Christmas Ballet

Robert is busy sorting through his newspaper clippings. He found this one today. 

Misty

22 November 2017

Excited to see American Ballet Theatre superstar Misty Copeland in Sleeping Beauty at The Capitol Theatre in Sydney tonight with the Australian Ballet!

We were early - time for a pre theatre meal!

Coppelia

Looking forward to the Australian Ballet's Coppelia at Sydney Opera House with two granddaughters this evening. It's a full house in The Opera Theatre.

Full House in the Opera Theatre

Earlybirds

It's Nijinski the Ballet with the Australian Ballet at the Sydney Opera House tonight with my oldest friend. I'm early as usual.

Nearly empty Opera Theatre at Sydney Opera House

La Dolce Vita

Sustenance pre Swan Lake with The Australian Ballet at Sydney Opera House.

A Night at the Ballet

It was a lovely trip to Kutna Hora today but we did not dilly dally there as we had to return to Prague to attend the opening session of The New Prague Dance Festival at The National Theatre. The purpose of my visit to this beautiful city with my daughter was to see my granddaughter, Emily, dance in The New Prague Dance Festival.

There are dance groups from a huge number of countries including Australia, Belgium,Gibraltar,Ireland,  Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Turkey taking part in this four day festival. Emily is in a group from The Elizabeth McGirr School of Ballet that is dancing on three of the four days. Tonight they performed two items a free movement and a classical dance.

Free movemnet

Free movement

Beginning of the classical dance

The group

Emily s in the centre here

Emily en pointe

It was a successful performance

I am a very proud grandmother tonight.

My Baby's fast asleep

I'm blogging from our hotel room after our first day afternoon in in Prague while my daughter is sleeping soundly beside me. You see I only had a two hour flight from London but she had travelled for around 30 hours on three planes from Australia and was a trifle tired.

We were lucky that our flights arrived within around twenty minutes so we were able to meet up and travel into the city together. My granddaughter also arrived with her ballet teacher and the group of girls she is performing with in The New Prague Dance Festival. She and the group are at a different hotel from we oldies.

Having been cooped up in airports and planes we needed  fresh air and exercise so we took to the streets of Prague. Following are some snaps from our day.

Emily and fellow students from The Elizabeth McGirr School of Ballet at Prague Airport

Our hotel is convenient, cosy and well appointed

Jennifer is leading me astray, our first stop was Sephora

Republic Square is just a stone's throw from our hotel

Wonder if this is a group from the Dance Festival

So many fabulous old buildings

Toys for boys in the souvenir shops

Wonder what this buildings story is

Foyer outside the restaurant we chose for dinner

Interior of the restaurant

Dinner entertainment

Back to our hotel for an early night

We need to rest up as tomorrow we have booked a six hour walkng tour of the city. We are keen to learn the stories behind some of the beautiful buildings we saw today,

Happy 50th Birthday to...

...one of my favourite institutions

Home - The Australian Ballet

Enjoying the Australian Ballet's performance of The Merry Widow at the Sydney Opera House with daughter and granddaughter.

Map - Sydney Opera House