The glorious An American in Paris ballet
Late home
My friend Wendy ( who is a warm , funny woman who laughs easily) invited me to a live showing of Christopher Wheeldon ‘s “ Ballet to Broadway “ from the Royal Opera House tonight
4 very separate dance pieces one set to the songs of Joni Mitchell ( sung by the glorious Julia Fordham )below
An unexpected gem
Lucky you.
ReplyDeleteWhich song of Joni's?
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful treat for you and all who were there!! How kind of Wendy, too, of course.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to your answer to Kate's question.
Hugs!
How wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSounds entertaining, though I can't say I associate Joni Mitchell with either ballet or Broadway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful surprise. You are a lucky, lucky man to have such kind friends. Just need to get my head around a ballet set to Joni Mitchell songs, but then again, why not! xx
ReplyDeleteI’d love that.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds wonderfully uplifting.
ReplyDeletean unexpected gem..... what a great summing up of your experience..... sounds like you really enjoyed it...... i am not familiar with dance, at all. I mean, my hips and knees will tell you i've done some.... probably too much in the early nineties but it was a thing back then, and i am pretty sure that none of the dancing i've ever done would be fit for public consumption - glad you had a good time
ReplyDeleteGetting home late from an evening out like that, is a good tired.
ReplyDeleteRe: ballet set to Joni Mitchell songs, the Alberta Ballet did an entire evening based on her music back in 2009. As I'm a huge fan of her skills, friends took me to the show when it was in Saskatoon. I hate to say it, but I didn't enjoy it! Which surprised me. I'm not a fan of ballet I guess, except for modern jazz ballet, which I have loved in the past.
ReplyDeleteI did google around, John, and find that one of the Joni songs in the show you went to was Both Sides Now.
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