Come Fly Away - a Workshop at the Royal Theatre

I went to a workshop at the Royal Theatre. It was on the old stage...BEAUTIFUL!! I went with my sister, mom, aunt and Mormor.

The workshop was for an upcoming ballet by Twyla Tharp called Come Fly Away.

"Twyla Tharp, who is celebrated as one of America’s most acclaimed and versatile choreographers within ballet and modern dance, has previously staged works set to Sinatra’s music, and with Come Fly Away she has now created an entire ballet based on some of the very best of Sinatra’s songs.

Come Fly Away combines Sinatra’s smooth vocal with Tharp’s elegant and seductive dance style, giving the Royal Danish Ballet dancers the opportunity to explore new and more show-like sides of their talent. Sharing the stage with the dancers is an orchestra. The orchestra is composed for the occasion by the world-famous Danish jazz bassist Chris Minh Doky, who will also help bring the music to life."

It was super interesting to hear all about how the production came about. The costumes were amazing, the dancers fantastic and the theatre was really old and gorgeous! After the workshop Stella and I were the only ones that got to meet John Selya and Stacy Caddell who both are American dancers and who ran the workshop as well as staged the show for Twyla Tharp. Very cool!

The Royal Danish Theatre's Old Stage: 

The Royal Danish Theatre's Old Stage

• The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen has graced the Kongens Nytorv Square since 1748.

• The Royal Theatre's has two main venues at its disposal: the Playhouse, and the Old Stage, the latter almost exclusively for ballet performances.
• All performances are state-subsidized, making tickets quite affordable compared to theatre tickets elsewhere in Europe.
• Should Her Majesty attend a performance, the audience is required by tradition to rise and remain standing until the Queen is comfortably seated.

I thought that the performance was amazing. It sort of made me miss dance and preforming more than I already do. At the very end we heard the Danish jazz bassist Chris Minh Doky and another musician play- they were also very good. *insert picture of me dying to dance to the music, but instead sitting properly and sophisticated*

I really hope that we can go to see the up coming performance!

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