FIRST POSITION
AND ANOTHER SIDE
Hear from Catalabutte, Master of Ceremonies, on the guest list and Carabosse’s reaction.
Catalabutte, you oversaw the guest list. What happened? Catalabutte: It’s difficult being the Master of Ceremonies, especially for such a grand event as Princess Aurora’s christening. I do the bidding of the King and Queen to the best of my abilities. There are a lot of details one must keep a keen eye on, and I receive direction and changes in abundance at all hours! It’s not a job for the faint of heart, and I say I do a rather fine job keeping it all straight. As far as Carabosse is concerned, my list is final. You saw her extreme reaction—it would be no wonder why her name didn’t appear on the guest list. Her reaction was very severe! She treated you unfairly, wig pull and all. Are you okay? C: Thank you so much for your concern. The whole situation was quite rude and frightening. Had her minions not ambushed me, Carabosse would have been escorted out immediately. The way she handled my guest list— property of the royal kingdom, I might add— with such disdain was ghastly. And my finest wig for the event…I can’t even bring myself to talk about it. I would take it upon myself to say that it is unexemplary behavior of a fairy of the kingdom.
EN POINTE The Other Side There are two sides to every story – in this exclusive interview for the Houston Ballet program, we finally hear from the fairy who started it all: Carabosse. This is her story.
best bring it. I gave into my rage, quite fabulously, I think. I wore the outfit Ia np yl awn anye, da nt od wI he aa dr tt oo tchoemc eh rwi si tt he nmi ny g eTnhtaot uwr aags ej .uPs ut lf loi nr gf uonf .f TCha et acl aubr suet ,t ew’ se lwl , iIg ? know that cursing a baby to die via prick of the finger is a bit extreme, but I’m sc uo ur er si te’,sLwi l ha ca twt ahse tpheeorpe l teoeixnpt ee rc fteerde. . B u t o f Speaking of the Lilac Fairy, have you spoken to her since…[cut off] C: i s sAob bs oelauut teilfyu lnaont .dEpvue rr ey .bSohdey ctohui nl dkns ’ Lt i l a c pr aossps bi belryr ideos ]a. nLyi ltahci ni sg twh er oonnge [ pb ul ol lwi nsg a l l tFhl oe rsi tmr iunngds . eHvoe wn fdoou nydo uo ut ht ianbkoPurti nAcuer o r a ao st hl eeerpt hi na nt hteh ec aLsitllaec? FOafi rcyo, ucrasset ,i nngo na be s u r d va i lsai ko en.sDt oo et sh et hPart i snoc ue nwdhl ii lkeehseo’ smael tohni en gb y somebody so pure of heart would do? Speaking of Aurora sleeping for a hundred years, why did you give Princess Aurora the spindle that pricked her finger? C: repI’umtaatifoanirytowuipthhofoldlloawfte-trharlol.ugh. I have a
Carabosse, I know it’s been a tough time for you since your big showdown with Prince Florimund and the Lilac Fairy. Let’s go back a hundred years to when and why it all started: Princess Aurora’s christening. What happened? Carabosse: Princess Aurora’s christening wa sams aa ldl awrokrdl da.yLfiol ar cm, Ceh. aTrhme ,f Ga ierny erreoaslimt y,i s Tk en mo wp eeraacmh eont th, eSro. Tn gh,eBy ema ua tyyn…owt be ea ml l y bo ue sr tsfirmi ei nl adrsi t, ibeus .t Wb ehi enng tf ahier iiensv, iwt aet iho anvse cI awma ei t et rdi cwk il ti nh gb iant ef od rbtrheea tchh rf oi srt emniinneg. , I thought about my outfit, how I would dA aunr oc er a, w, bhuat t mI wy iannvt iet da tti oo ng inf te Pv er irnccaems se . I t hbuutrtI—haavleotfe. IelkinnogswtoI oh.ave a reputation, Is that why you cursed Princess Aurora? C: i n It hweaks i snog dd oi sma pwp aosi ni nt evdi t tehda bt ue vt emr ye o, anned tt hh ee nj eIajluosutssyatwu rgnreede nt o. Iawnagse rj.eIaf lpo euos ,pal en d rI ewaal lsy gt ohiinngk tIo’ ms ht ho iws mt heeamn ,j us ps ti the fouwl feavi ri ly, Ia cl iotut lled dbrea. mA an?d Mwihg ahtt’ sa sa wp aerl lt yh awviet ht ho ue t
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