Swan Lake

I just got back from watching Swan Lake, a American ballet theatre play. What makes it much cooler than it may sound is that it was a dress rehearsal. So the director was modifying and correcting scenes and moves. I personally didn't know the Swan Lake story. When I was three, I watched the Barbie princess Disney version. Does that count? I dunno. But in the Barbie movie, she marries the prince. In the ballet, she falls off a cliff. End of story. Her love dies with her. Happy ending huh? I can see why Barbie changed it.

BUT, the crazy thing is that just before intermission, the above set fixture fell. It was terrible. A poor background swan dancer was making her entrance when a huge set fixture came crashing down in front of her, she was so close I thought she was hit. The crew came flooding out and turned the lights on, which was an opportunity for me to learn. (All black clothes, ninja unseen style) After, they were forced to close the curtains and I saw two crew members escorting the petrified ballerina offstage. Then, the director announced that nobody was injured. But I mean, wow. A professionally installed set fixture fell from the ceiling and almost hit a preformer, how long has it been since that happened in the A.B.T?


Anyway, random picture by natalie dee: