everything is beautiful at the ballet
Dec. 22nd, 2007 11:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
axolotl9so we went up to San Francisco today to see SF Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker." High time for darling daughter, now 8, to finally see it live anyway.
'Twas marvelous. The current production is set in San Francisco circa 1915. Clever establishing during the overture, using slides projected on a scrim.
Marvelous sets, costumes etc. A few bobbles in the set changes - there were at least 2 places where nothing was on stage except dancers, who appeared to be interacting with things that weren't there yet. (There was also a major malfunction of a practical prop, which was however quickly corrected.) I doubt any of the hundreds of kids that were there noticed. We cynical oldsters (hey, lovely wife and I both have degrees in theater arts) were slightly more picky.
Afterward, we dawdled around Union Square for a bit and then went for dinner at David's Deli. Yum. Ended up bringing an order of corned beef and rye back for mother-in-law (yes, we called from the deli and said "we decided to go to David's for dinner, you want anything?" or words to that effect.)
All in all, a good day.
'Twas marvelous. The current production is set in San Francisco circa 1915. Clever establishing during the overture, using slides projected on a scrim.
Marvelous sets, costumes etc. A few bobbles in the set changes - there were at least 2 places where nothing was on stage except dancers, who appeared to be interacting with things that weren't there yet. (There was also a major malfunction of a practical prop, which was however quickly corrected.) I doubt any of the hundreds of kids that were there noticed. We cynical oldsters (hey, lovely wife and I both have degrees in theater arts) were slightly more picky.
Afterward, we dawdled around Union Square for a bit and then went for dinner at David's Deli. Yum. Ended up bringing an order of corned beef and rye back for mother-in-law (yes, we called from the deli and said "we decided to go to David's for dinner, you want anything?" or words to that effect.)
All in all, a good day.
