guess what made me smile for 5 hours?

just as the title describes... basically, it also means how well do u know me :p well, for people out there that REALLY knows what i likes and crazy about... imagine all those in a short period of 1.5 hours and the effect it had on me.. well, it's been 5 hours since... and i would say it probably gonna last till tomorrow morning/noon... or maybe even evening...
well, getting to the point.. folks that knows me... are fully aware that i am rather morbid, liking drugs, death, goth, well.. u get the drift... so this evening, i was at the opera house, and it was a Mayerling Insight evening. Briefly, Mayerling is a ballet of the Austrian Crown Prince, who is just as morbid, and obsessed with death and drugs...
not having a clue as to what was instore for me tis evening, i got hold of a programme note, and saw what will be rehearsed for this informal insight evening.. and *thank you whoever up there who have heard me*, there was Edward Watson and Steven McRae rehearsing... AAAAHHHHHHH... Pure delightful news indeed... so... off i went into the auditorium; without any expectations... i mean, the names are good enough to make my heart flutter...
the evening commenced with a candid lady giving the historical background of the characters of the ballet. and there was a line she said, i quoted, "the really morbid thing about Prince Rudolf was that he was so obssessed with death that he had a human skull and a gun on his bed side for the rest of his life, and that is morbid" At that point, i was thinking to myself, "is it? is that morbid? i think that's really nice.. who wouldnt want a black skull beside the bed, not that keen on the gun, cos there's no purpose really.. but a SKULL... of course... it's a great idea!!!!" (but of course, friends that know me will understand)... anyway.. i was already loving the character of Prince Rudolf by then..
then there was dancing... Steven McRae began a nifty number, lots of jazzy snazzy moves... he is one of those dancers that one can just watch forever, he is simply so interesting to watch... he danced with a top hat, he spins and jumps and flic-flac his feet around... and so forth.. then... we had Mara Galeazzi and Edward Watson (as Prince Rudolf) dancing the 'Gun Pas De Deux).. basically its about the couple dancing with a pistol... i was absolutely drawn to Ed's psychotic expression when he drew the gun to his head... that was one of the finest image I have seen him done.. (not that i seen alot..) at that point, i have already fallen in love with the ballet (MacMillan's) well.. what not to love bout MacMillan's ballet? that man is a GENIUS...
lastly, Steven came on stage again for another solo, which he splendidly performed, even in practice attire... and then the intensely erotic pas de deux of Prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vestera had before they commit suicide. Oh My Gosh... Ed literally man-handled Mara with all the throwing around, spinning her above his head, lifts and transformation in all sorts of provocative positions, kissing her all over and so forth was intense.... their expressions and acting (even in practice attire), was as good as it could have been with full props and costumes.. Ed's drug scene was ok.. not exactly that convincing, cos he just injected his left arm, and within 5 seconds he was lifting Mara around... which is rather unlikely in a real world.. but i guess its theatre... anyway.. it was breathtaking, i had to rest a while, digest it in, before i could reply to the kind lady beside me who ask me what i thought about it.. and i said... "Speechless" and when Jonathan Cope (who rehearsed them), was asked what to look out for in Mayerling, a charming answer he gave, " Edward Watson".. AHHHHH... I can't wait...