The plan for tonight was to see the broadcast from the Paris Opera of Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and The Nutcracker, a pairing that hasn't been seen since they were originally created together. I was looking forward to it too; Dmitri Tcherniakov is the director of both pieces, and he rarely leaves you indifferent - outraged, quite possibly, but certainly not bored. Also, one of the choreographers involved in Tcherniakov's revised Nutcracker is the Belgian Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, whose work I've discovered only quite recently. What I've seen of it has impressed me, and I'm keen to see more.
However, the best laid plans etc. etc. Arriving at the only cinema scheduling this broadcast for about 100 miles around, I was regretfully informed that the venue had (to all intents and purposes) blown a fuse, and was closed for the night. Nothing for it but to drive back home and sulk. I gather that the film will shortly become available to view on France TV's Culturebox, which I believe is available outside the territory, and when I can find 4 hours to spare, I will be looking for it, but it's not quite the same thing....
[Next : 18th March]
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