LEARNING OUTCOMESIn this unit you and your students will:• Learn about the elements that come together tocreate a theatrical ballet experience.• Identify the processes involved in making atheatre production happen.• Learn about the traditional elements of the<strong>Cinderella</strong> story and the development of theRNZB’s version.Curriculum Links in this unitValuesStudents will be encouraged to value:• Innovation, inquiry and curiosity, by thinkingcritically, creatively and reflectively.• Diversity, as found in our different cultures andheritages.• Community and participation for the commongood.Key Competencies• Using language, symbols and text – Studentswill recognise how choices of languageand symbols in live theatre affect people’sunderstanding and the ways in which theyrespond.• Relating to others – Students will developthe ability to listen actively and share ideasregarding theatrical ballet performances.• Participating and contributing – Students willbe actively involved in their cultural community,understanding the importance of creativeenvironments.• Thinking – Students will reflect on theirown thinking and learning after the personalexperience of attending a live theatre show.Workshop Achievement ObjectivesThe Arts Level 3 and 4: Dance• Developing Practical Knowledge – Studentswill apply the dance elements from the RNZB’s<strong>Cinderella</strong> to extend personal movementskills and vocabularies and to explore thevocabularies of others.• Developing Ideas – Students will combine andcontrast the dance elements to express images,ideas and feelings from <strong>Cinderella</strong> using varietyof choreographic processes.• Communicating and Interpreting – Describehow the purpose of dance is expressed throughmovement.• Understanding the Arts in Context – studentswill explore and describe how dance is used fordifferent purposed in a variety of contexts.2
The Story of <strong>Cinderella</strong>PrologueBefore now, her life had been a happy one but asshe attends her mother’s funeral the 10-year-oldgirl has no idea of what lies ahead. Grief-stricken,she plants a rose in her mother’s memory. From therose grows a tree of extraordinary beauty.Act IScene OneLife has taken a downward turn for the girl. Whileshe still grieves for her beloved mother, her fatherhas taken a new wife. Her stepmother, who hastwo children of her own, is a bully. She hates thefact her stepdaughter, nicknamed <strong>Cinderella</strong>, iskinder and more beautiful than her own brood.To make matters worse, <strong>Cinderella</strong>’s father isstruggling to cope with life under the thumb of hisdominant new wife. To fund a more extravagantlifestyle for her own girls, she sells many of thefamily’s belongings, including <strong>Cinderella</strong>’s mostprized possession, a portrait of her mother. Sincenews that the Prince is planning to throw a lavishball has spread, excitement levels have risen in thehousehold. It promises to be the social event of theyear – and they are all invited!Dress designers, shoemakers and a dance masterare summoned to the house to ensure <strong>Cinderella</strong>’sstepsisters look as good as possible at the ball.But the lavish treatment is not extended to poor<strong>Cinderella</strong>, who has made her own dress from theclothes her mother left to her. Her hopes of goingto the ball however, are soon dashed when herstepmother rips up <strong>Cinderella</strong>’s invitation during afit of rage. Her stepsisters leave for the ball, leaving<strong>Cinderella</strong> alone and sad.Scene Two<strong>Cinderella</strong> seeks solace at the foot of the treewhere her mother is buried. Her Fairy Godmothermagically appears and asks <strong>Cinderella</strong> what shewould wish for. The answer is simple - to go to thePrince’s Ball. As the roses come to life and dancearound her, <strong>Cinderella</strong>’s dream looks set to cometo true. Her Fairy Godmother however, warns herthat the spell will be reversed at midnight.Act IIThe ball is an extravagant affair and is like nothing<strong>Cinderella</strong> has witnessed before. For the Princethe evening has been nothing special. All thewomen long to dance with him, but nobodyhas captivated his attention – until he lays eyeson <strong>Cinderella</strong>. Entranced by her beauty, heapproaches her and asks her to dance. As theevening draws to an end, the Prince thanks hisguests for coming. He presents <strong>Cinderella</strong> with asingle rose encrusted with diamonds and crystals.The palace clock begins to chime. It is midnight.<strong>Cinderella</strong> flees the palace. In her haste, she losesone of her satin slippers. The Prince seizes on thedelicate slipper and vows to find the mysteriouswoman again.Act IIIScene OneWasting no time, the Prince instructs hisshoemakers to make exact replicas of the slipperand have them distributed throughout the land. Hedeclares that whoever fits the slipper will be hisone true love and his bride. However, no matterhow hard they try, none of the shoemakers canmatch the delicacy and beauty of the slipper.Growing weary, the Prince seizes the originalslipper and embarks on a journey around theKingdom to personally fit the slipper on every ladyin every house until he finds the one who fits it.Scene TwoEarly the next morning, <strong>Cinderella</strong> awakes to findthe spell has ended. She’s back wearing her tattyclothes and old slippers once again. Just as sheis beginning to think the Prince’s Ball had been adream, she glances up to see a single satin slipper;the slipper she wore to the ball.Suddenly her stepsisters burst into the room,bragging about their night and how much fun theyhad at the ball. <strong>Cinderella</strong> tries to hide the slipperfrom them but it’s too late. Realising she was themystery woman who captured the heart of thePrince, they wrestle the shoe from her. Whenher stepmother arrives in the room, she takes theslipper and destroys it.3
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