I could go on for pages and pages about the symbolism of fathers and penetration and emasculation in Tanz, but the bottom of the line is, Krolock is IT. The big guy. Top banana. And Alfred knows he's the bottom of the heap, and seeing that magificence he can't help but get a bit of a crush. As evidenced by Carpe Noctem, because Alfred knows when he doesn't stand a chance.
Then there is Unstillbare, and I've always disapproved of the Warsaw choice to skip Alfred's reaction to it. I think it's the moment where Krolock stops being a dream and starts being someone real. Paradoxically, it's what makes Alfred able to stand up to him in Tanzsaal, and though Abronsius' help is needed and the whole endeavour is useless, I think that defiance is a turning point for Alfred's self-confidence. Once he's a vampire, I can see him glomping on Krolock's leg and demanding to be taught.
(And the other way around, I adore Krolocks who take the time to seduce their Alfreds - especially Steve in his more manic phases, Borchert in Vienna, and both Lukasz's and Yamaguchi's final shows. Alfred is the everyman and he represents the viewpoint of the audience, so the first act finale is where we're all seduced, until the doors slam and we can't wait for more.)
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Date: 2007-05-10 08:19 pm (UTC)Then there is Unstillbare, and I've always disapproved of the Warsaw choice to skip Alfred's reaction to it. I think it's the moment where Krolock stops being a dream and starts being someone real. Paradoxically, it's what makes Alfred able to stand up to him in Tanzsaal, and though Abronsius' help is needed and the whole endeavour is useless, I think that defiance is a turning point for Alfred's self-confidence. Once he's a vampire, I can see him glomping on Krolock's leg and demanding to be taught.
(And the other way around, I adore Krolocks who take the time to seduce their Alfreds - especially Steve in his more manic phases, Borchert in Vienna, and both Lukasz's and Yamaguchi's final shows. Alfred is the everyman and he represents the viewpoint of the audience, so the first act finale is where we're all seduced, until the doors slam and we can't wait for more.)