Tonight i volunteered for the Grand Rapids Ballet's In the Chamber fundraising event. I helped to change the stage between pieces. In my chair just off stage left, i could quite see the dancing itself but i saw the shadows. The three side lights on the opposite side of the stage created larger than life silhouettes that flowed across the wall. Each dancer was represented by three shapes, each a differing shade of grey, that would come together or flee apart as the she moved back and forth. Plus, i was so close to the musicians it's like they were playing just for me. The Bach pieces were wonderful.
If you still haven't seen a ballet, you can see Exotica which runs May 12-14 and 19-21. Fore more information you can check out the GR Ballet website (which features a truly annoying javascript resize script).
Posted by Matthew at May 4, 2006 11:06 PM