Life has obviously moved on. I went to the ballet with Eleanor on Friday and this time around it she paid for me (mostly)-an early Christmas present. Apparently it was a better option than the standard pair of socks.
So we enjoyed the charms of “Sleeping Beauty” and of each others company. In a way it was a completing of the circle, as Sleeping Beauty was the first ballet I went to with Eleanor, I think back in 2001. We saw it performed in Birmingham when she was still a small ballerina.
The quality of the dancing was excellent though I think the ballet lacks somethings. The music is beautiful rather than memorable in its own right. The story line is a little thin and so is padded out in parts. However, the set was cleverly and beautifully put together, the scene with the dragon done very well and the performances of the leads excellent. The dancing was technically challenging I understand and as far as I could tell and well executed.
The arts critic will return again shortly!
