masque at barnes and noble

m has been rehearsing "murder at the masque" with dances patrelle. this evening she performed with the other bells and goblins at barnes and noble, lincoln center. francis patrelle spoke about choreographing the dance with the writer and composer and costume designer (justin allen, patrick soluri and rita watson). cynthia gregory, marcelo gomes and maria riccetto were also there to share about their experience working with francis on the ballet "come rain, come shine" (the second half of the show to be performed at hunter's kaye playhouse april 16th - 19th). g and i sat right in front and m shook her bells in my face and looked pretty scary!

at the judson

it's amazing how quickly this can turn into this:

the crane wife

we went to see a beautiful dance performance this afternoon. the girls' dance teacher was performing on pier 26 in c. eule's rendition of the crane wife. (here is the new york times dance review of the june 2008 performance). pier 26 is an historic float bridge with a restaurant (better known as a party boat barge). the dancers came from all sides and the audience moved around with the story. afterwards the children learned a bit of a dance sequence and were introduced to the band who talked about their instruments. we floated like cranes while rolling with the waves.