The photo post of DOOM. ♥
And so here is my long-promised photo post of doom. Whee. :D Anyway, I'm not sure how to go about with this, so... I'm gonna be random? And these are few because I haven't gotten all the pics yet. These are just from two sources. I still have to continue collecting. XD;
Let's start with the main cast costumes! ♥ These are the ones that have been patterned exactly after the original animated designs and those with revisions are only very minimal.
Cornet (me♥) | Etoile | Marjoly | Crowdia | Myao | Gao | Sharte | Terra
You can see Terra's original costume design here.
And then there were others we revised.
This is Kururu's original costume design, but we changed the colors to orange and pink instead of violet and pink because it's going to look better on stage. We didn't have time to have the headdress made so we just used ribbons. And we borrowed the wings. But for the restage we're going to go for the complete wardrobe already. :D
Kururu looking cute
Our Ferdinand didn't want to wear the skirty costume so we picked out another one. Virtual chocolates for those who can guess which game (and character) we got his new costume design from!
falling in love
My brother's vain. He's the Ancient Weapon, the big bad red hunk of metal that goes on a killing spree. But he didn't want to be a robot. He wanted to be cool. So he ended up with that costume patterned after this outfit of Syaoran. His sword is even like Syaoran's. He makes me fangirl so much. ♥
Marjoly vs the Ancient Weapon
Okay, pics before the play! These shots were taken during our technical rehearsal in the morning and in those moments in between.
setting up | last-minute rehearsal | dressing room | ushers and usherettes | backdrop | people lining up | more people
First scene: Little Cornet is tucked into bed by her mom, with her puppets Sharte and Kururu.
say goodnight to your puppets now
Second scene: Cornet is grown up now, and after dreaming about the Prince she goes to the village to sing a song. Haha. She meets her snobby rival, Etoile, and gets ambushed by Myao and her kitties. But she's rescued by Ferdinand. Oops, I don't have a picture of that. XD
at the village | meet the awesome villagers | dancing with the villagers | meeting Etoile | ambushed
Third scene: There's a contest to be the Prince's bride, and Cornet joins. But because she doesn't have a dress to wear, she's forced to wear a bear suit! XD However, she sings her way to Ferdinand's heart, and she and Etoile are declared as winners. She's now invited to Ferdinand's birthday ball.
the queen and her son | briefing the contestants | desperate to be a bride | Etoile sings her song | Etoile wants to be the only winner
Fourth scene: Cornet and Ferdinand dance, and, well, fall in love. But guess who comes to crash the party? Our favorite little witch, Marjoly. She comes intending to punish the guy who hurt Myao, but she's starstruck by the Prince, and she tries to cast a love spell on him. Unfortunately, the spell backfires and Ferdinand is turned to stone. Oops.
at the ball | the queen and Minister Golonzo | in the bear suit | they're gonna kiss, aren't they? | the arrival of the witch | Marjoly spreads her terror | and more of Marjoly | Marjoly's minions | Gao is amused
Fifth scene: After the events at the party, Cornet decides to go on a journey to save Ferdinand. But she has to gather the Heart Stones to do so. Fortunately, her grandfather helps her by giving her the Fire Stone. Meanwhile, in Marjoly's castle... well, the bad guys have a little dancing spree.
advice from grandpa | Sharte looks on | the kitties in Marjoly's castle | Crowdia brings news | final pose
Sixth scene: First stop is White Snow, where the Thunder Stone is located. Cornet, Kururu and Sharte make new friends and by helping them, get the Thunder Stone.
jamming with the mountainmen | meeting the guardian
Seventh scene: All aboard! Cornet and her friends sneak on a pirate ship to get the Water Stone.
the fearless pirates | and there's more of them
Eighth scene: Cornet and company arrive in the kingdom of the frogs. Sharte finds her sister Terra, and they witness the heart-breaking affair of the frog princess Caroline and her peasant love Michael. Yes, they still get the Earth Stone in the end.
welcome to the kingdom of Frogburg | Sharte vs Terra | dancing flies? yuck! | the guardians of the Earth Stone | yes, they're crazy frogs | the tragic end of Michael and Caroline
Ninth scene: Ambushed by Myao again! Turns out they had the Wind Stone all along - on the necklace Ferdinand gave Cornet. But then the ghost of Cornet's deceased mother appears to drive them away. Cornet and the puppets return home, her grandfather tells her she has to go to Marjoly's castle, but then Kururu faints. Cornet is sent into Kururu's dreams and we find out that the spirit of Cornet's mother has been in Kururu all along, after she had been killed by the Ancient Weapon.
Cherie defends her daughter
Tenth scene: The good guys head off to Marjoly's castle for the final showdown. Cornet and Ferdinand are reunited, and everything ends with the long-awaited wedding.
For the curious, there are no fight scene pics because they're all dances and they happen really fast. The pictures are all blurry. XD; The Cornet vs Gao, Sharte vs Crowdia and Terra vs Myao showdown was a mix of dancing, martial arts and swordfighting, while the battles between Marjoly and the Ancient Weapon as well as Cornet and the Ancient Weapon were purely dances. Dancesport style. That's the reason why I was so worried about my injury. My dance routine is the climax of the entire play. :D
stay with me | I do | all's well that ends well
Well, that's it for now! I gotta go do stuff. XD;