The Most Incredible Thing
8 years ago by
I’ve made a point to attend the ballet two to three times a year for a few years now. You get swept away into a world that isn’t yours, all while remaining infinitely connected to the emotions and movements being performed on stage.
Also, no cellphones. NONE. For somewhere between two to three hours: you are completely removed from that buzzing, beeping, constant reminder of the outside world.
This was the case last Friday, when I went to the ballet to the see the highly anticipated program – The Most Incredible Thing – from the NYCB, which included a piece from resident choreographer and soloist Justin Peck, in collaboration with artist Marcel Dzama and The National’s Bryce Dessner… A grouping of individuals that would be hard to not be excited for!
And incredible it was. Really! A fairytale conceived from a story by Hans Christian Andersen, the otherworldly aesthetic felt perfectly in place. It was playful – many dancers, wearing anything from orange cubist devil leotards to silvery polka dotted costumes, used slides to make their entrance. Like superheroes / villains coming alive, but seen from the perspective of influential artists like Duchamp and Picasso.
It’s a show worth seeing, as even my attempt to describe even a fraction of the novelty and imagination fails in comparison to taking part in the adventure…
The Most Incredible Thing at the New York City Ballet : April 21 at 7:30pm, April 30 at 8pm, and May 7 at 2pm.
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I’ve always wanted to go to the Ballet
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Honestly, although I want to see the nutcracker, I think I’d fall asleep.
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the costumes and makeup look very interesting.
I’ ashamed to say I’ve never even seen a ballet. Except on TV. :(
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y a pas à dire, le NYC Ballet, c’est à des lieues au dessus de l’Opera de Paris…
I love the ballet and all dance. My daughter (8 years of dance and still at it) and I go to the few performances in our small city, and sometimes also to the live telecast of the Met or the Bolshoi at the movie theater. Thanks to my daughter, I’ve grown more interested in contemporary dance–like contemporary art it’s less “pretty” but very interesting.
I saw the opera “Orpheus” by Monteverdi, put on by the Trisha Brown dance company. The set was empty; dancers’ bodies created the scenes. It was amazing. Orpheus must descend into hell to rescue his lover, and hell was a stage of writhing bodies. No amount of scenery or special effects could have been more vivid.
Nice post :)
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Une des choses les plus surprenantes-pour l’Occidentale que je suis-
un ballet magnifique
en Chine du sud
où TOUT LE MONDE
répondait au téléphone
envoyait des messages
et prenait des photos
durant le spectacle!!!
(c’est interdit bien-sûr…)
Argh!