tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045076187971015009.post7618991960477859787..comments2023-06-28T08:51:13.395-07:00Comments on FatChanceBellyDance: Director's Cut: nutcrackerCarolena Nericcio-Bohlmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17332153601619055688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045076187971015009.post-43247972895635238852011-02-05T17:42:28.154-08:002011-02-05T17:42:28.154-08:00That so reminds me of Fiasco, an old episode of Th...That so reminds me of Fiasco, an old episode of This American Life. Really, if you haven't heard it, pay the 99 cents to download it, it illustrates just how much tolerance an audience can have. A must for performers!Carolena Nericcio-Bohlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332153601619055688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045076187971015009.post-18872102725788934822011-02-05T09:23:30.965-08:002011-02-05T09:23:30.965-08:00I have a different kind of trauma associated with ...I have a different kind of trauma associated with that piece. I have played in pit orchestras many times for the Nutcracker and occasionally have been stuck with conductors who wanted to take some parts way too fast. (Mind you, I like to move things along, but there's a fine line demarcating fast, frantic, and impossible!) <br /><br />To complicate matters, one performance had a disastrous moment when the Dance of the Snowflakes began: the fog machine somehow went on overdrive, creating a thick, rolling cloud that went from the back of the stage to the front, rolling down into the pit, taking all the dust and crud with it so that we could breathe it in. Because of the insane tempo, we were already gasping for air. The dusty dry ice clouds made some of us cough. Add to that the poor dancers couldn't keep up and many of them were slipping and falling. It all sounded more like a "last one standing" challenge. <br /><br />Anyway, long story just to tell you I completely understand. :)Ottavinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786963232146683562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045076187971015009.post-28764296043617601312010-12-26T02:32:36.475-08:002010-12-26T02:32:36.475-08:00Oh my, it's a pity that such a beautiful piece...Oh my, it's a pity that such a beautiful piece of Tschaikovsky managed to traumatize you. I like Nutcraker - whenever I hear Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy I travel back to the times when I was 5 :-)Herbatkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315143174136442649noreply@blogger.com