An engineer at the ballet

I took Ann to the ballet this week, a last date of sorts before too many transitions catch up with us and prevent us from going out. We saw the Carolina Ballet's performance of Don Quixote at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. It was the first time either of us had been to a ballet.

How should I describe my reaction? Two thoughts: One, ballet is an incredibly inefficient medium for communication. It often took 5 to 10 minutes to convey even the simplest of thoughts. Entire movements were devoted to saying "I love you" or "Will you marry me?" or "Yes" or "Leave me alone, slimo, I love that other guy instead!" Definitely inefficient. (What? What did you expect from an engineer?) Two, the story of Don Quixote was pretty interesting. It actually made me want to go and read the book. Have you read the book? Was it interesting? Was it more efficient than the ballet?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Honestly James,
Don Quixote is one of my favorite books. It is so hilarious.

BTW- how long will the play be around? I should take my wife.

James Garriss said...

Here's the
list of events
. Looks like its already done running. :-( The Nutcracker is coming, if you're determined to see a ballet.