I have been wanting to take James out on a date, just me and him. I picked up a bulletin on the American Dance Festival, which comes to Durham every summer, and noticed that they had a few children's matinees that allowed kids as young as 3 years old to attend and tickets were at a discounted price! (Double win.) So I snagged us two tickets to see Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. It was not a children's show - the company performed two of their actual pieces that they perform all over the world (N.N.N.N. and One Flat Thing, both choreographed by guest artist William Forsythe). No children's music or anything like that. In fact, one piece had no music and only vocalizations from the dancers. The turned the house lights off just like for normal performances, but then during intermission left the curtain open so that the children could see the tech hands moving things on stage and one of the dancers was narrating what was happening and why and answering questions from the audience. It was awesome, and James did great! He asked a LOT of questions, but in whisper voices and it was precious.
Pre-show soft pretzal snack
Post-show popcorn snack (and his new "cheese" face).
Aw, sounds and looks like such a sweet time.
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