4.9 quake shakes Sugar Plum Fairy
balletRoyal New Zealand Ballet’s production of Nutcracker turned fairly scary when a major earthquake hit Wellington in mid-twirl.
RNZB artistic director and choreographer Ty King Wall said the quake struck during the Sugar Plum Fairy pas de deux – “one of the ballet’s most magical moments”.
“Everyone – dancers and orchestra alike – continued without missing a beat…”
Full report here.
image: RNZB/Stephen A’Court
Now that is what you call Professionalism. Bravo.
Amazing!
The danger with earthquakes during ballet performances is that you take a leap and come down on quite another place than choreographed. Some very gifted ballerinas can hover in the air for a couple of minutes to monitor the situation and make a choice of landing. But that is a rare gift, as we know.