Ballet Under the Stars
Last night I blew off my monthly neighborhood Bunko in order to go see Ballet Arizona perform in Fountain Hills. This was a great decision to see Ballet Under the Stars. The night could have not been more perfect for an outdoor performance. The evening air was cool and Ballet Arizona performed next to the illuminated Fountain Hills water fountain with a full moon rising behind them. They did not need an elaborate stage since the surrounding scenery provided an exquisite backdrop for their performance.
Ballet Arizona performed excerpts from Divertimento No. 15, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and The Four Temperaments. Also, children from Four Peaks elementary school danced to music from The Nutcracker.
I truly enjoy watching people who are technically "working," like the ballet dancers, but are operating from another dimension of divine inspiration. It is obvious that they put in many long hours of hard work to get to the level they are at, but their finished product, their dance seems effortless, like child's play.
The noun of self becomes a verb.
This flashpoint of creation in the
present moment is where work and play merge.
STEPHAN NACHMANOVITCH
