A very special Nutcracker indeed.
Sylve was a marvel. That "presentation of the foot" gets me every time .. & what gorgeous feet they are, strong, pliant & expressive.
Kyra was perhaps a more beautiful Dewdrop & Merrill perhaps more brilliant, but when Bouder appears onstage, the lights seem to become twice as bright. Her last turn in attitude seemed to last a week. Her use of rubato & witty musicality is thrilling.
Reichlen disappointed in Coffee. She did the steps well .. mostly .. but where were the perfumes of Araby? She was more like the best girl in yoga class. It will probably come; she's cast a lot in the role, but at the moment, not a clue.
Maries usually don't knock me out, but Isabella De Vivo is something special. A tall brunette Marie, unusual in itself, with long beautifully arched feet, exquisit epaulement & an innate musicality.
The Fritz, Sebastien Peskind, was not the usual manic pest but rather sweet, with a face straight off a Botticelli poster.
Amar was Mother Ginger in Little Richard mode. Very funny. Tinsley was a rather subdued Marzipan.