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Oh my love

Mar 23, 2003, 11:36 AM

What the hell is this? (http://www.abt.org/performances/metseason.html)
Have you heard anything about it? (look at the bottom of the page, Harrison Tribute).

[ Mar 23, 2003, 11:38 AM: Message Edited By: Oh my love ]

FPSHOT

Mar 23, 2003, 10:12 PM

It's a balet.

That's a sort of dance with men in very tight trousers probably having to protect themselves because they seem to be wearing the same plastic protection element as e.g. boxing guys and ice-hockey players do.

Hari's Chick

Mar 24, 2003, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
they seem to be wearing the same plastic protection element as e.g. boxing guys and ice-hockey players do.You mean it's not all real??? graemlins/cry3.gif You have just ruined my enjoyment of ballet forever.

Here is a nice review. I would love to see this...
http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/archive/199/dance-american_ballet.shtml

Savoy Truffle

Mar 24, 2003, 10:00 AM

Hmmm...Ballet a la George! images/icons/wink.gif " Plastic protection" et all!

Sounds like it was an interesting performance.

taxgirl

Mar 24, 2003, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
You mean it's not all real??? graemlins/cry3.gif You have just ruined my enjoyment of ballet forever.
graemlins/laugh2.gif *Mine too!! images/icons/wink.gif

FPSHOT

Mar 25, 2003, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
Here is a nice review. I would love to see this...
http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/archive/199/dance-american_ballet.shtml"In this overly-wrought, limb-bending pas de trios, Kent (on pointe) is knotted up in various positions that just don't jibe with the music"

"Dressed in white underwear, their bedroom antics, anchored by a folding chair, has Brown swooping down on Carreno as they tumble and torque their bodies like playful kittens, and climax with graceful lifts as Carreno scoops Brown off the floor and onto his shoulders in an upside-down split, whisking her off stage."

Quite a ballet huh Ladies. OK, maybe it isn't plastic after all graemlins/wink1.gif

old_moon_shining

Mar 31, 2003, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted By FPSHOT:

Quite a ballet huh Ladies. Don't think I'll be able to listen to 'Gently Weeps' in quite the same way again.

beatlebangs1964

Mar 31, 2003, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
they seem to be wearing the same plastic protection element as e.g. boxing guys and ice-hockey players do.You mean it's not all real??? graemlins/cry3.gif You have just ruined my enjoyment of ballet forever.
[/URL]<hr /></blockquote>Yeah, and like magic acts, you ain't supposed to reveal your magician's secrets! The illusion is what makes it so special.

"it's all in the mind y'know..." graemlins/smile1.gif

FPSHOT

May 13, 2003, 03:17 PM

Because of the question regarding the ballet, I bring this forward.

lennonluvr9

May 13, 2003, 06:39 PM

Thanks! I was just checkin to see if anyone had heard anything new about it.... images/icons/smile.gif

Savoy Truffle

May 18, 2003, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted By old_moon_shining:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />Originally Posted By FPSHOT:

Quite a ballet huh Ladies. Don't think I'll be able to listen to 'Gently Weeps' in quite the same way again.<hr /></blockquote>Me neither! And this description, originally posted by FPSHOT: Dressed in white underwear, their bedroom antics, anchored by a folding chair, has Brown swooping down on Carreno as they tumble and torque their bodies like playful kittens, and climax with graceful lifts as Carreno scoops Brown off the floor and onto his shoulders in an upside-down split, whisking her off stage."
certainly evokes somewhat erotic thoughts! graemlins/eyebrows.gif

FPSHOT

Jul 21, 2003, 10:46 PM

I put this very serious topic back on because of the other topic which beatlz started.

So ladies, went to a ballet recently?

old_moon_shining

Jul 21, 2003, 10:52 PM

Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
very serious topic graemlins/bigeyes3.gif *Yea sure whatever FPSHOT. images/icons/wink.gif

FPSHOT

Jul 21, 2003, 10:58 PM

I'm quite sure I took those quotes from a ballet website..I think graemlins/wink1.gif

taxgirl

Jul 25, 2003, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
So ladies, went to a ballet recently?Yep! Hari's Chick and I were so lucky to be able to see this ballet yesterday evening. OMG those men in tights images/icons/wink.gif

The George part was really amazing. No tights there though, but jeans sponsered by Calvin Klein in colors that were very seventies.

They did Something, I dig Love, While my guitar..., Isn't it a pity, Within you Without you and My Sweet Lord.

HC will tell you all the details...., cuz I have to go now (to see all the pretty spots in sunny California) images/icons/smile.gif

Savoy Truffle

Jul 25, 2003, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted By taxgirl:
The George part was really amazing. No tights there though, but jeans sponsered by Calvin Klein in colors that were very seventies.

What, no tights? images/icons/frown.gif Well, I hope they were tight jeans then! images/icons/wink.gif

old_moon_shining

Jul 25, 2003, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted By Savoy Truffle:

Well, I hope they were tight jeans then! images/icons/wink.gif [/QUOTE]

graemlins/laugh2.gif * I'm glad you girls have had a good time. Anxious to hear reports.

Hari's Chick

Jul 25, 2003, 11:57 PM

We had a great time! images/icons/smile.gif This was the first ballet I have attended~ the crowd sure dresses up differently than at a Dead show. graemlins/laugh5.gif

Well, for starters we had pretty good seats. The place was swank but not so large that folks could not see. We watched some men in tights, the openers, which were nice. But we were a little confused about when the 'real' program would start. images/icons/smile.gif The orchestra had left, and we thought...was that it? graemlins/laugh5.gif But, no, the music came on from the wonderful sound system and we were acoustically surrounded by Pure George himself, no snotty orchestral rendition of his work....that was great.

So, there was our George, and these wonderful modern dancers there to just freely express with their bodies each song. And though it was rehearsed and carefully choreographed, it just flowed along perfectly, right from their hearts it seemed.

First, they opened with Something. The female lead had her back to us, posed absolutely still to the right, while the male lead danced 'towards' her, around her, as in a synchronicity~ tribute befitting the song's lyrics. They made it very much into a love song...and I thought of it also being for Krishna and thought how a more Hindu dance interpretation might have been equally beautiful. But it was very nice.

Then, they went into 'I Dig Love'...dressed in a hot red kind of dress (the female images/icons/wink.gif ), it was very 'hot', a bit hard edged, a romantic interpretation. They would be doing graceful fluid movements with each other and the female lead would 'kick' or 'hit' him off in a way, which was maybe a little stiff or cliche for my taste? But it was very good.

'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' was awesome. It had all the sensuality which may have been a bit lacking in the I Dig Love choreography. It was amazing and absolutely brilliant. There were two, dressed in white, and they moved like one body, so beautiful, so fluid in motion; it was just lovely to watch.

'Isn't It A Pity' proved the show could get even better still. This utilized many dancers, sometimes maybe ten or so on the stage at one time. There was a movement in lines from left to right, dancers walking across, some alone, some in two's....some couples happy and moving together, others not noticing, others dancing in dissonance...a dancer here or there would break out into like a rapturous solo dance with the guitar solo and less so at other times. This whole scene perfectly echoed the meaning behind the song, just such an amazingly constructed dance. Then, towards the end, the entire group was dancing together, but off time slightly, so the movements flowed like waves and emotions, just as in life. All these bodies echoing the same feelings but just not in perfect synchronicity.

It was so amazing.

Then, they did 'Within You Without You'. The review I linked to above did that great justice. They said...
To the strummed rhythms of the sitar of "Within You Without You," Weir creates a mystical duet for Ethan Stiefel, a bare-chested yogi, and Gillian Murphy, clad in a floating shift that transforms the two ballet dancers into Eastern deities as they spiral and coil towards each other within their separate universes of geometric pools of light (imaginatively lit by Brad Fields). Their bodies undulate in skewed, slow motion lifts and invest the duet with a gravity-defying quality as if they were dancing underwater

Then 'My Sweet Lord'... which had the whole cast. I was a bit overpowered by the Hare Krishna refrain heard through these magnificent speakers, and just the joy of seeing the dancers seeming to enjoy themselves so tremendously in this number...maybe Taxgirl can remember it a bit better? images/icons/smile.gif

So, that was the show...such a wonderful tribute. The ladies next to us said Olivia saw the opening premiere in New York. That was very nice to hear and made it even more special.

I could see it 20 more times and see new things each time, I think. So, highly recommended, but don't forget to dress up! images/icons/wink.gif

[ Jul 26, 2003, 12:00 AM: Message Edited By: Hari's Chick ]

FPSHOT

Jul 26, 2003, 12:00 AM

A fantastic review, thanks so much.

old_moon_shining

Jul 26, 2003, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
no snotty orchestral rendition of his work....that was great.

I wondered about that. Nice to see they got it right. Thanks for the description. Nice if they come to my part of the world.

FPSHOT

Jul 26, 2003, 12:17 AM

Originally Posted By Hari's Chick:
This was the first ballet I have attended~ the crowd sure dresses up differently than at a Dead show. graemlins/laugh5.gif
Don't worry, many times those dresses are rented and besides you probably just got your chin up and acted 100% confident. That way, maybe folks thought you were a wealthy cultured eccentric duo.

I really see you sitting there in trance over the Hare Krishna singing in My Sweet Lord and Taxgirl waking you up afterwards "hellooooo"

Savoy Truffle

Jul 26, 2003, 06:35 PM

Thanks very much for that nice review HC! The show sounds wonderful.

Ever thought of becoming a critic? images/icons/smile.gif

taxgirl

Jul 26, 2003, 08:55 PM

Thank you so much HC, you did a wonderful review. I could have written this in Dutch, but certainly not in English. This is exactly how I experienced this too.

My review on MSL images/icons/wink.gif :

During My Sweet Lord it looked like the dancers were flying above the stage. Like birds in the sky. They entered from the left side.. kinda flew over the stage and left on the right side to enter from the left again. It looked like there were over 100 dancers... images/icons/smile.gif They were really chanting with their bodies. A very happy ending of this fantastic show.

At the very end, when the dancers had left the stage, a picture of George came up for just a few seconds before it faded away again. You could almost feel his presence.
It was the same one that was used during the first part of The Concert for George
This one:
http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/Avatars/George_-_70s_1.gif

No, I didn't have to wake up HC from her trance..
Afterwards, we were both quiet for a few moments.
Not too long of course images/icons/wink.gif

taxgirl

Jul 26, 2003, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
That way, maybe folks thought you were a wealthy cultured eccentric duo.
Because we were late, we couldn't get in before the intermission and we watched some of the first ballet on a tv screen. People around us started talking to us thinking we were really interested in that ballet. So we must have looked like a cultured duo at the least.
Haha when we found out that the George part came after the intermission and even after another pause, we went to the bar for drinks... images/icons/grin.gif

old_moon_shining

Jul 26, 2003, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted By taxgirl:
we went to the bar for drinks... images/icons/grin.gif Excellent idea. graemlins/lightbulb.gif

The rest of the crowd, were they Beatles fans or Ballet fans?

FPSHOT

Jul 26, 2003, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted By taxgirl:
Haha when we found out that the George part came after the intermission and even after another pause, we went to the bar for drinks... images/icons/grin.gif Now that's the true concert spirit, you remember Legs and I did that at the Paul concert when certain 'songs' came by, I remember that as if it was .. graemlins/scream3.gif .

taxgirl

Jul 26, 2003, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted By FPSHOT:
Now that's the true concert spirit, you remember Legs and I did that at the Paul concert when certain 'songs' came by, I remember that as if it was .. graemlins/scream3.gif .Yep, it was like that.... A pity you and Legs weren't there to get the drinks for us images/icons/wink.gif

taxgirl

Jul 26, 2003, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted By old_moon_shining:

The rest of the crowd, were they Beatles fans or Ballet fans?We think most of them were real ballet fans with season tickets. Except for the women sitting next to us (who were late also). They knew Olivia and Dhani saw the ballet in New York, so we guess they were George fans too images/icons/smile.gif

FPSHOT

Jul 26, 2003, 10:26 PM

I'm no expert on ballet, but is there a ballet season graemlins/thinker.gif

taxgirl

Jul 27, 2003, 12:42 AM

Just for you FPSHOT, I mean people that have an 'abonnement'. HC called it season tickets..... images/icons/wink.gif

FPSHOT

Jul 27, 2003, 01:06 AM

Much clearer now graemlins/laugh5.gif

'to everything there is a season'

Just tell her my English sometimes is not that good.

[ Jul 27, 2003, 01:07 AM: Message Edited By: FPSHOT ]

Hari's Chick

Jul 27, 2003, 07:41 AM

"....always like a bit of seasoning in me soup."

images/icons/wink.gif

beatlebangs1964

Jul 29, 2003, 09:25 AM

Variety is the spice of life. graemlins/smile1.gif graemlins/wink1.gif

Hari's Chick

Jul 30, 2003, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted By Savoy Truffle:
Thanks very much for that nice review HC! The show sounds wonderful.

Ever thought of becoming a critic? images/icons/smile.gif graemlins/blush4.gif

Awww, thanks!!! images/icons/smile.gif images/icons/smile.gif images/icons/smile.gif

Savoy Truffle

Aug 01, 2003, 12:23 AM

You're welcome, HC! images/icons/smile.gif But, it's twue, it's twue! images/icons/smile.gif

Siobhan

Aug 01, 2003, 12:36 AM

Yes it is a great review, thanks HC, and Taxgirl. It sounds like a great show.