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The Little Mermaid, choreographed and designed by John Neumeier, music by Lera Auerbach - seen on 4/23/19 at the War Memorial Opera House
Dance is a language I don't really speak; I usually don't write about it, because it's hard to say what I saw. But I can say that SF Ballet's The Little Mermaid is something special.
This isn't Disney, it's Hans Christian Andersen—so the mermaid has no chance with the prince, and her only hope of even surviving in her original form is to murder him. It's a faithful though simplified adaptation, with the addition of a frame story that I have mixed feelings about; more about that later. The stage design and costumes are gorgeous; I liked the music a lot, although again that's something I find it hard to comment on. I think it's a bit long, but that may just be because I tend to tune out during big group numbers. Mainly it has the best mermaid I've ever seen.
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Dance is a language I don't really speak; I usually don't write about it, because it's hard to say what I saw. But I can say that SF Ballet's The Little Mermaid is something special.
This isn't Disney, it's Hans Christian Andersen—so the mermaid has no chance with the prince, and her only hope of even surviving in her original form is to murder him. It's a faithful though simplified adaptation, with the addition of a frame story that I have mixed feelings about; more about that later. The stage design and costumes are gorgeous; I liked the music a lot, although again that's something I find it hard to comment on. I think it's a bit long, but that may just be because I tend to tune out during big group numbers. Mainly it has the best mermaid I've ever seen.
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