A Night of Culture

Boy is getting all cultural. He invites me to meet him and Nic at Saddlers Wells in London for a performance of Matthew Bourne´s Swan Lake.

It´s my first visit to Saddlers Wells and it really is truly awesome. A cast of over 25, two thirds of which are male, produce a vibrant and spectacular performance. The postures and movement are very contemporary and the energy is intense. But everything is high quality. Distorted scenery changes occur rapidly and the lighting creates some phenomenal shadows. Precision in motion.

Although not much of a Tchaikovsky fan, the orchestra ups the tempo and the music becomes more animated.

For just GBP10 i am up in the gods, but a what bargain!

The only downside is the heating is turned up so high, the audience are sweating more than the dancers, and poor pregnant Nic is too over-heated to return for the second half. Well worth a visit. Saddlers Wells lies very close to Angel station on the Northern Line. Swan Lake runs to 24th January.