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- John McCabe
Shadow-Reach (1978)
- Novello & Co Ltd (World)
Based on 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James.
- 3(pic)3(obda)3(2bcl:Ebcl)3(cbn)/4.3.2+btbn.1/timp.perc/hp.pf(cel)/str
- 27 min
Programme Note
Ballet based on Henry James' The Turn of the Screw with choreography by Domy Reiter-Soffer. First performed by the Irish Ballet Company at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 19 June 1978.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
A young governess is hired for two young children, Miles and Flora, by their absent father. She learns from Mrs Grose of the strange relationship between the valet, Peter Quint and her predecessor, Miss Jessel and its destructive influence on the entire household until their mysterious deaths. She senses that the children for whom she is responsible are possessed by these two ghosts and tries to protect them and herself from the forces of evil.
BRIEF SYNOPSIS
A young governess is hired for two young children, Miles and Flora, by their absent father. She learns from Mrs Grose of the strange relationship between the valet, Peter Quint and her predecessor, Miss Jessel and its destructive influence on the entire household until their mysterious deaths. She senses that the children for whom she is responsible are possessed by these two ghosts and tries to protect them and herself from the forces of evil.