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mishapanda

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  1. I did indeed want to watch from the house...I attempted to get a ticket but the queue yesterday was far longer than for Jewels on Tuesday, and I waited for nearly three hours but it didn't end up working out. I worked with one of the dancers a couple of times this week and she had already offered to let me watch from backstage. When it became evident that I would not get a seat in the audience I decided to take the offer. You're right Mab: it wasn't relaxing and there were some things I couldn't see, but I did find it exciting nonetheless!
  2. I had the incredible luck to watch last night's Swan Pake from the wings! While I'm aware that what I saw was not, strictly speaking, what the artists intended to be seen (and I didn't have much of a view of the scenery at all), I am so pleased to have gotten such a perspective on the performance. I was truly impressed with Chudin, once again - his stamina, his charm, and his ability to stay connected and present even at times on stage when he didn't have much to do. The Fool was such fun to watch, as were the trio of swans. The dance of the white swans just before Odette's return in act II was particularly beautiful to watch. There was such an evident synergy amongst dancers in the corps. The biggest treat for me was the ability to have such a clear and close view of Smirnova's eyes throughout the evening. Apart from her incredible technique as a ballerina, what I saw last night was that she is not only a magnificent dancer, she is also a first-class actress! I don't know if the transformation she underwent was evident from further away, but from where I was watching...I was blown away. I didn't think she was as "flawless" as I thought she was in Diamonds, but this is a much more demanding role that she will grow into for years to come. Such a special night for me.
  3. I am beyond pleased to have seen last night's performance. My rough impressions: Emeralds was pretty, the corps were lovely and I quite enjoyed although I admit I found myself wishing I could have seen Obraztsova in it the previous night. Kretova & Merkuriev were a fantastic anchor for the entire ensemble in Rubies. I was worried at the start because the corps seemed completely out of synch with each other and with the music, and nobody really seemed to have any fun. That all changed by about halfway through, when everybody onstage began to capture the vivacity of the piece. The audience loved it. And diamonds...oh my. I was a bit concerned from pprevious posts' mentioning that Smirnova was emotionally absent, but I found the exact opposite to be true. She and Chudin showed such an incredible sensitivity toward each other in their pas de deux, and she was genuinely beaming for the remainder of the performance. Perhaps she felt she could let herself be more vulnerable on a night when she knew people were there to see her rather than Zakharova? In any event, everything about Diamonds was magical.
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