I was all alone when I watched this, just up the street was from where it was filmed, but I jumped up, gave you a standing ovation and cried! You can't kill art, not even the pandemic, and we all need some holiday beauty up in here. Thank you and bravo. Everything about this is genius.
I work for an opera. We had to cancel every single play this year & laid off more than half the staff. One more year of this lockdown crap & we're finished.
@@jessicawhitney9274 On the old Alameda Naval Air Station, on the island of Alameda, in San Francisco Bay. The city in the background _is_ San Francisco.
This brings back a humorous memory. I had the role of "The Prince" in a production of "Nutcracker" at the University of Guam auditorium back in 1986. I was watching from behind a leg of the curtain, when suddenly amongst the snowflakes being sprinkled from the catwalk a much larger object fell and plopped on the stage. The dancing snowflakes kept up their dance undeterred while booting the object around like a hacky-sack off their toeshoes. It turned out to be a hardpack of Marlborough cigarettes that had dropped from the stagehands breast pocket. I lost it, but the procenium and curtains concealed my laughter.
I’m an ex classical dancer, I can’t describe how you guys moved me. I’ve got tears in my eyes. Simply beautiful! We need these kind of things in these hard times
If f anyone ever was to Take the entire ballet could you imagine the moment Clara/Marie and the Nutcracker prince move from her home to the land of sweets that they'd move through the open space like this as part of it? Maybe even the "sleigh" could take them to a plane where they end the scene with the next being in the land of Sweets!
A few friends and I were riding our bikes when we stumbled upon the rehearsal for this, it was mesmerizing! So amazing to see how the dancers and choreographers envisioned this piece being viewed. Absolutely beautiful!
@@valentinamestroni9679 it says Alameda, CA in the credits. As for the parking lot location, I'm not sure. It was good to see some blue sky, though. What a treat to watch!!
My grandfather lost his parents in the pandemic more than 100 years ago and he and his brother were orphaned and living on the streets near where this was filmed. He introduced me to this ballet when I was a small child and it's been my favorite ever since. I think he would be so awestruck and moved to tears if he could see this beautiful performance now. My awe and tears are from both of us. Bravo!
Just beautiful! I LOVE the "stage." This was one of the most accessible ballet performances I have seen in a long time. Creative and fluid and transports one to a different space. Bravo!! Encore!
This brought me to tears from the concept and casting, Location, cinematography, and hybrid choreography (and music, always!). Honestly it’s something I’ve been waiting for. I adore and have supported or participated in ballet since I was little but have felt it somewhat of a stagnant or stale form; no real breakthroughs on a public consumption level. This year has been so hard for so many, but forced some amazing reinvention. This is the perfect metaphor.
Well said. Lifelong ballet lover and former dancer here. This moved me to tears. Thank you for giving those of us stuck at home a way to keep the Christmas tradition alive 🎄❤️🥂
Beautifully put. It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. While watching this I found myself hoping that as things go back more towards a pre-pandemic normal, we maintain this kind of ingenuity. I watched the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s livestream this year and found myself hoping the same thing: that TSO continues doing a livestream every year, even when they can be out on tour. Make the Arts more accessible to more people in more ways. That would be a win-win. 👏🏻🎁💖
What captivated me was the incredible diversity in all the dancers! That is the real message of this amazing performance! Bravo!! And keep bringing more!!!
This is how our country and world should be. A collection of different people, histories, and experience all dancing life together in peace and beauty.
I've been accused of having tutus on the brain (overall prefer ballet to other dance forms) but like Martha Bader below (or above?) I am in tears, this was so good! Parts were reminiscent of Balanchine (he uses steps a 1st year student would have learned, but his use of the space is unparalleled). I usually feel the best way to film dance is just to face the camera squarely toward the stage and push "go." In this perf, it's like the camera was part of the choreography. And I can't believe how full out everyone is dancing considering you're on cement. Even my husband (not a ballet enthusiast) was commenting favorably. Such positive energy to wake up to going into holidays in the Year From Hell. More! More!
I love everything about this. Isn't this so this year - everything is turned upside down and isn't what we've known it to be. Strip the darkened theater, stage lights, theatrical woodland backdrop and "snow". Instead, a concrete lot in sunny California with the SF skyline. Several thoughts....the plain white and tulle skirts give a sense of heavenly attire and brings to mind the many beautiful souls who we've lost this year. Also...I've seen many young dance students take their performances outdoors this year to empty parking lots. I'm touched by the perseverance of the human spirit to push on and continue to create and express because we must.
What Sudden Joy is this? This video caught me so by surprise. It’s GLORIOUS ❣️ The outdoors concept, seeing this gorgeous movement in a utilitarian setting, with the wide open skies. Bravos to all! The dancers, the choreographer, and omg...the film crew and the film editor. Anyone overlooked? Thank you all. I am keeping this close. ❤️
Got chills the moment the camera panned to the dancers, and squealed and cheered through the whole thing. The turns and jetés were crisp and clean and there was so much life and joy conveyed in this dance. Y’all are amazingly talented and I’m still in awe. It brought tears to my eyes reminding me of my beloved aunt (may she rest in peace) who would send tapes and then dvds of nutcracker performances from a ballet company she was assistant director of(?) when she lived in upstate NY. They were a Chanukah present from her, and I miss getting them in the mail to this day. Thank you.
this whole thing was a work of art. you can see a lot of hard work went into this. film editing was amazing...the aerial shots were awesome. Dancing was superb. BRAVO!! BRAVA!!
Gorgeous choreography combined with beautiful cinematography! And the skyline of the city is a wonderful backdrop to the beautiful dancers. I love everything about this!
Bravo! Being from Canada, I think I am qualified to confirm that this was an absolutely spot on rendition of what snowflakes are like. Each and everyone of these unique and beautiful dancing snowflakes brought joy. I applaud and thank these amazing dancers for sharing their grace, artistry and talent. Hope is a seed. Let’s all plant it together. Stay safe, stay beautiful.
This is profound! Thank you so much for such a beautiful version of Snowflakes from Nutcracker. I am still wiping away tears of joy and the reverb of the artistic impact this beautiful version has made upon me. I love everything about it: the costumes, the diverse cast, the gorgeous dancers, the incredible choreography for an outdoor stage, the videography, the brilliant editing and production, and the crystal clear LOVE that all involved clearly poured into this. Seriously: a profound thank you to all!!!
The many-layered messages of freedom and deep joy, a dedication to the-thing-that-can't-be-otherwise-expressed - all brought out into a great fullness of expression by you superb dancers on a hard, rough stage -- your work and gifts are grateful-making! How creative, how beautifully executed individually, as a group, and the video capture just perfect. Thanks and thanks, and thanks again!
Watching for the fourth time and still delighted. Thoughtful camera work makes us participants rather than mere observers. Inclusive on so many dimensions. Joy to the world, given and received.
The top down aerial shots are so amazing! This whole things was, but you never really get to see ballet shot from above to see the kind of patterns that choreography could make, and it feels kind of like seeing a little secret part of a performance getting to see them, since from the level of the dancers, you can't tell they made a spiral or a heart. It was a really special touch!
My one year old son watched this completely enthralled. It was his first time watching ballet, I am sure it will not be his last. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful performance, everyone involved is so talented!
I too did my nutcracker outside and the feeling of being a snowflake OUTSIDE was so wonderful. This is proof that ballet will never fizzle out and I see that in your dancers. Amazing job!❤️
Thank you so much for creating such a beautiful version of the Snowflakes Waltz. Ballet must be not only dynamic and technically challenge, but above all, inclusive. Stunning! Congratulations to everyone involved in this project
Crazy snowballs-embers on the asphalt somewhere in an abandoned Parking lot as a mockery of the true art of ballet. Not grace, not aesthetics, not the taste of the American mass culture.
Ugliness is everywhere and is easy to achieve. Beauty is rare and is difficult to achieve. This is why the work shown here is all the more remarkable and inspiring given these troubled times.
Thank you. Such a lovely treat to see the ' Waltz of The Snowflakes' . As a child, 'The Nutcracker ' was an annual event, now in my 70's to see this preformed when our world is devastated with the Covid pandemic is as joyful as it was when I was a child.
I swear I wasn't paying attention to anything on my watch later playlist from my chromecast until this video popped up and I physically had to put my phone down and turn off all my lights to get the full experience. I cried so much just from missing performance when I had dressed actors and dancers and viewed them from behind the curtain. I miss people working their absolute hardest to make such an absolute masterpiece with each of their performances. Thank you for this ❣️❣️❣️
I have seen and heard the music from the Nutcracker SO many times and even performed in it as a Mouse and a Soldier. It has always been a meaningful work and a sentimental favorite. THIS performance is so beautiful, free, and spirited, and the industrial setting with the city in the distance is such an aesthetic expression of the quality of our lives now. I was moved to tears, humbled and exhilirated by the dancers' artistry and untrammeled enthusiasm, the sheer exuberance of the refusal to submit to the dreary reality of pandemic and hardship. This IS the human spirit, the soul of our civilization soaring to celebrate beauty and art!
This is soooo incredibly beautiful and resourceful! Is that tarmac at an airport? Yes, find a way to keep the arts, especially dance, alive and vibrant during this phase of life. We will emerge stronger and better and MORE creative from this pandemic! Awesome dance and choreography!
@@PostBallet At the former Alameda Naval Air Station, where my father served on the Enterprise in the late '70s. I know it well. What a brilliant re-use of a space that used to be a military facility.
@@amandahuggenkissxo5360 Downtown San Francisco is the cluster of skyscrapers, with the Salesforce Tower most prominent. (Which means the camera must be initially looking due west from the NAS.) As the camera dollies you can see Marin County and Mt. Tamalpais to the north (right), then the Peninsula to the south (left).
I’ve never seen a contemporary style take on this but I love it and I love that it’s safer for the dancers. Beautiful job, girls!! I miss dancing terribly and this was a wonderful idea.
Fabulous. It's wonderful to see such a free and passionate ballet. The setting adds to the feeling of naturalness. Makes me want to dance wherever I am, whenever the spirit moves me!
Just compared the to the Royal Ballet version from 2015 at Covent Garden. This is so much better. Your use of the space makes the dance more etheral, less packed in. It is exceptionally well choreographed and filmed as you had to be aware of the changing vamera position constantly. The dancers are superb, without exception. It was probably quite hot and sunny but the feeling from the peace is cold, snowly conditions. Well done! More please.
I have seen a bit of live dance performances, but this one was amazing! Much better than a stage. It challenges our ideas of art! I think there is a future in this type of performance. I am a fan. Thank you so much.
This is exquisite!!! The setting makes it all the more magical, and here I am watching it on a rainy night only a few days after it was posted, with the drought FINALLY seeming to be over.
So much delightful movement, facemasked to forever be known as 2020. So sweet of the skies to cooperate, or collaborate so appealingly. Especially as magic hour approached. Thank you all who worked so hard to create this. Encore, Encore!
How lovely! Especially appreciated the difficulty of dancing in relatively inflexible gym shoes on cement! As a retired actor, I wish we could figure out a way to present theatre as brilliantly and safely as this!
Absolutely exquisite!!! Incredibly touching given the circumstances the world finds itself in at the moment! Beauty not only lives, but thrives amid a pandemic!!! My heart is full of gratitude and praise for these inspired dancers!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I was all alone when I watched this, just up the street was from where it was filmed, but I jumped up, gave you a standing ovation and cried! You can't kill art, not even the pandemic, and we all need some holiday beauty up in here. Thank you and bravo. Everything about this is genius.
Thank you so much for your positive words of support Martha! Happy holidays to you and yours.
I work for an opera. We had to cancel every single play this year & laid off more than half the staff. One more year of this lockdown crap & we're finished.
I agree -- everything about this is genius, including the great camera work!
Where was this done?
@@jessicawhitney9274 On the old Alameda Naval Air Station, on the island of Alameda, in San Francisco Bay. The city in the background _is_ San Francisco.
Because you can't kill art.
I love how this has been choreographed and filmed for these dancers to so beautifully take up outdoor space. Brilliant.
Thank you so much!
Absolutely wonderful. Brava!!!!!
I love the somewhat more contemporary feel and look to it.
This brings back a humorous memory. I had the role of "The Prince" in a production of "Nutcracker" at the University of Guam auditorium back in 1986. I was watching from behind a leg of the curtain, when suddenly amongst the snowflakes being sprinkled from the catwalk a much larger object fell and plopped on the stage. The dancing snowflakes kept up their dance undeterred while booting the object around like a hacky-sack off their toeshoes. It turned out to be a hardpack of Marlborough cigarettes that had dropped from the stagehands breast pocket. I lost it, but the procenium and curtains concealed my laughter.
Art is still alive in the pandemic. It is somehow more beautiful and impressive in this unexpected setting. Thank you!
Thank you so much Theresa!
I completely agree with you!
My thought exactly. I burst into tears seconds in. ps-I played this 524 times as a member of a ballet orchestra. It never got old.
Beauty is everywhere! Open you eyes to the beauty in real time...real space...the moment is now.
I’m an ex classical dancer, I can’t describe how you guys moved me. I’ve got tears in my eyes. Simply beautiful! We need these kind of things in these hard times
Agreed❣️
OF COURSE snowflakes would be outside! I may never again be able to see them in an indoor space.
If f anyone ever was to Take the entire ballet could you imagine the moment Clara/Marie and the Nutcracker prince move from her home to the land of sweets that they'd move through the open space like this as part of it? Maybe even the "sleigh" could take them to a plane where they end the scene with the next being in the land of Sweets!
A few friends and I were riding our bikes when we stumbled upon the rehearsal for this, it was mesmerizing! So amazing to see how the dancers and choreographers envisioned this piece being viewed. Absolutely beautiful!
how fun!
Where was this filmed? Looks like LA
Marie Newbrough where was it filmed?
@@valentinamestroni9679 it says Alameda, CA in the credits. As for the parking lot location, I'm not sure. It was good to see some blue sky, though. What a treat to watch!!
@@amandahuggenkissxo5360 thanks! Yes, it’s beautiful!
My grandfather lost his parents in the pandemic more than 100 years ago and he and his brother were orphaned and living on the streets near where this was filmed. He introduced me to this ballet when I was a small child and it's been my favorite ever since. I think he would be so awestruck and moved to tears if he could see this beautiful performance now. My awe and tears are from both of us. Bravo!
I absolutely love how this choreo was so fresh while still keeping classical ballet in it
Just beautiful! I LOVE the "stage." This was one of the most accessible ballet performances I have seen in a long time. Creative and fluid and transports one to a different space. Bravo!! Encore!
Thank you so much Lara!
This brought me to tears from the concept and casting, Location, cinematography, and hybrid choreography (and music, always!). Honestly it’s something I’ve been waiting for. I adore and have supported or participated in ballet since I was little but have felt it somewhat of a stagnant or stale form; no real breakthroughs on a public consumption level. This year has been so hard for so many, but forced some amazing reinvention. This is the perfect metaphor.
Well said. Lifelong ballet lover and former dancer here. This moved me to tears. Thank you for giving those of us stuck at home a way to keep the Christmas tradition alive 🎄❤️🥂
Thank you so much!
Beautifully put. It’s been said that necessity is the mother of invention. While watching this I found myself hoping that as things go back more towards a pre-pandemic normal, we maintain this kind of ingenuity. I watched the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s livestream this year and found myself hoping the same thing: that TSO continues doing a livestream every year, even when they can be out on tour. Make the Arts more accessible to more people in more ways. That would be a win-win. 👏🏻🎁💖
What captivated me was the incredible diversity in all the dancers! That is the real message of this amazing performance! Bravo!! And keep bringing more!!!
This is how our country and world should be. A collection of different people, histories, and experience all dancing life together in peace and beauty.
Snowflakes in Alameda! Only possible in 2020. And fantastic.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful! I love the choreography's feel of " movement freedom" , while still having those beautiful arabesques with a contemporary, twisty flair!
Thank you so much Corina!
Inspiring, beautiful and perfect. Thank you for this Christmas gift 💝
I've been accused of having tutus on the brain (overall prefer ballet to other dance forms) but like Martha Bader below (or above?) I am in tears, this was so good! Parts were reminiscent of Balanchine (he uses steps a 1st year student would have learned, but his use of the space is unparalleled). I usually feel the best way to film dance is just to face the camera squarely toward the stage and push "go." In this perf, it's like the camera was part of the choreography. And I can't believe how full out everyone is dancing considering you're on cement. Even my husband (not a ballet enthusiast) was commenting favorably. Such positive energy to wake up to going into holidays in the Year From Hell. More! More!
I love that they are masked up!
Who dared to thumbs this down!? This is amazing. Wonderful job!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you so much Alfonzo!
People who are so miserable in life that they can't see beauty. The saddest thing of all...
there are always going to be haters
People who can’t bear to sees masks on people doing athletes outside.
From the few negative comments I've seen, Russian sticklers for the classical and nothing else.
Tchaikovsky would be proud of what you did to his music. So fresh, modern and beautiful in every way. Thank you
I love everything about this. Isn't this so this year - everything is turned upside down and isn't what we've known it to be. Strip the darkened theater, stage lights, theatrical woodland backdrop and "snow". Instead, a concrete lot in sunny California with the SF skyline. Several thoughts....the plain white and tulle skirts give a sense of heavenly attire and brings to mind the many beautiful souls who we've lost this year. Also...I've seen many young dance students take their performances outdoors this year to empty parking lots. I'm touched by the perseverance of the human spirit to push on and continue to create and express because we must.
Thank you for remembering the many beautiful souls.
yall are rad. best waltz of the snowflakes EVER!
Agree!!
Thank you so much Tara!
What Sudden Joy is this? This video caught me so by surprise. It’s GLORIOUS ❣️ The outdoors concept, seeing this gorgeous movement in a utilitarian setting, with the wide open skies. Bravos to all! The dancers, the choreographer, and omg...the film crew and the film editor. Anyone overlooked? Thank you all. I am keeping this close. ❤️
I like how grand the movements are and in the same moment how intricate. Really captured the beauty of snowflakes. Thank you!
Got chills the moment the camera panned to the dancers, and squealed and cheered through the whole thing. The turns and jetés were crisp and clean and there was so much life and joy conveyed in this dance. Y’all are amazingly talented and I’m still in awe. It brought tears to my eyes reminding me of my beloved aunt (may she rest in peace) who would send tapes and then dvds of nutcracker performances from a ballet company she was assistant director of(?) when she lived in upstate NY. They were a Chanukah present from her, and I miss getting them in the mail to this day. Thank you.
this whole thing was a work of art. you can see a lot of hard work went into this. film editing was amazing...the aerial shots were awesome. Dancing was superb. BRAVO!! BRAVA!!
Thank you so much Anthony!
The aerial shots! What an unexpected delight.
Nothing stops Nutcracker. NOTHING.
Gorgeous choreography combined with beautiful cinematography! And the skyline of the city is a wonderful backdrop to the beautiful dancers. I love everything about this!
Thank you so much Lynn!
Bravo! Being from Canada, I think I am qualified to confirm that this was an absolutely spot on rendition of what snowflakes are like. Each and everyone of these unique and beautiful dancing snowflakes brought joy. I applaud and thank these amazing dancers for sharing their grace, artistry and talent. Hope is a seed. Let’s all plant it together. Stay safe, stay beautiful.
This is profound! Thank you so much for such a beautiful version of Snowflakes from Nutcracker. I am still wiping away tears of joy and the reverb of the artistic impact this beautiful version has made upon me. I love everything about it: the costumes, the diverse cast, the gorgeous dancers, the incredible choreography for an outdoor stage, the videography, the brilliant editing and production, and the crystal clear LOVE that all involved clearly poured into this. Seriously: a profound thank you to all!!!
The many-layered messages of freedom and deep joy, a dedication to the-thing-that-can't-be-otherwise-expressed - all brought out into a great fullness of expression by you superb dancers on a hard, rough stage -- your work and gifts are grateful-making! How creative, how beautifully executed individually, as a group, and the video capture just perfect. Thanks and thanks, and thanks again!
I love this so much. It resonates with something deep in my soul at the end of this long and trying year. Thank you.
Thank you so much CC, that means a lot to us. Sending love and light your way!
I teared up. I didn't realize how much I missed the arts this last one year. Bravo!
4:36 Astonishing! Landes Dixon! Beautiful and uplifting, healing for that space and our minds. Thank you.
Watching for the fourth time and still delighted. Thoughtful camera work makes us participants rather than mere observers. Inclusive on so many dimensions. Joy to the world, given and received.
I friend sent this to me! The best gift to end 2020... I'm moved to tears. Thank you, Thank you
I love the way the choreography captured the flurries of snowflakes, truly a joy to watch!
Simply beautiful! Thank you Snowflakes ❄️
Absolutely LOVED the choreography. Brilliant . Those dancers were so athletic yet ethereal. BRAVO and thank you!!!!!!
Thank you Rosemary!
They did not come to play with us. My hair is on end!!! A tear in my right eye. The end was so epic.
This makes me happier than I can say.
Thank you Sharon, that means a lot to us!
THIS INSPIRED ME DEEPLY. NO WORDS. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO WORKED SO HARD TO CREATE THIS MAGIC. BRAVI!!!!
This is AMAZING. It made me cry (in a good way!) Beautiful, and such amazing dancing...I'm a little speechless.
Thank you so much!
The top down aerial shots are so amazing! This whole things was, but you never really get to see ballet shot from above to see the kind of patterns that choreography could make, and it feels kind of like seeing a little secret part of a performance getting to see them, since from the level of the dancers, you can't tell they made a spiral or a heart. It was a really special touch!
My one year old son watched this completely enthralled. It was his first time watching ballet, I am sure it will not be his last. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful performance, everyone involved is so talented!
I too did my nutcracker outside and the feeling of being a snowflake OUTSIDE was so wonderful. This is proof that ballet will never fizzle out and I see that in your dancers. Amazing job!❤️
Thank you so much for creating such a beautiful version of the Snowflakes Waltz. Ballet must be not only dynamic and technically challenge, but above all, inclusive. Stunning! Congratulations to everyone involved in this project
Thank you so much!!
Crazy snowballs-embers on the asphalt somewhere in an abandoned Parking lot as a mockery of the true art of ballet. Not grace, not aesthetics, not the taste of the American mass culture.
Such a brilliant idea and so beautifully executed! I'll show this to my kids and grandkids when they ask me about 2020.
wowowow 👏👏 and they all still have that floaty snowflake feel while wearing tennis shoes
Ugliness is everywhere and is easy to achieve. Beauty is rare and is difficult to achieve. This is why the work shown here is all the more remarkable and inspiring given these troubled times.
Thank you. Such a lovely treat to see the ' Waltz of The Snowflakes' . As a child, 'The Nutcracker ' was an annual event, now in my 70's to see this preformed when our world is devastated with the Covid pandemic is as joyful as it was when I was a child.
Beautiful!! amazing, camera direction, choreography, context, scenography, everything!! bring back ballet to everyone!!! Brilliant!!
Layer upon layer of art and meaning. Stunning.
So BEAUTIFUL and moving. Just what the world needs now. THANK YOU!
What a lovely performance at a time when we really need it! Urban beauty and classical art!
I swear I wasn't paying attention to anything on my watch later playlist from my chromecast until this video popped up and I physically had to put my phone down and turn off all my lights to get the full experience.
I cried so much just from missing performance when I had dressed actors and dancers and viewed them from behind the curtain.
I miss people working their absolute hardest to make such an absolute masterpiece with each of their performances.
Thank you for this ❣️❣️❣️
That was awesome! Beautiful dancing under challenging conditions. Thank you each and everyone. Merry Christmas!
Thank you Stefanie!!
No words for how inspired this left me. Dance is forever evolving and In so many ways this is representation of that.
Nice drone work on the overhead shots! Beautiful work ballerinas! Keep dancing!
I loved you. It's the most beautiful Snowflakes video and ensemble that I saw. Thanks. Congratulations to all.
Gorgeous, so inspired and inspiring. The perfect antitode to this holiday moment, I was moved by your performance
Thank you so much Claudia!
Congratulations!! You hit the big time. CNN used your spectacular video to brighten our day. Exquisite.
Probaby this year's best comeback to the sneering from certain quarters at 'masked ssnowflakes'. Beautifully danced.
Beautiful ! We need more art in the world that utilizes community more as here
Thank you so much for this inspired Snowflakes. Wonderful!
the fact that they’re wearing sneaker is just amazing
Yes, I wonder how they managed their turns! I'll bet the ballerinas appreciated a break from tortuous pointe shoes.
Camera work and editing was stunning as well as the beautiful dancing!
I have seen and heard the music from the Nutcracker SO many times and even performed in it as a Mouse and a Soldier. It has always been a meaningful work and a sentimental favorite. THIS performance is so beautiful, free, and spirited, and the industrial setting with the city in the distance is such an aesthetic expression of the quality of our lives now. I was moved to tears, humbled and exhilirated by the dancers' artistry and untrammeled enthusiasm, the sheer exuberance of the refusal to submit to the dreary reality of pandemic and hardship. This IS the human spirit, the soul of our civilization soaring to celebrate beauty and art!
This is soooo incredibly beautiful and resourceful! Is that tarmac at an airport? Yes, find a way to keep the arts, especially dance, alive and vibrant during this phase of life. We will emerge stronger and better and MORE creative from this pandemic! Awesome dance and choreography!
Thank you so much! Yes, it's in front of a tarmac in Alameda, CA!
@@PostBallet At the former Alameda Naval Air Station, where my father served on the Enterprise in the late '70s. I know it well. What a brilliant re-use of a space that used to be a military facility.
@@stannieholt8766 is that SF in the background? Oakland?
@@amandahuggenkissxo5360 Downtown San Francisco is the cluster of skyscrapers, with the Salesforce Tower most prominent. (Which means the camera must be initially looking due west from the NAS.) As the camera dollies you can see Marin County and Mt. Tamalpais to the north (right), then the Peninsula to the south (left).
I just couldn't hold my tears. So beautiful. ❤💙
Loved watching these beauties perform! Bravo!!
This is what dreams are made of....so beautiful and inspiring!!!!!
This made my night. Stunning.
Thank you so much Joe!
So much more difficult on concrete than a wooden stage, yet so beautifully executed. Thank you for an uplifting performance with great photography.
Stunningly beautiful!!!
Beautiful. Love this version with Los Angeles in the background. Covid is creating accessible dance for all online.
I’ve never seen a contemporary style take on this but I love it and I love that it’s safer for the dancers. Beautiful job, girls!! I miss dancing terribly and this was a wonderful idea.
Wow! That was beautiful! Thank you for sharing this at a time we need it the most!! ❄💝❄💝❄💝❄
Unique and very beautiful. Wiping tears from my eyes. Thank you for doing this for the rest of us!
That was .... just Beautiful!❤️
Simply brilliant. Perhaps my favourite of many, many versions of this dance. Thank you so much.
Fabulous. It's wonderful to see such a free and passionate ballet. The setting adds to the feeling of naturalness. Makes me want to dance wherever I am, whenever the spirit moves me!
Это великолепно - постановка, исполнение, съёмка. Большое вам всем спасибо! It's great - staging, performing, shooting. Thank you all very much!
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you.
Just compared the to the Royal Ballet version from 2015 at Covent Garden. This is so much better. Your use of the space makes the dance more etheral, less packed in. It is exceptionally well choreographed and filmed as you had to be aware of the changing vamera position constantly. The dancers are superb, without exception. It was probably quite hot and sunny but the feeling from the peace is cold, snowly conditions. Well done! More please.
I have seen a bit of live dance performances, but this one was amazing! Much better than a stage. It challenges our ideas of art! I think there is a future in this type of performance. I am a fan. Thank you so much.
This made my day. Many thanks to these wonderful young dancers!
A beautifully athletic and artistic rendition!
This is exquisite!!! The setting makes it all the more magical, and here I am watching it on a rainy night only a few days after it was posted, with the drought FINALLY seeming to be over.
Thank you Alana!
So much delightful movement, facemasked to forever be known as 2020. So sweet of the skies to cooperate, or collaborate so appealingly. Especially as magic hour approached. Thank you all who worked so hard to create this. Encore, Encore!
Thank you so much David!
How lovely! Especially appreciated the difficulty of dancing in relatively inflexible gym shoes on cement! As a retired actor, I wish we could figure out a way to present theatre as brilliantly and safely as this!
Absolutely stunning! What a beautiful melody you have put in my heart during such dark days. I live alone, but didn’t feel so alone today. Thank you.
It's too easy to imagine all the nurses doing this when Covid-19 is finally over. I can feel the happiness!
I feel so invigorated after watching this. So beautiful! 💜
Thank you dancers! Beautiful!
Absolutely beautifully fantastic
Absolutely exquisite!!! Incredibly touching given the circumstances the world finds itself in at the moment! Beauty not only lives, but thrives amid a pandemic!!! My heart is full of gratitude and praise for these inspired dancers!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This looks so amazing! I love how they still found a way to do it through the pandemic. Great job to everyone who performed in it!
Absolutly Beautiful!!!--Loved It!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Ballet fills my heart. Thank you for this magnificent video!
Tears of joy!!!