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It was so beautiful, as far as bloody tragedies go that is. I absolutely love Yuan Yuan Tan! Her feet are gorgeous and her legs just go on and on for miles! And she contrasted well with Desmond Richardson, I thought. He's very built and she's so wispy and delicate. For those who hated the music, just bear in mind that Othello is a very dark story full of jealosy, revenge, plotting, murder, and all the gore that goes with a good Shakespearean tragedy. So it makes sense that it sounds like horror movie music. I don't get out to many live ballets, since I live in a rural area, so thank God for PBS, right? And my brother, too. I was at freshman orientation at ECU, so he taped it for me.

Anyone catch SFB in Othello last Wednesday? It was so beautiful, as far as bloody tragedies go that is. I absolutely love Yuan Yuan Tan! Her feet are gorgeous and her legs just go on and on for miles! And she contrasted well with Desmond Richardson, I thought. He's very built and she's so wispy and delicate. I've not been exposed to much contemporary ballet before. It was far different from anything I've seen before. Classical steps, many of them, but not really classical at all. The pas de deux right before Othello kills Desdemona was breathtaking. I have to say I've never seen anyone murder their wife quite so lovingly. I don't get out to many live ballets, since I live in a rural area, so thank God for PBS, right?

Anyone have the slightest idea how to pronounce her name? I refuse to say it because I have too much respect for her to butcher her name on my American tongue.

Stupid people make me very angry. I was in NYC last weekend and attended a Broadway performance, and the audience's behavior was absolutely atrocious. Not shutting up wasn't even the worst of it. They were taking pictures throughout the entire thing. Someone's cell phone even went off during the second act. By the end, I was so sick of shushing people and hissing "Stop that! Are you crazy?!" and so angry at their blatant rudeness that it took me about twenty minutes to unclench my teeth. Ooooh, I feel my blood pressure elevating just thinking about it again.