Before reading the synopsis at intermission, in my mind, the Poet was actually the ghost of the sailor looking back on the whole experience and seeing just how the Little Mermaid felt and some of her anguish from the situation. She was desperately in love with him and he cared for her, but not necessarily in the same romantic way that he felt for the princess. I thought that the ballet cast did an excellent job of showing this dynamic as I think that many of us, including myself, have deeply cared for someone who has not returned similar feelings. The anguish that the Little Mermaid felt was adequately portrayed in her dancing. She was so graceful while underwater and then managed to be so awkward while on land is a real testament to her skills. That being said, it was super distracting when she was only in a leotard with no tutu or skit/bottom because she is WAY too thin- like it was painful for me to watch her.
My favorite part was the first act where they were underwater. The way that they were dancing and moving their bodies completely gave the appearance of interacting with water. Its a good thing that William wasn't there or he would not have been able to have gotten past the fact that the mermen were wearing skirt/dresses. I did think it was a little odd, especially when the girls were wearing pants, but it still looked good so I was ok with it. What I was NOT okay with was the three guys dressed in black who were "carrying" around the Little Mermaid so that she would look like she was "swimming." It was a huge FAIL for me- more distracting than believable and I actually thought that her movements with just the super long pants or soaring through the air with one guy was enough. What would have been better was if they had suspended the Little Mermaid in some kind of harness while she floated and danced around stage. That would have been a better effect. I loved the staging of the play and how they replicated the sea, the boat, the land, and her trapped all white room.
My friend Katie was totally right was she said that the male Sea Witch looked like Darth Maul- because HE DID! He had the exactly same white bald head with red and black markings along the side of it. I have no idea why they decided to characterize him like that but I had a smile on my face every time he came on stage because he just looked like Darth Maul.
All in all, it was an okay performance. It wasn't my all time favorite but it also wasn't the worst ballet that I had ever seen. It was definitely unique and I am glad that I saw it but probably wouldn't see it again.
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