Nutcracker

  I watched Nutcracker the day before yesterday. The story is very fantasy. On December 24th, Christmas party is held in The Stahlbaum home. Then, Clara was presented nutcracker by Drosselmeyer. But her brother, Fritz breaks the nutcracker, so Drosselmeyer repairs it for her. After the party finished and everyone went to bed, Clara goes to a hall because she worries about nutcracker. The time of midnight, she becomes as large as nutcracker. Then, mice led by the mouse king begin to fill the room and soldier whom nutcracker commands fight with the mice. Nutcracker and mouse king fight. Then, when Clara throws slippers, and the mice run away. After that, Clara looks at nutcracker, he became a prince. He invites her to a kingdom of  the cake and he takes her there. They go along the pine wood where snow flies. When they get to the kingdom, spirits of the cake hold a party of welcome for Clara. She enjoys it. When she wakes up in the morning, she is in front of Christmas tree. She had a dream!
  I like this story and music, so I enjoyed watching it. In particular, I like Pas de deux of Sugar Plum Fairy and prince because the pas de deux is very beautiful. I would like you to watch "nutcracker" because there are some music you have listened to.

Ballet Performance

Ballet Performance

   I went to Biwako hall to watch Ballet school Ballet Performance last Sunday. I used to be learn ballet at the ballet school for about fourteen years until last year ,so I felt nostalgic when I watched it.
   First, I watched a program children who debuted as ballerina danced. They are kindergarteners ,so their performance was not perfect but they were very cute. Also I watched a program students who debuted the performance with toe shoes danced and some programs which students danced in some groups. Each program was so great.
   Second, I watched a program of a story. The story was "Chinderera". In the program, all students appeared on stage. They had one role each other. The program is wonderful and I enjoyed watching it.
   Finally, I watched five pas de deux and some varietions. They were so beautiful. I  danced pas de deux at last year's performance ,so I remembered the time.
   I thought I want to do ballet again then. Also, I could meet my friend and talk with her for the first time in a year. From these things, I am glad that I went to watch the performance.

 

Swan Lake

Swan Lake

 

   I watched Swan Lake on DVD yesterday. Swan Lake is one of three major ballet. The Story is as follows. A prince ,Siegfried had a strange dream. The dream is that a beautiful girl was transformed into a swan and she was taken away by a evil sorcerer. In a palace, many people get together to celebrate his attainment of manhood. When he woke up, his mother told him to marry. Then he got melancholy and his home teacher told him to go hunting to a lake. He went to the lake and he met Odette who was transformed into a swan by a evil sorcerer. Then he fell in love with her. She told him that true love is quickly interrupted by the evil sorcerer. He invited her to a dance in his palace ,beacuse he tried to engage to her. However Odile showed up in the palace insead of Odette. In fact Odile was a evil sorcerer's daughter. She disguise herself as Odette and cheated him. This is why he engaged to Odile. Then evil sorcerer showed up and pointed to Odette who was grieving. Siegfried apologized to Odette for his fault and he swore love once more but it was too late. He fighted with evil sorcerer and he won. However Odette remained swan ,so Siegfried and Odette threw themselves to the lake and they were bound together in the future life.
   I feel sorry for Odette and Siegfried. it is sad story but I like it. I like act2 the best because swans' dance is in step and it is so beautiful. Now, the story sometimes ends happily. I haven't watched Swan Lake its story is happy ending yet ,so I want to watch it someday.