23/11

This weekend has been very filled with theater. Saturday night we went to see the cherry Orchard at MXT. It was good, the woman who played Charlotta was good and the two daughters but the lead was weak and some of the charcters weren't well developed. The stage though was really neat. When we took a tour fo the stage we saw them putting up this production. The way it works is on some kind of incredible mechanical device they put pieces of the curtain. When it is closed it looks like one piece of fabric. It then opens like a book and the pieces of curtaincan move and change to create different looks. The stage is also rotating so furniter and people move in and out very fluidly. Toight we saw Wvocheck the Opera at the Bloshoi and I have to say I was a bit disapointed. The set was also amazing it was a full bar that transitioned to 9 square apartments. The set was changed by moving panals like a square iris focusing. The singing was ok although the lead was from america, Russians aren't nessarily know for their singing. the good parts were I could read a few of the subtitles, the pit was filled with emotion they were amazing, and it was a dress rehearsal so we entered through the stage door and walked through the dressing rooms and stage to reach our amazing seats. Otherwise I've just been working really hard. My body is still sore and about to get more sore this week but we can't stop we have so little time left. We went to a flee market today to buy presents and I was very proud of my hagling skills. Hopefully you all like what I bring back.
Love
Kirsten