Above is the poster for the production of The Nutcracker that I went to see last night. I love the way they translate Tchaikovsky. It was the best production I've seen so far at AKM, though, like all Nutcrackers it had its own take on a few things. Most disturbing to me, but that's because I'm a bit of a Nutcracker purist, was that one of the dancing dolls in the party seen (to the faster, darker music) was a set of devils. I don't know how I feel about devils in The Nucracker but anyway... The costumes were beautiful, the tree grew, there were mice, and a live orchestra. There was a beer stein party dance with the men in the beginning. But there was no Sugar Plum Fairy, no angels, and at the end Clara/Marie marries the Nutcracker which I suppose IS how a little Turkish girl's dream might end but I wasn't so sure about ending the ballet with a big white veil. *sigh* Still, the dancing was at times absolutely excellent-- especially the man who played the Nutcracker. It made me happy.
Today I sent my CV out to a couple of companies/organizations I'm very interested in. I went out to pay a bill and by the time I came home I had already heard back from one of them, so I suppose that's good news. And I know that the man I e-mailed for the other job is out of the office for the week so I'm not expecting an instant reply. It's uplifting to be making progress.
Soon I'm going out to meet Kerstin for a beer to catch up about the holidays. I can't wait to see her, as she's one of my best friends in this city. Onwards!
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