moulin rouge: the ballet

{photo found here}

professional shots compliments of rwb.org,
grainy blurry shots taken by yours truly

me & rozeanna/my pretty new skirt i wore to the ballet!

this evening,
i had the pleasure of going to the ballet with dancer friend rozeanna.

moulin rouge, the ballet, presented by royal winnipeg ballet,
had its world premiere here in winnipeg this month.
the ballet has a different plot than the film,
but bien sûr mes amis,
it was still a tragic love story.
while some critics didn't love it
{read the winnipeg free press' review here}
i thoroughly enjoyed it.
here's why:

1."la vie en rose" by edith piaf was the opening number. j'adore cette chanson!!

2. since i'm taking an adult beginner ballet class {and finding it très très difficile!},
i was blown away by the dancing.
i was completely mesmerized by their feet!

3. the costumes were gorgeous.

4. the can-can number. so many colours & so much action!

5. the absolutely stunning pas de deux
between love interests matthew & nathalie...
lovely costumes, beautiful music, the eiffel tour in the background...
one of the prettiest dances i've ever seen.

6. it was terribly romantique!

i could keep on gushing, but i need to get back to my novel for my french lit class.

à plus tard! bon soir!

xo

les petites choses..

{a few people of my friends were asking what my shoes looked like - so voilà!
please ignore my probably horrible foot position...je viens de commencer!}

well. i think my dreams of being ballet-prima donna-prodigy were dashed tonight.
i must say, my first class was a LOT more difficult than i anticipated!
{i think i was a bit delusional after watching fame last night.
shoot. professionals make it look so easy!}
my friend alexis + i were tripping over our own feet, missing steps, complaining about sore toes....but
i still LOVED it
+ can't WAIT to go back!

homework:
practicing pas de bourrée five minutes/day.
definitely going to be watching videos like this!!

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now let's talk about fame:

i am the biggest musical fan i know, but i was pretty disappointed.
there was definitely some great dancing + singing...
{oh my gosh. asher book...marry me + sing to me forever}
BUT!
the story line was so disjointed! i didn't care about the characters! it was all over the place!
i was hoping for some charlie/jody drama à la centre stage...
i guess they just don't make dance movies like they used to in 2000.

my two favourite reviewer comments:

"The high school is so sanitized that there are no drugs, cutthroat competition, or - inconceivably for a theatrical milieu - no gay students."
Andrea Gronvall - Chicago Reader

"Members of the class of '80 struggled to stay in school despite homelessness and crime; the greatest crisis in '09 finds a student's Sesame Street work schedule affecting her GPA."
Michelle Orange - L.A. Weekly

i am a little embarrassed to say that i haven't ever seen the original.
but i will! i want the original grit!

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now let's talk about facebook:

i'm a bit of an addict. so i have decided to take a break from it for awhile.
{again}
apparently the brains at facebook have become even more ingenious in feeding our addiction since the last time i de-activated my account.
look at this:
{click on this baby to make it bigger + get the full effect.
it gets all blurry if i make it bigger in the post...}

they have pulled up pictures of me + my friends during happier times...
look how facebook is tugging at my heart strings!
i'm imagining alexis, bent over double, sobbing.
krista, over-eating on chocolate.
tiffany, ripping out her hair....
will they miss me that much facebook?
well maybe i could keep my account open a just a bit longer...

nope. not going to happen.

so let's stay in touch this way. d'accord?

much love,
xo

ballet, books, bestie, + beesly

#1. ballet:

i am hopefully going to be taking an adult ballet class!
me + two friends are going wednesday evening to try the class out.
j'ai tellement hâte...

#2. books:

i am so so so excited for these two books!!
i LOVED both
"the historian" by elizabeth kostova
{a historical vampire thriller...oh my gosh. amazing.}
& "the time traveller's wife" by audrey niffenegger
{but wasn't so in love with the movie}.

so round two by these wonderful woman authors:
"the swan thieves" - history, french impressionism, et beaucoup d'amour.
"her fearful symmetry" - twins sisters, ghosts, and london town.

cannot.wait.

{photo taken by me! in seattle this summer}
#3. bestie:
this is melissa. she is doing something really incredible right now.
she volunteers for an international emergency disaster response team called rescue net
she is in indonesia RIGHT NOW
doing relief work in wake of the two earthquakes last week.

i am so proud of her. i am thinking + praying for her constantly.


#4. beesly:
as in...pam beesly.

jim + pam are getting married! this thursday!
{which i guess means jim halpert and i aren't ever getting together. sigh.}


à plus tard...

xo