Ballet

Well - what can I say? It was amazing! The Lyceum in Sheffield is a small theatre, but it was just right for D's first outing. She made me proud too, sitting still and pretty much spellbound for most of the performance. There were a few bits she either lost interest in, or was a bit scared of (by the music - bit dark in places!), but other than that, she loved it.

It was a really different interpretation, too. Quite dark, lots of erotic undertones that went straight over D's head (apart from the bit where Anthony and Simon almost share a kiss... "mommy, I thought he was supposed to kiss the swan?"), but with fabulous costumes, and a very clever use of lighting and big swathes of blue silk when Anthony drowns himself at the end. the two leading dancers were Japanese too, which gave the whole perfomance a very different feel. I loved it. :)

The same company, The Northern Ballet Theatre, are also doing a Dangerous Liasons... I love that film so I absolutely have to find out where they're doing that!

And as for HE - well, at one point D leaned over and informed me in a stage whisper that there were 14 swans onthe stage "but when that black swan comes back it will be 15, right?" We read all the posters, browsed the programme, I made her look for the correct number during the intermission (our drinks were at C7 on the long bar - she found it :). We counted naked baby angels painted on the ceiling, talked about the various instruments down in the orchestra pit. We were sat in the second row of the circle, so we had a great view.

All in all, a great success.