bam & fireplaces
I went with Ken to BAM, to watch the wonderfully different poetic modern dance ballet performance, Death in Venice by Hamburg Ballet. Beautiful production, really enjoyed the drama of it all. It is such a beautiful story, intertwining between fantasy and reality...sometimes, our fantasies are just as fulfilling, and act as a protective barrier against loneliness. It was quite lovely. The pas de trois in the first act was breathtaking, and while I thought that Helene Bouchet was an amazing ballerina, this ballet was very male-oriented. Makes me wonder how ABT would interpret this piece. I think it would be a great venture into new territory for them, but Ken thinks it may be too big of a risk.
I wondered how Hamburg Ballet manages to have such lavish productions....then I remembered that governments often subsidize generously artistic companies elsewhere. *sigh* The costumes, esp. the women's dresses, were beautiful.
Afterwards, we went to a toasty fireplace at Kili Bar in Brooklyn, and I had a hot chocolate with amaretto. It was a nice end to a school week.
3 comments :
Oh good, I'm glad you liked it! I kept wondering if and how the ABT would do it too -- I think it would be marvelous if they would! But I think Ken is probably right ... unfortunately...
perhaps if Hamburg Ballet would hire Angel Corella, Marcelo Gomes, David Hallberg, Jose Carrenos, and a few others.... :)
I think this is too "gay" for the ABT. But they do have great male dancers.
Reminds me of a comment a new friend who is a soprano said to me a few weeks ago when I stopped by her apartment after a recital she gave and talked about opera and ballet. Are you sure you are not gay? A joke of course, but aimed at the stereotype that only "sensitive" males are gay and like the arts.
But of course, the arts are much less prejudicial and gender orientation is really not an issue in the arts.
I sense that the biz people at the ABT like to project a mainstream image for their marketing.
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