The Most Exquisite "Suite" In The World...
I had a phenomenal time tonight! It was just what I needed! Ballet was one of my passions, one I let slip away after moving to the city. Seeing the Nutcracker tonight, brought it all back to life. It awakened parts in my soul that I thought were lost forever. When the dancers came out to begin, a shiver went straight down my spine. The grace and essence, it overwhelmed me. The beauty of the act of dancing itself moved me to tears. The stage and set- breathtaking. Every single detail- covered. A large luxurious house with the most beautiful tree anyone could possibly imagine. The party begins to grow very festive as the night rolls on, the dancing and joy abound as godfather Drosselmeyer arrives. This had always been one of my favorite parts of the ballet.
Godfather Drosselmeyer arrives with two exquisitely crafted life-size dolls. The expression on the face of the dancers light the entire room. Each taking a turn to dance. As the children begin to open their gifts, the expression little Clara's face is that of sheer joy. She holds her prized nutcracker, that is absolutely breathtaking. Out of anger, her brother Fritz, takes The Nutcracker, and breaks it. I began to cry along with Clara. You could see the pain her eyes as her prized possession was propmtly taken from her as quickly as she received it.
Her tears were quickly dried as Drosselmeyer lays his "magic handkerchief" upon The Nutcracker, repairing him. The delighted child is unable to sleep for worry about her beloved Nutcracker, sneaking down the stairs to check on him.
At the stroke of midnight, the magic began. The entire theater came to life. All of the toys around the tree come to life, and the stage fills with the army of mice lead by the fierce Mouse King. Clara watches in fear as one by one, the wicked Mouse King's army knocks down The Nutcracker's army, capturing her beloved Nutcracker. I felt the passion as she threw her ballet slipper at the Mouse King, knocking him right in the head. I smiled a smug smile as the mice carried their leader off of the stage. While Clara runs to reclaim her most prized possession.
When the Nutcracker turned into a prince, escorting her to the Land of Snow, it was like watching angels beginning to dance. The falling snowflakes were like diamonds falling from the sky. As they traveled from land to land, the dances become more graceful, detailed, moving.
The finale brought me to tears. Watching the dance,Pas De Deux, between the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Cavalier rekindled my deep love of ballet. I reminded me of all the things I had been missing. I didn't want it to end. As we exited the theater, I felt a sense of magic in the air. Allison knew how much I loved the ballet, and was so pleased she was able to share this experience with me. I gave her a big hug, thanking her for being such a good friend and giving me this gift. I told her this was the best gift anyone could've given me. I couldn't have received anything better!
We enjoyed our dinner at Darbar. I requested that we be seated on the second level. I LOVE sitting just below the skyline ceiling. The atmosphere is so relaxing. The lovely instrumentals that were playing were taken from some of the most melodic Hindi films. We started the meal with an order of reshmi kebab and for the main course, naturally I had the cilantro - pesto tandoori shrimp. If you're a shrimp lover, this is YOUR dish! It's a dish with jumbo shrimp marinated with cilantro and pesto, yum! I left there eating way more than I had planned! If I don't eat breakfast in the morning, I'll probably still be full from dinner tonight!
I had such a wonderful "girls night out". I thanked Allison. She suggested that we get together with Deborah and Grethen next week. Absolutely. I'm looking forward to re-connecting with some of my old friends and getting out more. I've looked at the same four walls for too long.
PS: I think I have my links fixed now. If your link is not listed, and it has been or you wish for it to be, please let me know. I didn't have a backup list of links so I did the best I could for memory. If you are not listed, it is not personal :0).
Godfather Drosselmeyer arrives with two exquisitely crafted life-size dolls. The expression on the face of the dancers light the entire room. Each taking a turn to dance. As the children begin to open their gifts, the expression little Clara's face is that of sheer joy. She holds her prized nutcracker, that is absolutely breathtaking. Out of anger, her brother Fritz, takes The Nutcracker, and breaks it. I began to cry along with Clara. You could see the pain her eyes as her prized possession was propmtly taken from her as quickly as she received it.
Her tears were quickly dried as Drosselmeyer lays his "magic handkerchief" upon The Nutcracker, repairing him. The delighted child is unable to sleep for worry about her beloved Nutcracker, sneaking down the stairs to check on him.
At the stroke of midnight, the magic began. The entire theater came to life. All of the toys around the tree come to life, and the stage fills with the army of mice lead by the fierce Mouse King. Clara watches in fear as one by one, the wicked Mouse King's army knocks down The Nutcracker's army, capturing her beloved Nutcracker. I felt the passion as she threw her ballet slipper at the Mouse King, knocking him right in the head. I smiled a smug smile as the mice carried their leader off of the stage. While Clara runs to reclaim her most prized possession.
When the Nutcracker turned into a prince, escorting her to the Land of Snow, it was like watching angels beginning to dance. The falling snowflakes were like diamonds falling from the sky. As they traveled from land to land, the dances become more graceful, detailed, moving.
The finale brought me to tears. Watching the dance,Pas De Deux, between the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Cavalier rekindled my deep love of ballet. I reminded me of all the things I had been missing. I didn't want it to end. As we exited the theater, I felt a sense of magic in the air. Allison knew how much I loved the ballet, and was so pleased she was able to share this experience with me. I gave her a big hug, thanking her for being such a good friend and giving me this gift. I told her this was the best gift anyone could've given me. I couldn't have received anything better!
We enjoyed our dinner at Darbar. I requested that we be seated on the second level. I LOVE sitting just below the skyline ceiling. The atmosphere is so relaxing. The lovely instrumentals that were playing were taken from some of the most melodic Hindi films. We started the meal with an order of reshmi kebab and for the main course, naturally I had the cilantro - pesto tandoori shrimp. If you're a shrimp lover, this is YOUR dish! It's a dish with jumbo shrimp marinated with cilantro and pesto, yum! I left there eating way more than I had planned! If I don't eat breakfast in the morning, I'll probably still be full from dinner tonight!
I had such a wonderful "girls night out". I thanked Allison. She suggested that we get together with Deborah and Grethen next week. Absolutely. I'm looking forward to re-connecting with some of my old friends and getting out more. I've looked at the same four walls for too long.
PS: I think I have my links fixed now. If your link is not listed, and it has been or you wish for it to be, please let me know. I didn't have a backup list of links so I did the best I could for memory. If you are not listed, it is not personal :0).
posted by Chloe' Gardner | 11:14 PM
11 Comments:
Glad to hear you had a good time! We all need such things to recharge the mind and body.
As far as your links go, you are close, milady. Looks like the template didnt close properly. Try this:
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I had to change the arrows to brackets because comment box is trying to execute the commands. Just change those back to arrows.
You probably dont need the space markers(%20) any more.
I tried that too, still not working *sighs* I'm going to keep working trying to figure it out
Its the quotes in your list.. you're missing second quote after the site reference.
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I've only been the ballet once, saw Swan Lake performed by the Russian State. Admittedly more graceful than my backspin attempt the other night.
I got to see the Nutcracker last week, by the Moscow ballet, they were excellent.
On another note, I have missed your last few posts, so I was catching up today. I am sorry to hear about Mrs. Fulton, but you freaked me out with that post. I live in Bristol and had no idea that you had connections to the area. I guess the world is a small place.
So glad you had a great time. You deserve it! :)
Sounds like a heavenly night out. Good for you girl
lotsa luv ann xxxxx
ahh The Nutcracker. It reminds me of gradeschool. I was in a program called GT's which was supposed to be the smart kids lol and they took us every year to see The Nutcracker in Lexington when the Russian ballet would come in. I lived for going every year!
LOL Allie! I've only seen the Macauley Culkin one too! God, I used to have such a crush on him...
Chloe', I'm so glad you had a great night out!
That is my favorite ballet. I found a DVD of Mikhail Barishnokov performing as the Prince. That was on my Christmas request list. :) Glad your having a great Christmas season.
I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season! :)
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