My mom was a professional classical ballerina and dance in general, so I think my love for ballet is genetic. If I have a chance --- even if it is a movie- I'll watch it.
Opera--- now there is another thing... I did costume designs for many, many, many productions for two major Opera Conservatories in Philadelphia. I notoiced thet though the director moved the opera a bit time- wise it was never so jarring that it challenged the integrity of the story/plot line or music... Over the past two weekends, I watched a production of Rigoletto done the Connecticut Lyric Opera. My husband was in the cast as the "Halberdier" and though he didn't sing except in the backstage area during the storm scene, I couldn't be prouder. Dame Catriona MacDuff -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robin Netherton Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 1:21 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Modern interpretations of period plays/opera/ballet On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, Suzi Clarke wrote: > But I cannot get over the ballet "wall", even though I saw Nureyev and > Fontaine in Les Sylphides. I hate the music, and don't enjoy the > dancing. (And there are some seriously odd costumes in ballet too.) Oh wow. I'm just the opposite. I can barely tolerate opera music (though the costumes and the dramatic element, when it's there, can distract me sufficiently from the music). But if anyone's dancing, I'm *there.* I even like Olympic ice dancing and gymnastics floor exercise. Classical ballet is my least favorite of ballet styles, but it still shows off the sheer athleticism of the performers. And many "ballet" companies" do non-classical works. I spent several months of my early career as an arts journalist covering the training team of the Joffrey Ballet ... wow. I'd still rather see Momix or Pilobolus, though. --Robin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
