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Volume IX. Burlesque Ballet & Mime |
"QUEER stories with song, mime & dance... and lots of DRAG!"
KEY to voice types: f: female; m: male; o: other; C: coloratura or high soprano; S: soprano; M: mezzo-soprano; A: alto;
Ct: countertenor; T: tenor; bT: bari-tenor; b: baritone; Bb: bass-baritone B: bass; N: narrator.
Listed are the "first thought" voice types for the various character.
Fachs and genders may be changed as makes sense.
Ct: countertenor; T: tenor; bT: bari-tenor; b: baritone; Bb: bass-baritone B: bass; N: narrator.
Listed are the "first thought" voice types for the various character.
Fachs and genders may be changed as makes sense.
Book I: Burlesque Ballet:
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1. Gaynocchio: 40 minute all male or mixed burlesque ballet: a 19# in which Gaypetto creates a gay puppet. The video uses shortened version of the original, as performed by The Marblehead Ballet under the name "Pinocchio" (VII/IV/3)/ This new version has voice overs narrated by the composer, as the very queer (& annoying) cricket. Please click on a donkey to watch "Gaynocchio" or click below to view a sample:
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to watch "Gaynocchio"
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"Love is like The Wind" from Gaynocchio
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note: Not all Burlesques are comic:
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2. The Journey: 75 minute trans odyssey; narrations by the composer with pomes by James Joyce. A man must go to an alternate universe to destroy "The Beast" in order to save the world. As a gay man, ze would be killed immediately, so ze becomes a woman. "The Journey" may be performed as an oratorio, or as a staged opera (please see VII/III/2), but it is best performed as a ballet. Completed in 2024. Title with Jessica Mink, to the right. Please see V/Vb/2 "The Book of Runes" for more contemporary plain song to pomes by James Joyce; & click on James Joyce, or Jessica Mink, to the right, to see a list of settings of all of the Joyce pomes as set by this composer.
2a. The Journey: with 2 (m & f) narrators and 5 (mm/ff/o) singers, mallets, percussion, piano, optional harp and D.B. string quartet or string orchestra. 2b. The Journey: with 1 narrator 4 (mm;ff) singers, percussion, piano, and viola. To see the score of this version, with the piano-vocal score please click Jessica Mink, to the right. The scores are at the bottom of that page. To see excerpts from "The Journey" please click below; the drawing is by Drew Hubbard: |
James Joyce, pome writer
Jessica Mink, astrophysicist
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3. Ample Make This Bed: Set in the 1980s, a story of two gay men: one contracts A. I. D. S.. This piece uses around 50 poems by Emily Dickinson, all in public domain. The complete synopsis, listed below, is in three parts, co-responding to Ms. Dickinson's 1980 edition. Please click on her picture to the right, to see all of the poems by this poet, set to the music of this composer.
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Emily Dickinson, poet
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Ancient Cosmos by Drew Hubbard.
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Part I: Love: They meet and they fall in love. A is extremely taken with B. B is extremely flirtatious
(with everyone: C & perhaps other dancers). B acquires A. I. D. S.. How far these "flirtations" go, I leave to individual producers. Part II: Nature: B is asymptomatic but transmits the virus to A. Part III: Immortality: A eventually dies, B deals with and guilt and forgiveness. A returns as an Angel. |
3a. Ample: 1 hour & 50 minutes for a poetry reader (A), soloist (B); trio; chorus; small to medium size orchestra: 2 2+ 2+ 2+ 1/1/1/1 percussion; harp; strings & at least 3 dancers.
3b. Ample: piano vocal version of 19a.
3c. Ample: 95 minutes (55 shorter movements); reader (A); soloist (B); trio and/or small chorus; English horn, clarinet doubling bass clarinet, bassoon doubling contrabassoon;
D. B. string quartet, piano, & at least 3 dancers.
3d. Ample: piano vocal version; This is the original version.
3b. Ample: piano vocal version of 19a.
3c. Ample: 95 minutes (55 shorter movements); reader (A); soloist (B); trio and/or small chorus; English horn, clarinet doubling bass clarinet, bassoon doubling contrabassoon;
D. B. string quartet, piano, & at least 3 dancers.
3d. Ample: piano vocal version; This is the original version.
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Book II: Burlesque Mime:
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1. Phone Sex: 16-19 minutes video; 4-5#s N, B, & piano. After Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand). Fuzzy (the composer) receives phone calls from a mystery caller (Leonard Diggins, mime). Narrated by Fuzzy's lover (John Kristensen); animation by Zed. Cablecast on BNN-TV & censured (moved from 6 p.m. to 1.30 a.m.) and, as a result, it was shown at Mobius in a show of censured works. Below please listen to narrations (performed by John Kristensen, right) with three of the four original songs
as recorded by the composer, B, synthesizer & piano. |
John Kristensen, narrator
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To see this video of you must be over 18 years of age: Please click the appropriate button under "Fuzzy" to watch "Phone Sex" otherwise you will be direct to "Crazy Dinosaurs." |
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2. Confessions of a Fat Slut: 10#s: a 20 minute video burlesque for B & synthesizer with 3 actors. The work chronicles two of the large men loved by a gay man, played by Brian Mark. Both of his boyfriends, Harold & Paul are played by Tony Stegal. Jimmie York plays Harold's mother & Paul's land-lady. The narrations were deleted. Dedicated to the performers. Cablecast on BNN-TV & shown informally at The Boston Ramrod. Please click on the two pictures tothe right
to see the video, or click below to listen to the songs, as sung by the composer: |
Please click to see the love of Tommy and Harold
Please click to see the love of Tommy and Paul
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3. Peter Pansy: 8#; 1 singer (M), 3 male/ 2 female actors, 1 mime, pno.; Hook tries to seduce Tinker Bell and rescued by Tiger 'Lil. Hook is eaten by The Crocodile. (Walther);
The Crocodile
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4. Andrew's Dream: 9# S A T b B 2N dancers & piano. Dave and Drew save the world for Sophia and Gia from the noetic beings, with the help of Jesus, Mercury and the Pope. From a dream by Drew Hubbard. The main theme was used for Ophelia in Hamlet (VII/I/1). Artwork below is "Holy Mountain" by Drew Hubbard.
Holy Mountain
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5. Medusa Sedusa: 5 minutes & 14 seconds: a gay man (Dave Walther) searches forthe perfect kiss from various suitors (all played by TJ Norris); poetry by anonymous; Mr. Walther's coiffure by TJ Norris; Mr. Walther's wardrobe was designed by Dr. Sam Walter. Please click to the right to see "Medusa Seduca" |
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