Home Again

Spent the weekend in Seattle with my mom, sdrohc_ratiug, and ginnith. Saturday night we were joined by olivelavonne for Pacific Northwest Ballet's Swan Lake.

olivelavonne and I first saw the ballet the last time PNB performed it in 2007. I was enchanted. So last year when I saw it was coming back, I was set on seeing it again. I think I loved it even more this time. Very possibly due to the specific dancers. Or, well, all of the dancers. Act II, with all of the swans on the lake, was amazing. The ending still kills me.

Louise Nadeau, who danced the parts of Odette/Odile and who is retiring from PNB this year, was breathtaking.

Here is a review of opening night from the Seattle Times. The dancers are not the same (Karel Cruz was our Prince Siegfried), but I think the feeling is.

And I found this on YouTube, Francia Russell and Kent Stowell on Act IV. With some bits of the ballet itself incorporated. I know I'm repetitive and silly, but oh, I love the whole beautiful, sad thing. The choreography, the sets, the costumes, the music, all of it.

I'll have to keep my eyes open for what they're offering next season. It's kind of fun doing this once a year.