One of the good things about the work that I do these days is that sometimes it takes me to other parts of the country and I often get to spend time in Edinburgh and Newcastle.
During the first few months of 2010, I was working away in Newcastle and Edinburgh and while in Newcastle by myself I sometimes took the opportunity to go to the theatre and see whatever was on. During the three months I spent there I managed to see ‘Equus’, ‘Chicago’, ‘Cinderella’ and ‘The Nutcracker’ among other things.
Despite being over 40 I had never been to the Ballet before and as it was a modern production of ‘The Nutcraker’ by the Scottish National Ballet that I went to see just after Christmas. It was a full house that night but I just managed to grab a single seat in the middle of a row at the back and sat down to watch it.
Although I was familiar with the story (Ophelia had got the ‘Barbie and the Nutcracker’ video when she was younger and we had watched that together in our old home) it was still amazing to see the ballet on the stage and listen to the wonderful music played by a live orchestra. The Pas De Deux is my favourite piece from this ballet and I can’t hear it without thinking of the ballet and Tchaikovsky himself who was very much a tortured soul.
Now listen to the music…
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