Jester, a Gypsy, and a Ballerina – who put on a lovely show.

Scene Three: Master Cherry bursts into Geppetto’s shop with a piece of wood that laughs and cries like a child.

Scene Four: Geppetto fashions the piece of wood into a puppet who he names Pinocchio. To his astonishment, the puppet can walk and is a bit mischevious.

Scene Five: Pinocchio sneaks out of Geppetto’s home in order to see the world. While out in the street, he sees bands of gypsies dance and he meets the Cricket, as well as the nefarious Fox and Cat.

Scene Six: Pinocchio attends a carnival and watches two puppets dance. Pinocchio saves the Harlequin from the fire of the Showman and is rewarded with a bag of gold. The Fox and the Cat create a plan to steal Pinocchio’s money and entice him away to the Field of Miracles.

Act Two

Scene Seven: Pinocchio arrives at the House of the Blue Fairy. The Fox and the Cat “plant” Pinocchio’s bag of gold and tell him to sleep. While Pinocchio rests the Fox and Cat recover the gold and leave Pinocchio penniless. The Blue Fairy consoles Pinocchio.

Scene Eight: The Blue Fairy cautions Pinocchio against lying. “There are lies that have short legs, and lies that have long noses,” says the Blue Fairy. Four Bunnies help Pinocchio learn his lesson.

Scene Nine: Woodpeckers come out to peck away Pinocchio’s very long nose.

Scene Ten: Pinocchio has a string of adventures. He meets the Mastiff Policemen, a Serpent, Four Polecats (Skunks), and dances with Bees from the Island of the Busy Bees.

Scene Eleven: Pinocchio goes with his friend Candlewick to Toyland. It all seems very fun until they start turning into donkeys.

Scene Twelve: Pinocchio is swept into the ocean where little fishes peck away his donkey ears and tail. Suddenly he is swallowed by an enormous dog-fish. While inside the dog-fish he finds his father Geppetto, who was swallowed earlier by the dog-fish. Pinocchio helps Geppetto, who is in very bad health, escape from inside the dog-fish. They return to land. Because Pinocchio has been such a good boy and worked so hard to save his father, he is turned into a real boy.

Pinocchio is a fanciful story full of colorful characters. If you missed this production, DVDs are on sale at the LDT office for both the 2005 and 2010 production.