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The Nutcracker

Last night I attended my first performance of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. A group of about 10 of us went, some of us opting for the cheap seats, some for the more expensive seats. The ballet was at Lincoln Center, and I don't really think there was a bad seat in the whole theater. We were in the fourth ring in the first row, which I enjoyed because we could see down into the orchestra pit. The first half was somewhat marred by the obnixious people sitting behind me who thought it was Ok to eat an entire bag of Peppedridge Farm cookies during the first act. Also, the entire first act is mainly children dancing which wasn't that exciting. Also, the "battle scene" which I had imagined to be protracted and involved was really only about 3 minutes and sorta lame. It's obviously geared towards children, but come on.

However, the second half made it all worthwhile. The two kids arrive in the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy and different groups of dancers proceed to dance for them. All of the dancers were great, especially the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Waltz of the Flowers. There were also the Arabian dancer, the Russian dancers, and the Chinese dancers. Some stereotypes were thrown in there that I thought may be construed as a little out of date for today's audience but whatever...

Overall, I really enjoyed it. I definitely want to go back for another ballet, maybe one that is a little more adult. Afterwards we had dinner at Rosa Mexicano which was delicious!!! A very very good night which upped my Christmas cheer two notches. Today I give myself an 9 out of 10 on the Christmas Cheer scale.

Labels: Christmas

posted by carolyn @ 8:18 AM