The news is full of fighting and darkness. The weather outside has been cold and grey. Even the world of dance, especially contemporary dance is overflowing with angst, anger, sadness and hopelessness. It can really drag you down. Boston Ballet’s collaboration with William Forsythe for Full on Forsythe is a …
If Jean Paul Sartre had Cirque du Soleil urges, you might end up with Raphaëlle Boitel’s When Angels Fall. It is darker where the angels live than you might imagine, but they have a sense of humour and some serious skills too. I was provided tickets for review of this …
Even before kids we never really had our act together for New Year’s Eve. My husband is an early bird and doesn’t do the “stay up until midnight” thing that well. Since kids, neither do I. We have always kind of floated around on NYE with no specific plans and …
Sometimes progress is slow, but when a company has chutzpah, the kind of chutzpah Mrs Maisel has, you’d be surprised how fast things can change. We use Xfinity services at home and I partner with them as well on posts such as this one. I have been wanting to watch …
There are as many unique dancers as there are snowflakes, and there may he just as many versions of The Nutcracker. The story is basically the same, with a few additional characters based on which country you see The Nutcracker in and which version is being performed. Some variations focus …
There are some things that I hope never change. The buzz and awe when you step into the Boston Opera House for Boston Ballet‘s The Nutcracker is something I hope never changes. The Opera House halls are all decked out for Christmas as are most of the guests from tiny …
Every year we get a new Christmas soundtrack some move out of rotation, but one that never does is the Charlie Brown Christmas cd. We keep the soundtrack in rotation every year and the opening number is the one song that gets as all humming along. The Vince Guaraldi theme …
There are just so many things going on that putting them all in a blog post doesn’t keep you up to date on all the things! So, I’m going to try something new. I’ll mention a few outings, places to explore, dine, shop on my weekend guide here, but I’ll …
Potted Potter is a Harry Potter Parody that is here in town. POTTED POTTER: The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff is inviting you to be part of the spellbinding experience! You can get tickets here for the show brought by Starvox Entertainment and Potted Productions …
Okay so I woke up at 4 am and no one had any reactions to the game on my Facebook feed. How was that possible? Well clearly my friends don’t have the staying power and we had all gone to sleep before the end of the game. It is rainy …
