I went to see Stravinsky’s Sacre de Printemps ballet yesterday in the opera building. My my, the building already looks impressive from the outside but the inside is even better. It just looks like this giant wooden acorn (think Ice Age) inside a steel and glass skin.

The first part of the evening (L’homme de Bois) I found boring, too sweet, old-fashioned, and uninspiring. The second part (the real Sacre) was seriously amazing though; mostly the music (quite dark, contemporary too), but the light/projection design was noteworthy too. The ballet was interesting, but even amateur-me has seen more interesting choreographies.

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