International Ballet GALA 2012

 INTERNATIONAL BALLET GALA 2012

The whole show was breath taking, soul absorbing and probably a whole lot of tiny envious vibes coming out of the audience, and probably most from Celine. Sometimes, I just sit there and wonder why am I not up there. It would really be lovely to be able to dance this way. First, a reliable partner.. haha.

Sneak Peak picture

By far the most breathe taking dance, Carmen.

 

If you read the last post, we were at Jalan Binjai, ACME, Troika before we headed to Istana Budaya. I think we got there a tiny bit too early. Then again, if we came any later it would be close to impossible to find a parking. Would probably end up with the valet parking. Haha, it would be that bad also I guess. Walking in like a boss, leaving like a boss, dressed up... like a boss. HELL YEAH.

Got there early, bought some junk food to sneak into the show. shhhhh. I think we still had an hour before we were able to enter the hall so we sat in the cafeteria and did our thing.

 Charmaine, Me and Celine

 Forgive the quality of the picture

Was using the stupid phone to capture the picture. Bad quality indeed.

Anyways, we finally got in the hall and the view from our seats really wasn't too bad. Was able to see clearly without any back or neck strains.

So this is the programme for the night

Opening programme by ASWARA

Gala Programme 
Le Grand Pas de Deux 
Pas de deux from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Choreography: David Nixon O.B.E.
Contemporary Solo
Pas de deux from ‘Spartacus’
Wedding Night Pas de Deux from ‘Madame Butterfly’
Pas de deux from ‘Romeo and Juliet’
‘The Red Violin’ (pas de deux)
Grand pas deux from ‘The Sleeping Beauty’
Pas de deux from ‘Turandot’
Grand pas de deux from ‘The Nutcracker’
Pas de deux from ‘Diving Into the Lilacs’/ ‘Somewhere in Time’

I must say this, the opening program by Malaysia, conducting a Malay Traditional Dance was absolutely out of line and was horrible. Seriously, I was speechless. Firstly, this is a ballet GALA. Why throw off a traditional dance and make it seem as though we have no good ballet dancers in Malaysia. None that is good enough to perform and represent Malaysia to do an opening for the GALA night? Seriously? I've seen great talent in Malaysia's ballet dancers in FAB and many other schools. A million times better fitting for a Ballet GALA night. Secondly, the traditional Malay dance. Honestly, I've seen better traditional dances. It was slow, it was boring, it had no climax, it was a very bad opening to represent Malaysia in such a big night like this. Thirdly, you want to represent Malaysia? Please have a multicultural dance at least because last I checked this is still a multicultural country and its this that makes us unique. Seriously give one of our teachers to choreograph a traditional dance, they'll come up with something so much better.

Anyhow, the dances compensated for the lack of everything from the opening act

 

 Carmen by Yuan Yuan Tan

Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet, USA

 

So envious!

So god damn sexy

 Jin Yao, principal Dancer, Hong Kong Ballet

& 

Wei Wei, Soloist, Hong Kong Ballet

Steve Goh- JS Dance Theatre, Malaysia

 Yuan Yuan Tan- Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet, USA

&

Huang Zhen

 Ena Hirose- Principal Dancer, Ena Ballet, Japan

&

Hironao Takahashi- Premier Dancer, Northern Ballet Theatre, UK

 Nobuo Fujino- Former Principal Dancer, Hong Kong Ballet

&

Kyoko Tomimura- Former Principal Dancer, Hong Kong Ballet

  Joseph Walsh- Principal Dancer, Houston Ballet, USA

&

Karina Gonzalez- Soloist, Houston Ballet, USA

Guest Artists (tentative):
Yuan Yuan Tan- Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet, USA
Damian Smith- Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet, USA
Joseph Walsh- Principal Dancer, Houston Ballet, USA
Karina Gonzalez- Soloist, Houston Ballet, USA
Jin Yao- Principal Dancer, Hong Kong Ballet
Wei Wei- Soloist, Hong Kong Ballet
Nobuo Fujino- Former Principal Dancer, Hong Kong Ballet
Kyoko Tomimura- Former Principal Dancer, Hong Kong Ballet
Ena Hirose- Principal Dancer, Ena Ballet, Japan
Hironao Takahashi- Premier Dancer, Northern Ballet Theatre, UK
Steve Goh- JS Dance Theatre, Malaysia


Picture credited to James Quah, check him out for more pictures.

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