Everything about the production of The Sleeping Beauty at Pacific Northwest Ballet is glorious — from the exquisitely detailed scenery and costumes (by Peter Docherty) to the choreography (by Ronald Hynd, after Petipa) to Tchaikovsky’s score. First performed in 1890 in Russia, with Marius Petipa as the choreographer, it is based on the fairy tale by Charles […]
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I believe I can fly — at iFly Seattle!
I look really excited in this picture, but the truth is I was scared! All I could think was, “Thank goodness I’m not jumping out of a plane!” A few years ago I had that impulse — kind of like a mid-life I’ve never done that! type of feeling. I still haven’t. But today I […]
Handel’s Messiah, upclose and personal
I attended a unique and marvelous rendition of Handel’s Messiah last weekend. Instead of the usual choir of 100-plus voices, The Inverse Opera performed it with 12. It was done without props or costumes, in a black box theatre at Taproot Theatre’s new Kendall Center. Can Handel’s magnificent Messiah be adequately performed by one dozen voices? […]