Cinderella ballet

Today I went to see Cinderella ballet

at The Krakow Opera.

My outfit is nothing really original.

Just very Lladia-like elegant sweet,

but this is kind of outfit I feel the best in :3

Before the performance I had some time

so I played with a camera.

Close to the opera there are ruins of Cracow Fortress.

But just imagine ruins of an old castle^^

I really love this pic.

Ruins in the first plan and signs of modernity in the background.

Like a princess lost in a modern world

looking for her past XD

As you see I already entered opera

in a very fairy tale mood :3

What waited for me inside?

Well... a fest for my senses.

I must say that generally I am mostly in love

with a classical ballet which is faithful to the traditions of XIX/XX century

(in such form you can mostly find it in Russia now)

and I adore older form of ballet from XVIII.

I do not like too modern versions.

I like it old-fashioned XP

(no matter how kitsch it seems for some people).

This was not a classical Prokofiew version of Cinderella.

This one was a modernized one with a big portion of humour.

You can even call it a comedy ballet

(sometimes I just felt like watching a cabaret).

So you surely think that I hate this performance?

Just the opposite!

There was a few moments

when I thought: it is too much!

Just a few times.

The rest of time I had such a fun that I was not

thinking about anything at all.

Just my face was in pain, because I smiled too much

and my hands hurt from clapping.

There was some lyrical parts,

(like beautiful pas de deux behind a curtain),

but mostly you could not stop laughing XD

As I am strongly interested in gender studies

I was in my heaven with Cinderella's stepsisters

that were men^.^

Now I strongly believe that they were men in an original tale.

I simply lived in unawareness all my life!

And colours, colours, colours!
Pastels were dancing on the scene

creating different combinations for your pleasure.

It was not a deep story full of dramatic emotions

(in fact the Prince was lifeless in his dance...

do not even speak about his face expressions...

A ballet dancer is an actor

and he should play his role properly.

I pay a big attention to this element)

it was a simply fun.

Well-made, beautifully coloured journey

deeply inside a fairy tale world.

Want to now more about this performance?

You can check a reportage here

(with different dancers)

Photos stolen from the Internet

to beautify my blog:

(source)

Lolita bubble tea, swing in a cafe and kpop party

So amazing Saturday!

Let's start with my eyelashes I wore

for the fist time^^

Love them :3

I combined them 

with and old-fashioned hairstyle.

We had a small Lolita meet-up

and went to drink bubble tea :3

Real bubble tea.

So yummy :3

Then we wanted to go to kpop party,

but there was not any place there

so we found another one^^

Better one...with a swing!

Generally this place looks like a mystery garden^^

And then back to kpop party.

With my no-lolita friends :3

So many people there...

Somehow my friends made me dance....

But just once and to Vanilla...

(don't ask me why there was Vanilla on kpop party XD

Vanilla just has to be everywhere)

If we speak about Gackt

have you seen it?

Sweet dreams :3

Three books, two rings and one lovely card

This week I bought some new books^^

Vampires' lexicon

Marie Antoinette by Zweig

(I can disagree with some theories from this book,

but still I want to own it^^)

Opera's second death

And two new rings^^

And today I also received an absolutely lovely card.

It is co cute and I didn't expect it...

One small thing can mean a lot.

Or even more.

Thank you Kardemine :*

The Duchess

I am not in a mood for even trying to review this movie.

I just want to make my blog prettier with a few pictures.

And well.. 

satisfy my aesthetic needs.

Nothing can be better than that

after a long tiring day.

This movie is visually beautiful,

but at the same time very sad.

It can help you to aestheticize

your own sadness. 

Dracula ballet

We planned to make an outdoor party today,

but the weather was against us (rain >.<)

so to cheer myself up.. vampires :3

I started with watching Dark shadows (finally...),

but well... except a few visually appealing images

I could not find anything more in it.

But then...

Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary.

It is a ballet movie stylized as being old.

Vampires + ballet....*.*

In fact more than a movie 

I would call it dancing poetry.

Any other media except ballet

can express emotions so deeply.

Images are shown in black and white.

Only single elements are in colour

or sometimes images are turned into one colour like filters in photos 

or can be blurred or presented through snow and mist.

You do not see dancers.

These are pure feelings that are dancing in front of your eyes.

Suddenly you find yourself immersed in a dream. 

Strangely beautiful dream.
Bad dream of those who sleep unwisely. 

Watch a breath-taking scene from a graveyard here *.*

I watched this movie twice today.

The most beautiful thing I saw lately *.*

Beethoven's concert and shopping centre

Today we went to Philharmonic hall for Beethoven's concert.

I wore my new wig.

I am so in love with it^^

And full outfit

(this corset is too big for me >.<

and makes me look fat....)

With my friend :3

Then we went to shopping centre

for shopping and ice creams^^

Seems like its current theme

is Jules Verne. 

(Almost only) Black Bodyline order!

My new order from Bodyline arrived today^^

Almost all is black this time^^

Winter boots

Gloves

Mirror

(I thought that it will be small compact mirror,

but it turned quite big...

and just for 1 $ O_o)

Fake eyelashes

And finally my new wig^^

I dreamed about a wig with such curls for a while :3

On weekend I am going to Philharmonic hall

for a concert

so I will think about a full coord with it,

but now just a quick shot.