2 posts tagged “nutcracker”

The Nutcracker last night was just so sweet and lovely.

• The audience was probably 20% small children; I was bracing myself before the performance to noise and fidgeting. Instead, it was pin-quiet during the performance. The little girl next to me (I'd guess 5 years old) was stone-still and transfixed the whole time.
• Even Drake, whose eyes normally go to half-staff the minute tutus appear on stage, was engrossed.
• I agree with my colleague's 3 1/2 year old daughter who says the giant mouse in Act I is scary!
• The snowflakes scene was so beautiful it made me weep.

The house looked very near to sold-out, which is excellent for the ballet, since this is their big revenue generator. And for Seattle, the crowd was really dressed-up. The little girls in their party dresses - oh so cute!  It was a beautiful evening.

Waltz

In a fit of sentimentalism, we bought a pair of very nice tickets to Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker. I don't think we've been in 15 years or so. But I had this sudden urge this season to go see it.