on the verge of tears....

just came back from a nite of breath-taking performance by the royal ballet. they performed Romeo & Juliet. Juliet was danced by Darcey Bussell, and Romeo was none other than Roberto Bolle.
roberto has always been my top fave dancer. no other male dancers are better than him, well..none that i have seen could match his immaculate technique and versatility in dance expression and acting. he is literally the perfect dancer. darcey, as everyone would regard as their favourite ballerina, but not for me. i felt, she is too commercial, and being a royal ballet school trained dancer, she lack the acting skills to shine in dramatic roles. however, having said that, she took my breath away today...
when darcey first appeared on stage, i was skeptical about her performance, wondering how can a mother of 2, bring out the essence of a 16 year old Juliet. indeed, she managed to do it. she is a tall lady, but she managed to express herself to be smaller than what she is, and brings out that innocence in her. i was utterly impressed.

anyway.. back to the performance. firstly, they are the royal ballet, hence i dun see a point of watching so much into their technique... for god's sake they are the royal ballet, they ought to demonstrate amazing leaps and multiple turns and neat intricate footwork as required in the repertoire... hence i focused mainly on the facial expression of the dancers. which i personally believe, a dancer is a juxtaposition of a mastery in acting, music and sports. dancing is not just doing movement, spinning, jumping and doing steps as told... its' that extra X factor that a dancer should have, to make one shine and stand out from the many....

i have seen so many ballets, live, videos, dvd, and so many different version of romeo and juliet, and by different casts... before tonite, i thought tamara rojo and alessandra ferri were the most perfect juliets... well... they are... however, their romeo were not strong enuff artistically to bring out the best in them... (which i have seen, tamara rojo wif carlos acosta and david makthelli, and alessandra ferri wif angel corella, julio bocca, etc.. alina and johan.. ahem.. not even close to any comparision...) i am always critical of what i see, and i watch and learn of all the different limits each dancer can stretch... i have never ever been moved to tears by anyone's performance, apart from tonite... tis performance by roberto and darcey is breathtaking... they literally took my breath away and the rest of the cast, were so involved in their own character, it was believing that each and everyone of them grown a passion for their character...
as an audience, i felt a sense of communication from the dancer to me.. it's to the extend that.. through their expression, i can feel their pain, joy, playfulness, innocence, and anger...

and roberto as romeo is perfect. his warmth and passion for juliet seemed to illuminate the entire stage, and transmitted through sound waves to the audience ( i cannot speak for everyone, but myself as an audience, i could feel it... and it felt extraordinary, and indescribable)

after watching it... i thought... well... it's shakesphere.... but in the 21st century... will we ever feel that intense love and passion? and when we finally felt this magical force of intensity, will it stay for long, or is it just a one-hit-wonder? well... i hope i can feel it again one day... i would love to find my romeo one day... be touched and swept off my feet... hahaha dun we all wish to be juliet now?

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn

Is just to love and be loved in return."

*pixie*