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That night, UCLA avenged its earlier loss with a 14-9 drubbing to end Harvard's Cinderella...
...expressions and ridiculously bad dancing. As the shorter and meaner daughter, Suarez is the kind of villain you love to hate--she pushes, pulls and grabs toys and fans away from her sister just as Glaze starts to admire them. The loudest applause came when the sisters try on Cinderella's lost slipper: Glaze finally fought back, slapping Suarez and pretending to throttle her. These two dancers combine impressive techniques with delightful acting abilities, making their performances the two most memorable of the entire ballet...
...despite the overflow of talent on-stage and the magnificent sets--the moon that morphs into a clock chiming midnight is particularly memorable--there is something important missing from Corder's Cinderella: color. Cinderella herself is obviously supposed to dress drably, but the rest of the cast does not fare much better. The costumes are elaborate enough, but they simply do not enchant the audience as much as those in last year's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sleeping Beauty did. As mentioned earlier, the grand ballroom scene feels more chilling than charming, with such dark and uniform costumes...
Another slightly offbeat characteristic of the ballet was the music. Prokofiev's three-act score of "Cinderella" fits some of the moods on-stage quite well, from lilting with the dancers' feet to thundering with the characters' emotions. But again, the music during the ballroom scene leaned more towards cruel sophistication than lighthearted dancing. Also, as Cinderella and the Prince embrace after finally reuniting, the horns and violins wail a mournful melody rather than a romantic one. This is not to say that Prokofiev's music is poor-far from that. But for a fairy tale with a happy ending...
Overall, however, Boston Ballet's current production of Cinderella is a delightful performance with only a few troubling quirks. The dancing and acting are marvelous; the sets are simply beautiful and the orchestra sounds magnificent, if a bit ominous at moments. Besides, a trip out to the Theater District would do anyone good at this stressful time of year. Take a break from studying, go see Cinderella, and enjoy a little theater magic. You may not live happily ever after, but you will definitely have a very entertaining evening...