We have been studying Tchaikovsky for the last 10 weeks or so of our homeschool curriculum. We started learning about his life and then began listening some of the music from his Nutcracker score. It was lots of fun. We marched with the toy soldiers, ate chocolate chips when we listened to the Spanish Hot Chocolate Dance, and drank tea when we listened to the Chinese Tea Dance. We read books, colored pictures, and watched the ballet on DVD.
We went to the Carolina theater to see the ballet. It was a cold, windy and rainy afternoon but we had a great time. The characters from Act 1 of the ballet were mingling in the lobby as we came in. The butler had a tray of gingersnaps that he was handing out. It was so much fun. And what a great theater! Olivia and I had seats in the front row of the mezzanine so we had a great view looking down on the stage. |