After viewing this opera, I was left with numerous amounts of emotion flying within me. My first impression when I walked into the venue was that the ground floor consisted of chaos. Everywhere. After waiting for the elevator to enter, the inside of the actual auditorium was beautiful. As other classmates have mentioned, the ceiling was magnificent. There was so much detail and glory in just the ceiling itself that I became excited as to what the show was going to entail.
The first part of the show left me speechless but not in a good way. I was not able to interpret what really happened. To me, the show lacked plot. Or I was lacking understanding of all the intervening layers of the show. As for what I was able to understand, the dancers were really showing such strong raw emotion about their destinies. They kept repeating the same movements over and over again, just sped up. I wonder what that signifies.
Post intermission, the vibe of the whole show shifted. It no longer felt depressing. The whole set of the show had been changed to some sort of dirt/sand floor and this part was much more of a choreographed routine. There was also a much larger crowd this time, all synced with one another’s dance moves. In all honesty, this part was a lot more interesting to watch just because there was a lot more going on and a lot more to interpret.
My interpretation of this whole night was a big question mark. Clearly, the show was a powerful uplifting according to the standing ovation it received in the end. Looking forward to having a class discussion on the show this week so I can grasp a much better understanding and insight on the deeper meaning of the event.
