Ballet: Immortal Walz by Ballet Pixelle
Posted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: Ballet Leave a comment »
I find myself watching a ballet performance in Second Life again! This time I am the at Ballet Pixelle Theatre taking in the performance Immortal Walz, by Ballet Pixelle. Things are extremely well-organized here; people are directed to seats and are each given a fabulously constructed 38-page long playbill. The ballet begins and act one depicts a grave yard, on which we see several dancers; this is where the dead come alive. It is a short act, fairly quickly replaced by act two, which displays are more colorful scene; the formerly dead people live on through dancing. I realize now, all acts will be short. Act three shows one dancer, in a dreamlike dance; have her dreams kept her alive? The final act, act four, displays the dancers at the graveyard again; each person ceases movement and the cycle is complete. I have to tell you, the music, the costumes, the decor and the movements work incredibly well together to form a dramatic and very magical whole here. The story, animations and choreography are by Inaara Saarinen and the music by Than van Nispen, Sacko22 and kthugha. Twelve dancers, all part of the Ballet Pixelle dance company, performed. At the end, when the performance is over, all dancers sign autographs upon request of several audience members. Bravo Ballet Pixelle!
Ballet: The Swan at the Jewell Theatre
Posted: September 24, 2011 Filed under: Ballet 2 Comments »
My friend invited me to join her to watch a ballet performance today at the beautiful Jewell Theatre. I had never before been to a ballet in Second Life and had no idea what to expect. We watched the performance of the ballet group Independent Ballet perform a piece named Swan, choreographed by Deyna Huet and Dubhna Rhiadra. Dubhna Rhiadra had also written the story and the music was composed by Philip Glass. My friend and I both agreed, it seemed an enormous amount of effort and dedication had been put into this and it was truly beautiful. Yet, we also agreed I think, there was something missing, perhaps the emotional expression and the imperfection of movement of real life ballet dancers. Regardless, what a wonderful experiences this was and what a fantastic idea to present in Second Life a ballet so close to perfection!
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