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O.K. was about the best I could give it. There was no live ensemble accompanying the on stage performers. So they were dancing along to a CD basically. The interaction between the dancers and the musicians helps to allow a piece to live and breathe. This major factor was lost.
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia presented a wonderful and magnificent evening of the arts with its rendition of "Swan Lake." By far, this has been the best production of the arts I have ever seen.
If you have never seen ballet before or listened to gorgeous classical music, Swan Lake is a must. The dancers were incredible and athletic. The scenery was stage worthy and the dancers costumes were so beautiful. The second act was my favorite with the traditional ballet costumes, all in white. Each dancer mirrored the other in grace and beauty. The main female dancer was outstanding. The dances with her male counterpart were so smooth and graceful and the crescendo of the music to the lifts brought tears to my eyes. The only negative experience with this performance is that there weren't enough programs. I did not and could not get one. I am always interested in the names of dancers, performers, singers, and the orchestra. I asked every usher there and no one had a book left. Too bad about that.
The ballet was beautifully performed. It was interesting, however, that 4 different ballerinas played the lead in the 4 different acts. It didn't take anything away from the experience, just interesting. I will say that I saw Swan Lake performed by the Bolshoi Ballet Company about 6 years ago, and this company was not quite as good.
My husband and I enjoyed the Russian State Ballet 's production of Swan Lake. Many memorable moments and thoroughly entertaining!
My 9 year old daughter and I went on one of our Mommy/Daughter dates to see Swan Lake. She was totally in awe of the dancing. She followed the story line by watching hand and dance movements. It was great! She said the story reminded her of the Cinderella story. The Butler Ballet dancers are so graceful and their dancing so beautiful. I plan to take my daughter to see more ballet performances in the future since she loves it so much. Still talking about it! Absolutely fabulous!
I've seen quite a few professional ballet productions, and honestly this was as good as any I've seen! The music by the Butler student orchestra was glorious, the sets were amazing, and the costuming was really beautiful. The principle performers were incredible! With the exception of one male dancer (pas de trois) this could have been staged in any major city in the U.S. as a professional ballet company. I am so glad I didn't have to drive to New York to see such a beautiful ballet. Congratulations to Butler for a magnificent performance!
Honestly, I thouht those dancers were amazing! So much hard work to perform so beautifully as they did. The costumes were beautiful as well. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
A great perfomamce - very memorable. An expertly crafted and executed job by Butler. Our family enjoyed it tremendously.
It was so wonderful. Dancers were good, costumes were adorable.
I have seen every full length ballet that Butler Ballet has performed since 2002. This spring's Swan Lake was the best overall performance that I have seen to date! The principals were paired perfectly together and the core was very clean. Butler Ballet has set a new standard for themselves and I look forward to seeing their next production.
I took my daughters aged 6 and 10 to see "swan Lake" recently. They were both intrigued by the beautiful dancing, as was I. A beautiful job Butler Ballet!
Sumptuous, elegant, a treat for the eyes...I haven't seen a full-length ballet in so long, it was a delight to watch this one. The dancing was more than technically proficient and at times awesome; costuming was beautiful; and of course the music was an old comfort to hear once again.
Siegfried and Odette worked well together. Me and my date had never been to a ballet, we enjoyed it. The audience was a mixture but I would say 70% senior citizens.
The male prince was so amazingly awesome! I only wsh I could be half as graceful as he was!
The performance of Swan Lake was beautiful! You could almost believe that you were actually watching a graceful swan when watching the Swan Princess dance. We also loved the graceful leaps and bounds of the Jester. All in all a wonderful performance! Bravo to the entire ballet company!
I took my daughter who is six and in balet classes to see Swan Lake. I thought it was awesome. My daughter did not really get into the show until the third act, but then she couldn't get enough. The dancers were wonderful, the music clear, the stage unforgetable. This was a night we will both remember!
The Moscow Ballet does such a service to states where access to top-notch ballet is difficult. This is the 2nd time we've seen them at Emens auditorium. We live about an hour south (Indy area) and drive up to Muncie for this kind of opportunity. In a town where Butler doesn't like to share the stage with professionals, it's hard to see good dancing. The college dancers are not nearly as good, understandably. We have the Indiana Ballet Company, which provides gorgeous dancing, but a much smaller cast. So, it's nice to see a large production as a treat! Odette was so beautiful to watch - every little movement so carefully chosen. The Jester was also a high point in the show.
Fabulous ballet performance! Beautiful dancing! I really enjoyed it and was worth seeing.
Most beautiful and captivating live performance of anything I've ever seen! Costumes were stunning - so beautiful! The number of dancers on stage was just amazing. Beautiful performance - I was almost in tears. I highly recommend seeing this performance.
