Table Magazine: This month, if you’re looking for an appropriately spooky experience to inspire a full-fledged case of the willies, you may be surprised when I suggest you try … the ballet. On October 23, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre opens its season with Giselle, a masterwork of the classical ballet repertoire composed by Adolphe Adam in 1841.
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I have never seen a ballet before and wonder if there are ways to get tickets to this show. I think that the article’s focus on looking at how music and its connection to eerie feelings was very interesting. I think that the examples they discussed of unconventional soundtracks that create unease and fear were very strong. I think when our media has been so over-saturated with these typical scare sounds and music, soundtracks that subvert our expectations and experiences have more weight and impact on the audience’s fear. In Viola’s Room by Punchdrunk, their choice in music created a very scary atmosphere with music that became scary from the context it was placed in. Lullabies, which were initially calming, brought feelings of claustrophobia when connected with light or darkness. I think when designers and artists work together on different aspects of the audience’s experience, the overall atmosphere is stronger and more impactful.
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