This weekend we went to see the San Francisco Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker, it was great. My daughter, though very tired in the second act, seemed to love the experience and seeing all the ballet dancers. (She’s taking ballet and I think that she found it inspiring that this is where it could lead after long years of practice.) Personally, I thought the Arabian and Russian dance sequences in the second act stole the show – they were outstanding. The war with the Mouse King was presented well, but scared my daughter (particularly the cannon blast.) One other tip, if you’re coming into the city, there is no better way to get to the Civic Center than by using Bart (we parked in Daly City and it worked great.)
If you haven’t been to San Francisco to see this show, you’re missing out. It was very well done from the orchestra, to the choreography, to costumes and sets, and of course the dancers were top shelf. I had never been to the War Memorial Opera House before and was impressed by the old venue. It’s a nice sized theater, the acoustics were excellent and we had a very good view of the action on stage. Here are some photos I snapped of the venue (I didn’t take pictures during the performance for obvious reasons…)
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