A while back, a friend of mine with 4 year old twins said she wanted to take her children to see some dance. I suggested waiting until December and then going to see 'The Nutcracker' which as you may have read was the first ballet I was taken too. It is a good introduction I feel with its Christmas theme and different divertissements.
However, when I came to book tickets, all the matinees where we were available were sold out! Quite something I thought. Well, after reading the reviews in both Politiken and Weekend Avisen I am glad we didn't go - seems to have been a rather poor production. Which actually brings me to my next point, somewhat related to my second post. The Danish Royal Ballet seems to be going through a bad patch again. There is a lack of, what I can only describe as sparkle. The corps is often raggedy and not together, the principals while technically excellent, lack the ability to express any emotions or act the part (with the exception of Thomas Lund I mentioned before). Since there is no choice in company to see, since we are lucky to get one or two visiting companies each year, I will still go. I just hope I get to see something good in 2012.
