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The madness of Wilis under the moon

In the dead of night.  At the center of the forest.  Under a shadowy moon.  Amid the crazed chirping of crickets.  The Wilis will descend upon serene and unsuspecting Saratoga Springs Spa State Park – first flying down the bike paths brutally clearing out every man in sight, then sweeping through the greens and water hazards of the golf course until finally – finally – coming to rest on the stage of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.  Yes, the Wilis are coming.  And they will be cranky.

The National Ballet of Canada lands at SPAC in July for a three-day stint that includes three performances of Giselle (Wed, July 17th 8pm and Thu, July 18th 2pm & 8pm) and an evening of Kudelka's The Four Seasons and Crystal Pite's Emergence (Tue, July 16th 8pm). 

Tickets go on sale May 15th. 

 

4 responses to “The madness of Wilis under the moon”

  1. Henry Holland Avatar
    Henry Holland

    In other ballet news, this showed up at the Kennedy Center website for the 2013/14 season:
    http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/ballet/
    I hope the Bolshoi and Mariinsky make it out west….

  2. Henry Holland Avatar
    Henry Holland

    In other ballet news, this showed up at the Kennedy Center website for the 2013/14 season:
    http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/ballet/
    I hope the Bolshoi and Mariinsky make it out west….

  3. Haglund Avatar
    Haglund

    Yes, that is good news. A week of Mariinsky Swan Lakes will warm up the winter. I’ll start my nightly prayer dance for Lopatkina and Kondaurova.

  4. Haglund Avatar
    Haglund

    Yes, that is good news. A week of Mariinsky Swan Lakes will warm up the winter. I’ll start my nightly prayer dance for Lopatkina and Kondaurova.