Highlights and lowlights of the decade

[ninamargaret]

It's always interesting how our enjoyment of ballet, drama, music etc alters over the years. I think it's to do with our experience of life, personal circumstances, knowledge of the art form being seen that makes us change our views. I know that what I enjoyed in my teens is very different to what I enjoy now. New works are, of course, essential, and I suppose we tend to be more critical when we get older, because we often have many years of watching/ listening -and living- behind us. I didn't see Mayerling on stage until the last,performance with Koborg, but had got to know it, and love it, through the David Wall documentary and the Mukhamedov DVD. But I'm sure some of the ballets I saw when I was seeing a lot of ballet and dance would not appeal at all - or maybe they would?

 

[Shade]

Nina when I first saw Giselle- Kirov production I didn’t like it at all. Now I love it more each time I see it.