Comments for E.B. Bartels https://www.ebbartels.com/ Writer. Dead Pets. Sun, 02 Sep 2018 03:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Review of Barbie of Swan Lake Which I Don’t Even Know What To Do With by Mary https://www.ebbartels.com/review-of-barbie-of-swan-lake-which-i-dont-even-know-what-to-do-with/#comment-112 Sun, 02 Sep 2018 03:05:11 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=261#comment-112 In reply to Verena.

I love these comments so much

]]> Comment on Review of Barbie of Swan Lake Which I Don’t Even Know What To Do With by Verena https://www.ebbartels.com/review-of-barbie-of-swan-lake-which-i-dont-even-know-what-to-do-with/#comment-111 Sat, 09 Jun 2018 16:40:15 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=261#comment-111 I just want to add something to my comment:
As a passionate Swan Lake lover, I did research on Swan Lake around the world and through time.
The Swan Lake at Mariinsky, the so called Russian Swan Lake, is not the original. A lot of changes, like the prince’s battle and victory, were created around 1930.
The English Tradition keeps Petipa’s production from 1895, released at the Mariinsky theatre. The difference is here the drowning of the couple, which breaks the spell, and the after-life apotheosis. Modest Tchaikovsky edited the libretto and was probably influenced by the folk-tale of the enchanted princess.
But what was the original?
The origins of Swan Lake are in the darkness, but on several links from the Russian Swan Lake Wikipedia page I was directed to the original Libretto from 1877. And even here, the question of Tchaikovsky’s influence is crucial.
Whatever it was, Barbie Swan Lake could be inspired by this forgotten tradition. A time in ballet, when the girl rescued the man and was allowed to be brave (Yes, the first what Odette did in the original Swan Lake was be annoyed about the prince- rather than be afraid.) Or did Barbie include the Lilac Fairy – a part of the Sleeping Beauty movie project Barbie wasn’t allowed to produce because of Disney?
What remains?
Swan Lake is about love, tragedy, magic, romance, purity, betrayal, hope – whether with or without unicorns.

]]> Comment on Review of Barbie of Swan Lake Which I Don’t Even Know What To Do With by Verena https://www.ebbartels.com/review-of-barbie-of-swan-lake-which-i-dont-even-know-what-to-do-with/#comment-110 Sat, 09 Jun 2018 16:01:23 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=261#comment-110 No one will perhaps read it, but I’m protecting here this Swan Lake movie, in case someone will read it.
First, you can’t compare the ballet on stage with the original fairy tale from 1877. And also ballet productions have differences.
Actually, Barbie Swan Lake is the closest to the original. Because of following points that are so coincidental that they must know the original.
Odette is no princess. Her mother is dead. The crown is only a magical charm to protect her. She gets it by The Ruler of The Forest. The Swan maidens are not court ladies, but fairies.
Odile is only for the prince visible as Odette.
Odette loses her life powers as soon as she loses the protecting powers of her crown.
And what about the unicorn? What’s wrong with retellings? Each animated fairy tale has animal sidekicks.
And consider to which Swan Lake ballet this girl would go. Russian (Happy end, but established 1930ies), English/American (drowing together, first established 1895), or Nurejew’s (prince is a loser and Odette is left behind in grief, first established 1960ies).
I think this would be even more a disappointment.
And it’s actually funny that the original is so much forgotten that it isn’t recognized anymore.

]]> Comment on Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Peru Edition by Eric Clapton https://www.ebbartels.com/haiku-for-a-dog-i-dont-know-peru-edition/#comment-93 Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:05:24 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=586#comment-93 True works of art. Cute dogs too. The fact that these are exclusive Peru-edition dogs makes it even better. 10/10 would read again.

]]> Comment on Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 23 by lisarjacobson https://www.ebbartels.com/haiku-for-a-dog-i-dont-know-part-23/#comment-108 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 14:31:07 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=574#comment-108 I love reading these.

]]> Comment on Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 23 by Eric Clapton https://www.ebbartels.com/haiku-for-a-dog-i-dont-know-part-23/#comment-107 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 02:34:25 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=574#comment-107 I like this doggy
It was probably quite cute
The man was polite

10/10 would read again

]]> Comment on Non-Fiction by Non-Men: Elizabeth Greenwood by Eric Clapton https://www.ebbartels.com/non-fiction-by-non-men-elizabeth-greenwood/#comment-106 Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:36:46 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=571#comment-106 The lack of both fiction and men is impressive.

]]> Comment on Writers You Should Know: Kea Krause by Eric Clapton https://www.ebbartels.com/writers-you-should-know-kea-krause/#comment-105 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:59:36 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=559#comment-105 I’m supposed to be doing homework when I see a new EB Article. Instant click.

]]> Comment on Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 19 by E.B. Bartels https://www.ebbartels.com/haiku-for-a-dog-i-dont-know-part-19/#comment-102 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 23:07:14 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=537#comment-102 In reply to Eric Clapton.

Thank you, Xavier! I appreciate your commitment to reading my blog. — Ms. Bartels

]]> Comment on Haiku for a Dog I Don’t Know, Part 22 by E.B. Bartels https://www.ebbartels.com/haiku-for-a-dog-i-dont-know-part-22/#comment-104 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 23:06:23 +0000 https://ebbartels.wordpress.com/?p=543#comment-104 In reply to lisarjacobson.

Thank you, Lisa!

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