# Circa at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, February 4, 2018

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/performances/2017-18/early-music/circa-il-ritorno.php) presents _Il Ritorno_ featuring [Circa](http://circa.org.au/)  
[Zellerbach Hall Auditorium](http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+Telegraph+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94305+USA&hl=en)  
3:00 PM, Sunday, February 4, 2018

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## One Set

Music (entirely, mostly?) drawn from _Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland)_ by Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), SV 325 (1639)

[3:05 PM lights down, announcements]

01. [3:06 PM; tumbling, contortions]
02. [3:15 PM] Ulysses' aria of return, _"Dormo ancora o son desto?" (Am I still asleep, or am I awake?)_
03. [3:18 PM; hand balancing & tumbling]
04. [3:22 PM] Penelope’s great aria of mourning (and hope and rage), _"Di misera regina non terminati mai dolenti affani!" (Miserable Queen, sorrow and trouble never end!)_  
[Bridie Hooper sash strap? act]
05. [3:27 PM; trapeze] interlude of electronic music
06. [3:32 PM; Caroline Baillon multicorde (8 hanging ropes) act]
07. [3:35 PM] Penelope's aria continues
08. [3:38 PM; tumbling from the men; then the full ensemble]
09. [3:42 PM] Penelope's aria continues
10. [3:45 PM; Bridie Hooper solo (twitching right hand) dance]
11. [3:48 PM; Caroline or Cecilia tumbling]
12. [3:50 PM; ensemble tumbling] interlude of electronic music
13. [3:54 PM] final duet that reunites Ulysses and Penelope _"O delle mie fatiche meta dolce e soave" (O sweet, gentle ending of my troubles)_
14. [3:58 PM; 3 pairs of dancers traverse the back wall while balancing together]
15. [4:02 PM] Ulysses' aria of return, _"Dormo ancora o son desto?" (Am I still asleep, or am I awake?)_ [more ensemble balance play]
16. [4:07 PM; Bridie & ?male dance]
17. [4:13 PM; ensemble against the wall: no handed tumbling; excellent handspring solo to conclude]  
[show ends 4:16 PM]


## Performers

[Circa](http://circa.org.au/)

* Caroline Baillon
* Nathan Boyle
* Marty Evans
* Bridie Hooper
* Todd Kilby
* Nathan Knowles
* Cecilia Martin

### Musicians

* Pal Banda: cello;
* Nicholas Bootiman: violin, viola;
* Cecilia de Santa Maria: harp;
* [Kate Howden](http://www.katehowden.co.uk/): mezzo-soprano vox;
* Natalie Murray-Beale: music director, piano, harpsichord, keyboards;
* Benedict Nelson: baritone vox.

## Notes

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[[2018-02-03|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2018|Up to the 2018 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2018#February_events|Up to the 2018 event list!]] ☸  [[2018-02-07|On to the next event!]]