The Scarlet Stockings

March 10 & 11, 2017 | 7PM

5^th Floor, Benilde School of Design and Arts, 950 Pablo Ocampo St., Manila

Ticket: PhP 100
CSBLIFE accredited

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

When an audience sees ballet dancers, they see a gossamer parade of young bodies on show. Nymph-like and lithe, ballet dancers have personified the epitome of ethereality for centuries. However, no one ever has the nerve to peer behind the velvet curtain to see the true grit of a ballerina’s life.

From a young age, the female ballet dancer trains relentlessly, in the hopes of one day rising to fame, of becoming a star. Unfortunately, for most young dancers, the possibility of that dream becoming a reality is slim. It is more likely that she will spend most of her career in the corps de ballet; the ensemble group dancing in unison around the featured soloists.

The dynamic of the dancers who make up the corps de ballet is unique only to them. Despite sharing a bond closer than blood; they are painfully aware of how short their careers are. Every girl in the corps de ballet prays to be noticed, to be promoted, and to achieve her dream.

Adrienne, is one of the many swirling bodies in the backline of the corps.

Adrienne is a young dancer with the Grinkov Ballet, talented, but often ignored by the company’s merciless director. She finds a pair of scarlet stockings, after which she is suddenly catapulted to fame and stardom. She finds a pair of scarlet stockings, after which she is suddenly catapulted to fame and stardom.

Unaware and dismissive of the heavy price attached to the stockings; Adrienne’s manic obsession with keeping the power she believes they possess to herself escalates, and she begins to lose touch with reality.

The Scarlet Stockings added 6 new photos — with Cheska Reyes and Marielle Valenzuela. February 22 at 12:00pm · The dancers of The Scarlet Stockings, in rehearsal; where they learn to release their inhibitions and strive to open an audience's eyes with their new take on a world that has long been shrouded in silence and secrecy. How fine is the line between ambition and obsession? Benilde's first fully balletic dance thesis production in the last decade, Cheska Reyes' "The Scarlet Stockings" is the story of a young ballet dancer's rise to prominence and her subsequent descent into madness. Directed, Written and Choreographed by Anna Francesca "Cheska" Reyes Performed by the scholars of Ballet Philippines (both current and former) March 10 and 11, 7:00 PM 5/F Benilde School of Design and Arts Theater PHP 100 CSBLIFE accredited For inquiries, call or text 09064680226 or send us a message at fb.com/TheScarletStockings #TheScarletStockings — The dancers of The Scarlet Stockings, in rehearsal; where they learn to release their inhibitions and strive to open an audience’s eyes with their new take on a world that has long been shrouded in silence and secrecy.

The Scarlet Stockings features set, lighting, and sound design by some of Benilde’s best young talents; as well as the scholars Ballet Philippines Dance School (both past and present).

With original choreography by Anna Francesca “Cheska” Reyes (formerly a scholar of Ballet Philippines) The Scarlet Stockings, Benilde’s first fully balletic dance thesis production in nearly a decade, intends to take audiences on a journey, and show them physical and emotional struggles of what is arguably the country’s most difficult and underappreciated career. What is the price of attaining a goal? Where does one draw the line between ambition and obsession?

For ticket information, visit fb.com/TheScarletStockings or contact 09064680226.