http://www.nutcrackerballet.net/html/nutcracker_story.html
Above is a hotlink to a very simple explanation of the Nutcracker. I don’t really worry too much about the story I just love the whole ambiance of the ballet.
Ursula, Connie,Rita, Betty, Marilyn, Marion, Regina and Kathy. All eight of us ready to get on the bus and head off downtown to the ballet.
Regina hands out our tickets in front of the Angela Peralta theatre.
Heading into the theatre. We had great seats in the centre orchestra section. Thanks to Regina and Ursula who went down on the bus ahead of time and bought them the tickets. 300 pesos, about $24 each.
The balcony where we sat last time and couldn’t see much.
The Nutcracker begins. The costumes, colors and sets were beautiful.
The party scene.
As the lights change so do the colors of the pictures. The mice arrive….they were so adorable and mouse like!
The Nutcracker prince and Clara.
Just beautiful!
The choir sings. Sweet voices.
The colors are almost ethereal.
And then bright.
Uncle Drosselmeyer.
Arabian dancers….they were very good and the applause was loud.
Waltz of the flowers….I think.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Finale. There are those cute mice again.
Thoroughly enjoyable and worth every penny….or peso!
In front of the theatre and Marion leads us off to the top a local hotel for a drink on the roof. All of us up in an elevator and then down later on the spiral staircase.
The church from the roof of the hotel.
All together with a cocktail. Yummy!
Regina, Rita and Ursula.
Down the street to the Malacon to catch the bus home.
Yesterday Dec. 12th was Our Lady of Guadalupe day, Mexico’s most important religious holiday. The streets were filled with people and there was a very large police presence which seemed to be mostly to direct traffic.
We waited for a bus for about twenty minutes and then Marion saw a green bus going the other way and waved at it. At the same time a truck (Auriga or small truck with a canopy and seats in the back) pulled up and we decided to have it take us home. 20 pesos each instead of 10 but at this point we needed a ride home. Just as we were getting on the bus came roaring up behind us. He must have done a quick retourno and headed back to get us. Crazy! He followed us for a while and then passed….just to show us we should have travelled with him. We would have preferred the bus as the truck’s exhaust is just deadly when you are riding in the back.
Ah Mexico!
Home in bed by 10pm. A really nice evening.
What a lovely evening. The theatre is so pretty at this time of year with all the white lights. We have been upstairs at the Jonathan but never stayed for a drink. looks like you had a good time. We prefer being in the thick of things in the Plazuela.
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