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Absolutely stunning! It was my first ballet and I fell in love! My only complaint was the music, I wish it could have been live. IT was played through speakers above the performance and the tapping of the dancers feet distracted me from the performance. But other than that, the dancers were graceful and danced beautifully. It was truly a magical experience
Costumes, Make up, sets, and of course the dancing was BEAUTIFUL!!
The dancing was beautiful and the choreography fit the music well.
I really enjoyed seeing Sleeping Beauty. The costumes and staging were beautiful. The dancing was great! All the dancers were so graceful. The only part that was hard was the final act which seemed to drag on- thru no fault of the ballet company. It appears the composer added all the extra stuff back in the 1700's and the ballet company was simply staying true to the original score.
This ballet was incredible!! Everything from the dancers to the outfits, to the props, to the set! Just amazing! Favorite moment had to be when Carrabosse put the curse on Aurora and the Lilac fairy had the curse reversed and changed. Just a spectacular visual/gestured moment. Also, the Bluebirds were amazing. The male bluebird was just phenomenal! I really loved Puss In Boots with the White Cat too. Added a nice comedic bit! The seats were spectacular. Just to the right of being center stage, but being so close is great. I loved being able to see the dancers expressions as opposed to being farther away or on the second level seating.
Sleeping Beauty was a great performance enhanced with talented dancers and amazing costumes. My only complaint was that it was too long. Most of the children were asleep after 2 hours at the Fri. night show. I felt it could have been over 1/2 hour before it was. 10:40 is too late to get out of a ballet.
Ballet Idaho's Sleeping Beauty was a masterpiece! The level of talent at Ballet Idaho is just phenomenal. This was a world-class production. Peter Anastos' outstanding choreography gave the dancers so many opportunities to display their amazing talents. From the youngest dancers through the seasoned pros, this ballet was outstanding. We look forward to next season's major productions of The Nutcracker and Peter Pan. Many thanks to all who made this possible.
The recent appearance of Ballet Theatre of Maryland performing The Sleeping Beauty at fhe Lyric Theater was truly exciting and delightful. The performance flowed exceptionally well with new choreography by Artistic Director Dianna Cuatto which eliminated dull walking around parts seen in past presentations of this ballet by other companies. However, Ms Cuatto retained beloved iconic dances such as the Rose Adaggio and the Lilac Fairy's solo so the ballet was a very effective combination of old and new. Contemporary ballet moves were used to distinguish Carabosse, the evil fairy, and her minions. The costumes were fabulous with sparkling tutus befitting the fairies which were named after precious jewels. The use of a scrim was quite effective in creating the illusion of a castle overgrown with thorns and vines.
I got tickets for my daughter(who dances in a local high school magnet dance program) and wife. 5th row off the stage. They came out after a 3 1/2 hours ballet and the first words out of their mouth were..."What a waste of money!" Beside the manors of people sitting around them, they said one lady climbed over the seats like she was at Camden Yards or Ravens Stadium, to move to another row, they both said the dancing was horrible, except for one of the male dancers. They also said the acting was brutal to watch and at time even "laughable". Based on the way they spoke about it, I wish i could get my money back. I will not be buying any more tickets to ballets that are done by the Maryland Ballet Company.
The Maryland Professional Ballet is truly wonderful!
The Ballet The Sleeping Beauty was so Beautiful, it made for a very enjoyable evening. My Sister and I had a wonderful evening. I would see this Ballet again and again. The Principle Dancers were amazing!!! I Love the BalletTheatre of Maryland!!!
Every bit of the performance was outstanding. I would recommend if you like to see all the footwork , my granddaughter is a ballerina, sit further.back. We had excellent seats to see all of the drama very well, but couldn't see the foot positioning. Still no matter it was beautiful and well done.
This was just a lovely experience. The dancing, the costumes, the music. There was so much dancing - it is three hours long! - and so many different types of dancing, that we really got a sense of the whole company's strengths, from the corps to the principals. We left fully satisfied and the beautiful images have been staying with me all week! I only wish that the dragon scene was longer! I loved that dragon.
The dancing and costumes were beautiful, but it was just a little bit too long. 3 1/2 hours is a long time to watch a ballet. It was hard for my daughter (age 39 w/disabilities) to understand the interpretation without my narative and this was a long time for her to sit and remain interested.
Sleeping Beauty was magnificently performed in this beautiful ballet. It filled you with a magical and romantic feeling, not to be forgotten too soon!
Outstanding cast of ballerinas. Beautiful costumes.
This was a children's recital--not a ballet. I paid $100 for two tickets to see a children's recital. This is not a professional ballet show and should not be marketed as such. The children were sweet and I could tell that they worked hard and made their parents proud. However, for what I paid I expected to see a professional show not a dance recital.
I don't usually relate to Ballets, they don't always tell the story they are meant to tell, but this one was excellent. I took my granddaughter in law and two great grandchildren, both in local ballet, and all enjoyed it immensely
The lead dancers were very good. The young lady that was sleeping beauty was amazing in skill. The down fall for the show as a whole was there was a lot of inexperienced dancers in the company. The did a good job for being as young as they were but when you pay a professional price you expect professional ballet. It was reminiscent of a childs recital at times. Very cute but not worth the high cost of admission. It was the same as paying for a 5 star steak dinner and getting a happy meal instead. This was a birthday date for my wife and we agreed in the disappointment.
Most beautiful music written for ballet. Gorgeous dancing and costumes. But, at three hours, TOO LONG. There were several solo/duet pieces, especially in the last act that were performer showcases, but unnecessary to the story line. There were also several other places where the ballet could have been shortened. The additional of other characters, e.g., Puss N Boots, Red Riding Hood, etc. do not add to the story line, either. This was my first time seeing Sleeping Beauty. I will not go again unless I see that it has been significantly shortened.