Would you like to see Cinderella performed by a male dancer?

Hardly a new idea.

It wouldn't bother me personally, I quite like a surprise, but I don't see it as challenging or groundbreaking, just a bit of a novelty

Cinderella is a strong female, so no I wouldn't waste my money ey. Why can't they think up something original, instead of changing things to suit their woke agenda. Of course they have no imaginative writers nowadays,see disney and black snow. All these years traditional fairy tales have stood the test of time, loved by all, so now into confusing children, which of course is their aim.

Glorianny

Well if we did Shakespeare as it was originally meant to be there would be young men playing all the women. Reimagining and redeveloping is all part of the creative process of interpretation, performances change for all sorts oof reasons. Why not a male Cinders?

First female actor played in Othello 1660. So wrong there.

I can’t find any evidence that boys were called Ella or were used to clean ovens and hearths, in the time when Cinderella was originally set,
If they want to be original, rather than what could be construed as plagiarism, why not produce a new ballet/pantomime called Chimneyfella, with lots of lithe young men being cruelly treated and having to squeeze into tight spaces, then descending and whirling round en pointe (they’d have to learn to suffer that) scattering soot over stage and audience.?
Such fun!

I would like to see some of it , maybe be enthralled, maybe bored , but it’s still the lovely music and costumes
I have been known to go to the loo at an interval and “ accidentally “ find the exit ! At experimental events

Yes absolutely would love it

Is there anything left for women with men taking over everything of ours?

If they believe in their concept, then they should have the courage of their convictions and allow potential patrons to be told what to expect. We love ballet but would not book to see a male Cinderella.

This innovation is sans point rather than en pointe….

Callistemon and glorianna your quotes are not about ballet though?
I don’t much like ballet so I wouldn’t be going anyway but I don’t think everything should be changed just to be trendy and make a statement, some things just need to be left traditional

If they want to make a new ballet with male dancers that’s one thing but changing a story to shock doesn’t do it for me

It is a traditional story and if I wanted to see it I would want to see the old,old story done the traditional way. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Rewrite another similar story if necessary but don’t call it Cinderella.

No. If there’s a choice, then you can choose which version to go and watch, i.e. vote with your feet.
I didn’t mind with Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, but I knew what I was going to watch, not being tricked into paying for something I didn’t want to see.

Calendargirl

It might be a tight fit forcing a big male foot into a dainty glass slipper.🥺

Not keen, like to see things as they should be.

In Grimm's fairy tale, the ugly step-sisters were made to cut off their toes and heel by their mother, to try and get the slipper on their feet.

Well if we did Shakespeare as it was originally meant to be there would be young men playing all the women
That was because women were suppressed by men and not allowed to be actors. Acting was deemed unseemly for women as a profession.

Since those days we have had actresses playing well-known male parts in Shakespeare plays and a nod to Elizabethan times with males playing female parts again recently too.

This ballet is not breaking new ground.

maddyone

I wouldn’t go. If others wish to go fair enough, but I like traditional stories to be just that, traditional.

Me too.

Yes, I would. Ballet is about music and dancing. I don't really care about the gender of the person wearing the costume.

Maggiemaybe

No, I wouldn’t. Cinderella overcomes all the odds, abuse and cruelty to end up in a castle (albeit with a little help from her Fairy Godmother). She’s a strong female character, and goodness knows there aren’t that many in the arts world.

Yes, this.^ It’s another example of men taking away jobs and roles from women.

Well if we did Shakespeare as it was originally meant to be there would be young men playing all the women. Reimagining and redeveloping is all part of the creative process of interpretation, performances change for all sorts oof reasons. Why not a male Cinders?

No, I wouldn’t. Cinderella overcomes all the odds, abuse and cruelty to end up in a castle (albeit with a little help from her Fairy Godmother). She’s a strong female character, and goodness knows there aren’t that many in the arts world.

Yes, in fact i'd be more likely to go. I loved Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake and Akram Khan's Giselle and still thoroughly enjoy the traditional versions.

Switching around the traditional roles in dance is great and gives the dancers scope to extend their repertoire, showcase their talent from a different perspective and deliver something new to the audience.

Stereotypes always need challenging and it is about time the male female roles in life were given a kick so I would go and hope to see the male Cinderella.

It might be a tight fit forcing a big male foot into a dainty glass slipper.🥺

Not keen, like to see things as they should be.

Cinderfella?
I'm not sure....

The Matthew Bourne Sleeping Beauty was absolutely magical and wowed this sceptical audience member.

No