I took a trip to Glasgow’s Theatre Royal this week to see Scottish Ballet’s Alice. It was utterly brilliant, a divine snapshot of its creators wildly fantastic imaginations...and a nice excuse to squeeze in a little gin with mother dearest.
We were treated to two hours of beautiful dancing (ah to have the grace of a ballet dancer!) an array of surreal characters, a lovely score which complimented every movement and an imaginative collection of vibrant costumes which must have taken months and months to create.
This was not a simple retelling of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story, a much darker element was present throughout making the content much more adult, but despite this underlying theme it did not take itself too seriously, the ballet was witty, funny and at particular moments genuinely touching as the lead characters, Charles Dodgson and Alice, drifted apart as time took its natural course.
Ashley Page, Antony McDonald and the cast and crew of Scottish Ballet have created something truly intriguing.
It's well worth taking a look... through the looking glass or otherwise.
