everyone is beautiful at the ballet....

[thoreau]

a scene from last seasons The Tempest

I'm going to see the opening night of Smuin Ballet's season. Their founder and patriarch died last spring - and one of the pieces tonight is one of his signatures. They took the loss of Michael Smuin very hard - and grieved very visibly in the community - so tonight they open their first season without him.

The Fall/Winter Program is an eclectic combination of Ballets that include Stabat Mater, one of Michael’s most beautiful ballets, Kirk Peterson’s west coast premiere of Reinin’ in the Hurricane and Smuin protege Amy Seiwert‘s World Premiere. 'Hurricane' is set to a variety of country western artists, while the other two are set to modernist classical music. It should be a real great program.

Ballet is one of those things you really need to see live. The energy communicated simply can't be absorbed any other way. It's like listening to a recording of Opera - versus sitting in the audience and watching someone work an Aria like a fine violin.

I'm also excited because this will be my first time attending a performance at the Palace of Fine Arts. It's a beautiful setting - and I'm really excited.

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[krypto38801.livejournal.com]

*singing*

I was happy...

I was pretty...

I would love to...

At. The. Balleeeeeeeeettttt......

*swooning in an A Chorus Line moment*

I'm gonna watch that tonight, I guess! :)

[budmassey.livejournal.com]

You are so right. I have written in my LJ that there comes a moment when you know. You either are or are not an opera person. But you can only tell if you see it live. If you aren't alternatingly covered in goosebumps, weeping, clutching your fists, gasping aloud, or otherwise physically moved, go home. It's not going to happen for you. If you are, you've just made a lifelong friend.

[low-fat-muffin.livejournal.com]

well stated!

its the same with ballet - you either gasp at the beauty or wrinkle a candy wrapper - (stewie griffin voice) which is my que to KILL you (end stewie griffin voice)