1963
Eighty-fifth Season
UNIVERSITY
1964
MUSICAL
SOCIETY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Charles A. Sink, President Gail W. Rector, Executive Director Second Program
Lester McCoy, Conductor
Eighteenth Annual Extra Series
Complete Series 3402
The Ballet Folklorico of Mexico Entire Production Directed and Choreographed by AMALIA HERNANDEZ
Under the General Supervision of CELESTINO GOROSTIZA
Director of the Bellas Artes
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER
1, 1963,
AT
8:30
HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
Musical Direction
Costumes
Lighting Designer
RAMON NOBLE
DASJIA
TOM SKELTON
Assistant to the Director
Decor MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS ROBIN BOND
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Scenic Designer ARQ. AUGUSTIN HERNANDEZ
GUILLERMO KEyS ARENAS
A. LOPEZ MANCERA FELICIANO BEJAR
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Los Quetzales de Puebla (The Quetzal Birds of Puebla) The dancers impersonate the mythological Quetzal bird whom the Indians considered a sacred symhol of elegance and heauty. Th e crown of th e Emperor Montezuma was composed of twenty-four feathers from the tail of this fabu lous creature. The hea ddresses of the dancers are approximately six fe et in diameter and require great skill in their manipulation. Danced by the Male Members of the Company
Sones Antiguoide Michoacan (Dances of Old Michoacan) Michoacan, one of the great states of Mexico, has produced in its eastern region a great variety of songs and dances that are a picture of the native Indian and Spanish cultures. In this series of dances three of the most popular types are seen. They a re usually performed on birthdays, at fiestas, and in front of churches. Mananitas (Birthday Song) MARIA LOUISA GONZALES, CARLOS NAVARRETE, J OSE LUIS CERVANTES Sonajas (Rattle Dances) MARTHA GARCIA, PILAR SANCHEZ Tres J arabes (Three J arabes) EMA PULIDO, MARTHA GARCIA, JOSE CERVANTES, CARLOS NAVARRETE, BERTA SURDEZ, MARIA ELENA SOTO, RUTH LUNA, ENRIQUETA AMAYA
Boda en La Huasteca Potosina (Wedding in the Huasteca) A cowboy on his way to his own wedding flirts with an Indian girl whom he meets by chance. After a brief dalliance, he proceeds to the village to meet his bride and in company with fellow cowboys dances with her and her attendants. In the midst of the gaiety a rival suitor appears and tries to entice the bride away. The bridegroom challenges him; they fight with machete knives and the rival is killed. At a signal from the bridegroom the festivities are resumed while the dead lover is casually removed from the scene. The Indian Girl PILAR SANCHEZ The Bridegroom GABRIEL Loyo The Bride MARTHA GARCIA The Rival. RENE RIvERA
Los Tarascos (The Tarascans) In another part of Michoacan th e inhabitants of Tarasco have remained true to their Indian heritage, preserving in its entirety the pre-Hispanic way of life. In this dance, the variollS stages of man 's life are re-enacted with a touch of humor at the end to prove that life and death a re all one. Nacirniento-Cancion de Cuna Tarasca (B irth-Tarascan Lullaby) On the shores of Lake Patzcuaro the wives of the fishermen sing to their babies at dawn as they wait for the return of their husbands from fishing. Soloist: MARINA ARGELIA Infancia-Danza del P escado (Childh ood-Dance of the Fish) JORGE TILLER The villagers play at catching the silver fish which supplies them with their livelihood. Adolescenzia-Danza de Los Paloteros (AdolescenceDance of the Little Soldiers) The boys of the village stage a mock battle in ancient costumes.
Madurez-Danza de Los Moros (Maturity-Th e Moorish Dance) The stately movements and formal execution of t his heautifu l dance hetween men and women are typical of the Indian, but reminiscent of a Spanish P avanne, and demonstrate the only possibl e throwback to the Spanish invasio n. Vejez-Danza de Los Viej itos de Jaracuaro (Old Age-Dance of the Little Old Men of J aracuaro) In masks and cl oaks, an d armed with canes, a band of youths dance in the manner of old men. La M uerte (Death ) . . . . . E ntire Cho ru s On the Day of the D ead th e villagers proceed to the cemetery bearing gifts for the souls of the dead. Epilogos-E l Torito de T arimbaro (Epilogue-The Little Bull of T arimbaro) In a burst of exuberance the T arascans play at bullfighting wh ile the "bull " displays on his ornamental blanket the legend "Long Live Life." E ntire Company
Fiesta Veracruzana (Festival in Vera Cruz) "Tilingo Lingo" (A Zapateado) "El Torito" (A Zapateado)
AMALIA H ERNANDEZ, RENE RIVERA MARIA L UISA GONZALEZ, CARLOS NAVARRETE
"Zapateado Grande" (Formal Zapateado) Senoritas HERNANDEZ, LOPEZ, SANCHEZ, SURDEZ, PULIDO, LUNA, MARROQUI, AMAYA "La Bamba" (The Bamba)
MARTHA GARCIA AND GABRIEL Loyo
INTERMISSION
Boda en EI Istimo de Tehuantepec (Wedding on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec) This sacred wedding dance portrays the entire ceremony of courtship, marriage, and pro creation as it is symbolically performed from th e ancient Indian rites even today. First the bride is " kidnapped" by th e groom. He then proclaims to the village that he has won her. A solemn procession ensues in which th e bride, ado rned for marriage, approaches her lover. He executes the Dance of the Turtle, in which he prepares the nest on the seashore where she w ill nurture the eggs from which the yo ung will be born. The ballet ends with a formal honoring of the bride and a festive dance. The Bride MARTHA GARCIA BERNARDO DIAZ Th e Groom Entire Company
Danza del Venado de Los Yaquis (Deer Dance of the Yaqui Indians) Probahly the most ancient of M exican dances, this is part of a rite still performed by the Yaqui Indians before th e hunt. The Yaqui Indians are the only tribe in Mexico which is self-governing and wbich still lives as its ancestors did before the Spanish Conquest. The dancer who performs the role of the deer is trained fr om childhood to imitate exactly the movements of the hunted animal. J ORGE TILLER The D ee r Th e Hunters
J UAN ANTONIO RODEA, TOMAS QUIROGA
Navidad en Jalisco (Christmas in Jalisco) Christmas begins in Mexico nine days in advance of tbe 25th of December with festivities, games, songs, and dances to the music of mariachis (wandering minstrels). The carols retell the story of the wanderings of the Holy Family seeking lodgings. From a solemn beginning with a candlelight procession, it proceeds to a rapid round of dances climaxed by the explosion of the pinata. MARTHA GARCIA, GABRlEL Loyo, CARLOS NAVARRETE, CARLOS OLMEDO and Entire Company
THE COMPANY DANCERS AMALIA HERNANDEZ MARTHA GARCIA EMA PULIDO Bertha Surdez, Dulce Silvera, Marta Alicia Vesa, Ma. Luisa Gonzales, Ma. Elena Soto, Ma. Elena Gonzalez, Ruth Luna, Pilar Sanchez, E lena Marroqui, Eruiqueta Amaya, Ina Rojo GABRIEL LOYO RENE RIVERA CARLOS NAVARRETE JORGE TILLER CARLOS OLMEDO Jose Luis Cervantes, Bernardo Diaz, Tomas Quiroga, Alfonso Sanchez, Juan Medellin, Ramiro Ramirez, Federico Orduna, Jose Coronado, Juan Antonio Rodea THE CROIR
MARINA ARGELIA, Carmen Cisneros, Silvia D avila, Ma. T eresa Chapa, Martha Farias, Guadalupe Jimenez, Flavia Lopez, Marichel Mariscal, Martha Oliveros, Paz Martinez, Alicia Moreno, Guadalupe Sosa, Felicitas Nieto PEDRO MUNOZ, HORACIO BIGURRA, FERNANDO ROJAS, ENRIQUE DELGADO, Miguel Angel Galindo, Arturo Jimenez, Jorge Noble, Eduardo Noble, Emilio Paredes, Mario Sosa, Jorge Toro, Sergio Y rigoyen MUSICIANS MARIACHIS OF J ALISCO Directors: MARCELINO ORTEGA and LAZARO CHAVEZ. Alfonso Orejel, Oswaldo Vasquez, Gonzalo Meza, Gilberto Ortiz, Angel Rojas BAND OF J AROCHO Director : RAUL ROSAS. Rene Rosas, Rafael Rosas, Carlos Barradas BAND OF HUASTECO Director: MARIANO SANCHEZ. Casimiro Sanchez, Roberto Escoto, MARIMBA BAND Directol' : ARMANDO CRUZ. Gaston Orozco, Nestor Banes INDIAN PLAYERS Di'rector : ZACARIAS SEGURA . Huehuetl G . Loyo, Teponaxtle J. Tiller, Tlalpizalli-Atecocolli, E. Delgado, y H . Bigurra STAFF FOR BALLET FOLKLORIO General Manager Administrator Gen eral Accountant Ballet Mistress Chief Carpenter Wardrobe M istress Accounting Assistant Publicity Assistant Organization Assistant
ESTELA A. DE MATEOS FERNANDO MERCADO J OSE ARREDONDO ISABEL SALCEDO JESUS CUETO MARIA RODRIGUEZ FERNANDO ROJAS MARICHEL MARISCAL J ORGE TaRO
Specia l performance: La Boheme, Saturday, November 16, 8:30 P.M. (New York City Opera Company)