Monday, March 21, 2005
Girls in Tights Trump Pantloads in Dockers
Ballet and Circus on the same stage. At the same time. A whining rude moron next to us. How good is our karma not to have accosted him in any way? If there is a heaven, surely there is a place for Cathy and I because we ignored him like a turd on the road. Even though he was more like a fart in an elevator.This was not not Cirque du Soliel. Cirque is more circus than ballet. Last night's performance of Ca d'Zan was more ballet than circus. It was an interesting marriage of the Sarasota Ballet Company and Circus Sarasota. They took the fascinating local history of John and Mable Ringling and told the story of the dream of building their amazing mansion Ca d'Zan. Ringling, at the peak of his circus success, built the place for his beloved. They decorated it elaborately in a combination Tuscan and Moorish design, I think. They entertained many celebrities including Flo Ziegfeld and presumably, some of his showgirls. Will Rogers was also a frequent guest.
All this combined to present a rather unique evening of ballet/circus. It wasn't flawless but it was artfully presented and it will bring neophytes like me back to see the ballet. Pretty girls in tights dancing in yoga positions to pleasant music. Nothing wrong with that. I hope some of the strictly ballet members of that audience go to the circus. Pretty girls in tights tumbling, wire walking trapesing in yoga positions to pleasant music. And the occasional dog and pony show. Okay and elephants and big cats. All of which sometimes dump on the stage. Which is all still better than that jerk who sat next to us last night.
posted by Bud @ 12:16 PM
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