exitmusic Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 9 hours ago, George Dixon said: Donate: https://yea.org/cadets/maroon-and-gold-day A STORY OF POWER AND EQUALITY The Cadets are proud to present their 2019 production Behold. The show illuminates the struggle to attain power, keep power, and ultimately, the power of equality. Libby Larson’s 'Fanfare for the Women' opens the show and celebrates the powerful, intelligent, and brave women of the past; personified by a single character, the Queen. “Behold is, by definition, a command for respect and is often used to introduce something remarkable or impressive. The design team wanted to honor the remarkable story of resilience, strength, unity, and healing for The Cadets and for all women in our activity and our country, as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of women in The Cadets in 2019,” said Darcie Aungst, Program Coordinator. “I was intrigued by women in history who lead entire nations as far back as Ancient Egypt and Rome; often pondering the question, what happened? Why in 2019 is it a struggle? This show explores that history and those questions. Behold tells a tale of female strength and leadership, the ugliness of jealousy, discrimination, and power when it is held over others. The show points triumphantly to images and sounds of true equality and opportunity for everyone regardless of gender, race, orientation, identity, or ethnicity. Shattering the glass ceiling opens opportunities for everyone who has been told they are ‘less than’ and leaves our world a better place for future generations. Behold the power of unity, of equality, and of The Cadets!” 'Just' by David Lang and 'Blueprint' by Caroline Shaw soon follow as we see and hear cracks in the palace which signal the end of the Queen’s reign. The breakdown is followed by the chaos that occurs within a complete vacuum of power. 'Dance 1' of the Estancia Orchestral Suite by Alberto Ginastera then sets the scene as the corps breaks into tribes with the intent of taking power from others. Divided by their differences, everything is destroyed. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Paul Simon washes over the corps as the Queen comes into focus, witnessing the destruction of what she had created by those filled with jealousy. She accepts the destruction wrought by those who stole from her and begins to heal her people, bringing them together, and undertakes the rebuilding so that they can move forward. She both heals and passes the torch so that future generations can have a better life. Following the healing of the past, the future generation gets the opportunity to do and be anything they want. 'Do Better' is an original piece by Tom Aungst, Omar Carmenates, and Brandon Carrita that is meant to be a playful, modern, young, and fresh take on the concept that anything you can do, I can do better. If the past generation does something; we want the future generation to do even better. The finale from David Maslanka’s 4th Symphony provides an emotional, glorious, and majestic closer where the diverse women and men of the corps stream forward to shatter the glass ceiling. This act empowers people who were never before given a chance to step up and lead. With this diversity of gender, identity, race, ethnicity, orientation, and age comes new ideas, innovations, celebrations, and respect. Behold The Cadets of 2019 So cringe-inducing. Can we just do drum corps 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000Cadet Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 33 minutes ago, exitmusic said: So cringe-inducing. Can we just do drum corps Drum corps is not immune to what's going on in the world, ESPECIALLY with what has gone on in THIS organization. Those who preach "just entertain" refuse to realize the real-life lessons that take place in the world today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommeee Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 27 minutes ago, exitmusic said: So cringe-inducing. Can we just do drum corps Maybe they WILL “just do drum corps”, whatever that means in this day and age. I’m pretty sure, many people who heard the long, drawn-out description of SCV 2018, were scratching their heads, thinking “seriously?” But that show was also pretty darn enjoyable for many people, WITHOUT reading anything into it. i have heard/seen a lot of the brass and percussion for Cadets 2019. There’s quite a lot of “drum corps” in there! Not sure what they have planned for the visual. But I have a lot of confidence in this team and their overwhelmingly positive vibe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 2 hours ago, njthundrrd said: Thank you, George. Lot's of people busted their butts on this one. But this cannot be done just with one day. We have to get to Sept 1 with all of our fundraisers making budget. There are budgeted and un-budgeted bills that need to be paid to give the 85th corps the summer of their lives. We thank everyone who gave.... More work to do! This corps is going to come with a chip on their shoulder. I can pretty much guarantee that. #onceacadetalwaysacadet fans can look for stuff at GuardCloset.com too....lots of past Cadets stuff up there for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Jurassic Lancer said: I’m not sure why ... everyone was pulling for them last year. because now they have a show totally him free. now the cloud of last April is not the over dominating topic. Now the whole Cadets family is unified in ways not seen since...God only knows when. Now they know it's time to regain what the organization has rightfully felt was theirs....the top of the top echelon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 hours ago, njthundrrd said: We have to get to Sept 1 with all of our fundraisers making budget. There are budgeted and un-budgeted bills that need to be paid to give the 85th corps the summer of their lives 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTNK Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 The Queen thing and a lot of the show design seem kinda confused, we’ll see how it turns out, how literal it is, etc. Autocracy is bad, unless it is a woman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommeee Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 5 hours ago, FTNK said: The Queen thing and a lot of the show design seem kinda confused, we’ll see how it turns out, how literal it is, etc. Autocracy is bad, unless it is a woman Just to be clear, the description doesn’t say anywhere, and doesn’t imply, “autocracy is bad, unless it is a woman”. In fact, the name and subtitle of the show is: Behold - A Story of Power and Equality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Dixon Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, exitmusic said: So cringe-inducing. Can we just do drum corps this "back story" is just there to guide and give purpose to the visual/music design and choreography - it's layered into the program, and I'm with you in hoping it's in a SUBTLE way for me this is a massive WIN A show about women is a massive "middle-finger" to GH Using a different Paul SImon song (than the one originally planned for last year's program (Sounds of Silence) just another sign they aren't quite ready to "move on" Last year the SOS references left in the show, the rope between the women ("victims") in their ballad, the words sung by the singers ("hear me now") all subtle and not-so-subtle references that this is an organization ###### OFF and they aren't going to take it anymore The corps is more talented/experienced and the show appears to be purposefully designed more difficult aka more competitive They will work hard to move up or hold-serve as the organization is rebuilt (in some ways built for the first time) brick by brick Edited May 10, 2019 by George Dixon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dans Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 5 hours ago, FTNK said: The Queen thing and a lot of the show design seem kinda confused, we’ll see how it turns out, how literal it is, etc. Autocracy is bad, unless it is a woman I was extremely disappointed with the essay about the show. Many leftist/progressive buzz words in there. I don't see how this show is not going to be political. It seems as though politics is written into the show theme. I will try to put faith in the new design team and keep telling myself that this is not a George Hopkins production. I have to be honest though, the show description doesn't sound to far removed from Hopkins. Honestly, maybe the show should be called women's suffrage, part 2. And before anyone jumps all over me, I am not anti women. Just confused why women have been made the latest group of victims in America! 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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