Wonderland Ballet

Last night Kim and I attended the U.S. premiere of Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet's production of Wonderland at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Minneapolis. It was a really unique contemporary interpretation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Here are some of the highlights:

• Alice was brunette - and definitely the lead ballerina
• The use of video technology and projection art - made Alice big and small
• Adventurous costumes - my favorite was four ballerinas dressed as flamingos flitting about in toe shoes
• It was dark - literally and figuratively - I think some children would be a little freaked out
• The queen was a bizarre character - we actually weren't sure if it was played by a man or a woman, but I just looked in the program - it was a woman!
• The tea party! Complete with a long white table and mismatched chairs - the dancers performed on and around the table including smashing dishes!
• As the ballerina that played the queen stated "It's not your grandmother's Alice in Wonderland."

Want a Wonderland phone ringtone? The RWB has one for free on their site: http://www.rwb.org/wonderland/ringtone

Here are some pictures that I found online because it was not the kind of show where one would take pictures but this will give you a flavor for it.