The Amusement Park
(a ballet in two acts)
The Amusement Park played three performances in Angelico Hall on the Dominican University campus in San Rafael, CA for about 1500 school children and the general public — Dec. 1971 and Jan. 1972. The production was choreographed by Joan Edgerton Gabert and performed by her School of Classic Ballet. The score is written for solo piano and the ballet is meant to be performed in two acts. Lori Gabert played Linda, the girl who meets the Clown at the end of The Parade and who is
subsequently chaperoned throughout the park where many surprises
await her. ... The production was highlighted on T.V.’s “Git Box Tickle”
and it was well-received by the public, garnering a large spread in the
Marin Independent Journal. Proceeds from ticket sales (at 50 cents a head) were donated to the music scholarship fund at Dominican University so that others could enjoy studying music there.
It is my hope that, these many years hence, those who find this music
will enjoy taking this little journey that I encountered so long ago and
which, at the time, brought so much joy into the hearts of those who
not only performed it, but especially those who witnessed one of our
productions. (I have not written a ballet since...)
15 July 2011
Access the separate movements by clicking any link below.
The Story (coming soon....)
ACT I
ACT II
(“The Princess”)
Dream Sequence-Celebration-Finale
