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DAVID HALLBERG |
Friday night’s Corsaire felt better than the first in some regards. It felt more free and ‘bigger’ (meaning bigger motions, gestures etc). Michele and I had a nice second act and as usual, she was fouette-ing up a storm (consecutive turns en pointe that the ballerina does usually at the end of a piece). The audience went mad for her.
(Act 1 Corsaire backdrop)
I thought I would share a little trick of the trade to you all. I’m not one to put up just a picture of a rose, but this is one Michele gave me at the end of the performance during the bows. IF and only IF the ballerina wants to give a rose to her partner, strictly optional, there is always one set on top of the bouquet for her to effortlessly pluck away… and is always indicated with a ribbon so she can pick it out.
Sometimes the flower isn’t set aside and the ballerina struggles to set one free, usually ending up in a tug of war in front of thousands. Its quite funny when that happens. She usually looks at you after as if to say… “I tried, but couldn’t set one free!”
(note the ribbon for easy plucking access)
Tricks of the trade!
On to Swan Lake this coming week.
