Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has been hard at work lately expanding the rigor of its repertoire with contemporary masterworks by the likes of Mark Morris, William Forsythe and Jiri Kylian. But sometimes a swashbuckling story ballet that’s fun for the whole family is just the ticket.
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Now, I do not know that much about ballet at all, but what I would be curious to know more about after reading this article is how often the worlds of acting and ballet cross over. Unfortunately, I won’t get a chance to see this production because of other shows but I am always curious just because of my lack of knowledge in ballet, how stories get translated to solely dance and music? Especially one like Peter Pan? Thinking about it now, I should really get myself to a ballet. Also, on another note, I totally thought that the dog in the picture was a real dog, not a human in a costume. From the distance in the photo, it is pretty convincing and before I read that part I was wondering to myself I know that you can train animals pretty well, but I would be interested to see how they would integrate into a ballet, because I am sure they have.
I am actually working on this production and it is a very different experience for me because I have never worked on any dance shows before. I am learning how the ballet world works more and more. It is a big change doing a show that does not have any talking or singing. They have to tell the story through movement and facial expressions. I have seen the show 9 times so far and will see it 4 more times from the wings and from what I can see they are doing a very good job of depicting the story. My favorite part of the show is the flying elements. My main job in the show is to watch those sequences to make sure everything is safe and people are hooked up properly. It is amazing to see Peter and Tinker Bell do back flips in the air when they are in their harnesses that have 2 points for wires on either side of them. They make it look so easy, but I know that it is very difficult because you cannot really push off the air to help you move around when you are flying. I am very grateful to be working on this production and learning so many new skills.
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