chanda and i went to see sleeping beauty at the metropolitan opera house this evening, with other families attending the GKA dance intensive. irena dvorovenko danced aurora (her father teaches chanda's "character" class for the intensive). she was lovely! i'm always amazed at the energy and personality some dancers have. you could feel her presence all the way up to the family circle (the nose bleed section, you can't go any higher).
in front of chanda you can see several of the 11 crystal chandeliers that were a gift of the austrian government. in 2008 the chandeliers were dismantled and sent to the lobmyer shops in vienna (where they were initially made) to be refurbished. according to wikipedia, each chandelier was re-wired and any broken or missing bulbs were replaced (checking each of the 49,000 bulbs!)
chanda and i went to see sleeping beauty at the metropolitan opera house this evening, with other families attending the GKA dance intensive. irena dvorovenko danced aurora (her father teaches chanda's "character" class for the intensive). she was lovely! i'm always amazed at the energy and personality some dancers have. you could feel her presence all the way up to the family circle (the nose bleed section, you can't go any higher).
in front of chanda you can see several of the 11 crystal chandeliers that were a gift of the austrian government. in 2008 the chandeliers were dismantled and sent to the lobmyer shops in vienna (where they were initially made) to be refurbished. according to wikipedia, each chandelier was re-wired and any broken or missing bulbs were replaced (checking each of the 49,000 bulbs!)
