1001 Nights Rehearsal

Right now the company is rehearsing for 1001 Nights. This ballet was choreographed by Eldar Aliev, and he has been here for about 3 weeks coaching us. This week we will be moving into the theater to start tech and dress rehearsals. This ballet is challenging for 2 reasons. The style is very Russian and can be hard to grasp sometimes. Eldar has been really great about coaching all of us down to the smallest detail. This ballet is also hard because of the many many costumes changes and shoe changes. I think some of the girls change costumes 5 or 6 times in the 2 hour ballet. We all have about 3 or 4 different dyed pointe shoes and ballet slippers. Its a little crazy.