Choreography by Joshua Monten. A narrative dance based on Lewis Carroll's classic poem from Alice in Wonderland, "Jabberwocky." Created at the Bessie Schönberg Choreographer's Residency at The Yard in September, 2009. Featuring a mixed cast of professional and community dancers.
Performers: Emily Bettie, Kuan-Yu Chen, Scott Crawford, Leah Katz, Jessie Keller, Tzu-Ying Lee, Carol Loud, Jessica Morris, Chihiro Shimizu, and Marit Wilson.
[bonus track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjyETg6Sx4U]
http://www.joshuamonten.com/
Text: JABBERWOCKY
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Twas brillig!
bobbylizziebeebop 1 year ago
Well i watched it. Twas interesting
Xtremename 2 years ago