orangerose Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Hello! I'm a ballet fan who has liked ballet since I was little, but who has only been able to start attending live productions in the past few years. So far I have only seen 5 productions live, but I'm excited to see more each year! I live in the Detroit area, and thankfully we've been getting at least one professional story ballet per year as part of the Michigan Opera House season. We get a lot of contemporary companies coming in as well, and there's a local youth company that puts on 1 full narrative ballet each year (well in addition to The Nutcracker). My first live production was the Houston Ballet's "Giselle" which opened up a new world for me, since I felt I finally "got" ballet after seeing a full production on stage. Quote Link to comment
Helene Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Welcome to Ballet Alert! orangerose! I hope you'll write about the visiting ballet company (or companies) you see. Quote Link to comment
sandik Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 It looks like you've got an event coming up in your community, the Detroit Dance City Festival. From the website, it doesn't seem to be exclusively ballet, but you might check it out anyway, and see the variety in your home town. Quote Link to comment
orangerose Posted August 11, 2017 Author Share Posted August 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Helene said: Welcome to Ballet Alert! orangerose! I hope you'll write about the visiting ballet company (or companies) you see. Thank you! I'll definitely be posting about productions I see from now on. 48 minutes ago, sandik said: It looks like you've got an event coming up in your community, the Detroit Dance City Festival. From the website, it doesn't seem to be exclusively ballet, but you might check it out anyway, and see the variety in your home town. Oh wow, thanks for the heads up! I'll have to check this out! Quote Link to comment
KarenAG Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Greetings, orangerose and welcome to Ballet Alert! Ah, Giselle - what a great introduction to live ballet! Giselle is one of my absolute favorite ballets and ballet heroines (and a favorite to sooooo many others here on BA ) - you will find many interesting and intelligent opinions and comments on this gem of a ballet. I hope to hear more from you soon. Quote Link to comment
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