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Wednesday, March 7. 2018

Balloon decor

Took Mrs. BD to the Balanchine/Stravinsky program with the New York City Ballet last weekend. One of her Christmas presents.  I thought it was a heck of a show, even though I am neither a balletomane nor a Stravinsky fan (Mrs. BD is a dance fan, regardless of style or tradition.)  I do find Balanchine's style more accessible to me than classical ballet or modern dance.


NYC is the world center of dance for a good reason - tons of fans, and not all gays by any means. NYCB is almost always sold out, and there are ways to get reasonably-priced tickets.


The lobby of the David Koch theater last weekend, with cool balloon decor: 



Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 05:00 | Comments (3) | Trackbacks (0)

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The ballet is interesting to watch in some weird way, but just can't quite figure.Still it is good stuff.
#1 RL on 2018-03-07 12:03 (Reply)
Like baseball, art, music, etc., it helps to have some education about it to fully watch it.
#1.1 Bird Dog on 2018-03-07 12:15 (Reply)
Over the years I've come to prefer Pennsylvania Ballet, much more adventurous and varied in their program. With the arrival of Angel Corella as Creative Director, it's launched itself into a brave new world of dance.
#2 gregor on 2018-03-07 12:53 (Reply)

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