tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post2743456159546507989..comments2024-03-20T01:15:06.951-06:00Comments on Larch Haven: More on the Nederlands Dans Theatre (from Rebecca)Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post-16783198651792569812013-02-21T07:29:46.754-07:002013-02-21T07:29:46.754-07:00And the award goes to you Rebecca. Not for gettin...And the award goes to you Rebecca. Not for getting the boys to the dance performance, but for getting them to talk about it after.<br /><br />I took a much younger group of kids to see Sanctuary Song -- a mini opera written for children about the relationsihp between a zoo keeper and an elephant. The elephant is about to be released to a sanctuary and remembers her life. <br /><br />A story about friendship, family, love and memory. <br /><br />Absolutely beautiful. Four singers, and 3 musicians. 45 mintues. Tears are coming to my eyes just remembering it. Beautiful music, spectacular performances, perfect costuming. It could have been Live at the Met.<br /><br />It is a production from Toronto and I doubt it will be coming to a city near you. We were so lucky it came to our city.Mary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931550647986821507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post-72878766076641627362013-02-18T11:32:47.231-07:002013-02-18T11:32:47.231-07:00What Rebecca says about the person on stilts with ...What Rebecca says about the person on stilts with the long white hair (down to the knees) is true. They were still standing on the stage no movement at all, until all of the theatre goers were gone and finally our big screen went blank.<br /><br />The best of the costuming you can see in Rebecca's last picture, but the image is not at its best. What is blue and above the shoulders of the dancer is not a collar, but really the hem of her coat about to slip down her back. The fabric of the coat had a silver sheen in its blueness. And the flounce on that hem was so spectacular that I was thinking to myself -- where can I buy that! I want a coat like that! Give me access to that designer, ... or even to a Vogue pattern and I will make it myself! (Or have Wyona make it for me for once she sees it, she will want one too.)Arta Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329194629476229822noreply@blogger.com