GISELLE

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com

THE NEVADA BALLET THEATRE AT ITS VERY VERY BEST...

THIS THE FINAL OFFERING OF THE CURRENT SEASON...

BOTTOM LINE HERE.....WORLD CLASS BALLET EXISTS AT THE SMITH CENTER DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS...THE 2015-2016 SEASON ANNOUNCED AND AVAILABLE AND THE TIP IS TO SCHEDULE YOURSELF NOW...I AM.....702 749 2000

OF COURSE I AM PREJUDICE....I LOVE QUALITY AND THE DANCE

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GISELLE......HISTORIC 1841...WELL  DONE .....NOT OVERDONE CLASSIC AND HERE FOR TWO SHOWS WITH NBT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JAMES CANFIELD'S PERSONAL TOUCH.
THIS OF COURSE IS ALWAYS OVER VISUALIST (NICE) AND TOUCHED WITH PERFECTION.....I COULDN'T STOP WATCHING.

OF ALL THE BALLETS I HAVE EVER SEEN HERE THIS CHORUS OF 16 AND 18 IN WHITE COSTUMES....THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN....THE LINES....THE TIMING...THE EXECUTIION....THE CUES...THE MARRIAGE TO SOUND...THE STAGING...MARVELOUS.
INTERESTING THAT THE PROGRAM LISTED ONLY 12 ARTISTS ALONG WITH 10 TRAINEES.....WELL YOU DO THE MATH WHEREVER THESE 18 CAME FROM THEY STEPPED UP (AND OR TOED UP) TO THE LINE AND PERFORMED EXQUISTELY....YES !

I CONTINUE TO BE IMPRESSED WITH TOTAL PICTURE HERE....THEME....DANCERS...COSTUMES...MUSIC ....REHEARSAL....DELIVERY...THE WORK AND TEAMWORK ...AN EXECUTION TO BEHOLD.

WE LEARN TOO....IN THE PROGRAM IT WAS STATED THAT THROUGH THE YEARS........." THE POINTE SHOE HAS CHANGED , IN TURN CHANGING THE STYLE AND LOOK OF THE BALLET."  DON'T KNOW HOW THIS AFFECTED OR EFFECTED WHAT WE SAW BUT,   IN THAT THE BALLET ITSELF HAD NO NEGATIVES....IT HAD TO BE A GOOD THING.

I HAVE SEEN GISELLE BEFORE AND REMEMBER THE GUTS OF IT...BUT IT WAS SO EASY TO FOLLOW HERE AND THE SIMPLE BEAUTY OF THE TIMING OF THE DANCE AND THE MUSIC....STAGED WONDERFULLY.

THOSE 18 WHITE COSTUMED DANCERS WILL STAY WITH ME AWHILE.

THE PURPOSE HERE...NOT TO GLOAT BUT TO APPRECIATE AND HOPE TO LEAD YOU TO THE PATH OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.   NO WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THIS COULD MATCH THE "LIVE THEATRE" EXPERIENCE.

JAMES CANFIELD STEP INTO CLASS OF "ED BRUCES HEROES"

STILL CAN'T START THE DAMN THING ON TIME 744 BEFORE A DANCER HIT THE STAGE.

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A PREVIEW OF THE UP COMING SEASON FOLLOWS IN THE NEXT STORY...THANKS.