ballet (also starring: ballet on dvd)

Oh, and you've got an awesome memory, remembering my Spurs fandom and name-checking Coach Pop like that.

Die Toteninsel by Liam Scarlett was awesome! Doomy underworld intensity never let up, my inner Goth was duly thrilled. Shostakovich score was great, too.

Die Toteninsel by Liam Scarlett was awesome! Doomy underworld intensity never let up, my inner Goth was duly thrilled. Shostakovich score was great, too.

And a much better introduction to Shostakovich than the Shostakovich Trilogy was.

Nearly 4 years since I attended any performances, and I went in back-to-back weeks to the new works festival, and largely speaking it's been a total triumph. However, one work in particular deserves highlighting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb7_wzxaUWU

I was completely riveted from curtain to curtain, and I never wanted it to end.

Broken Wings, aka the Frida Kahlo ballet, is astounding. The choreography, the makeup, the costumes, the music, it's such a sensory feast, if you have the chance to see it, absolutely do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNrBioYAHiU