Tchaikovsky and Acrobatics

When my friend and I first arrived, we both had a long day. We joked about how we almost fell asleep in our seats when the lights were turned down, the night fell upon us, and the relaxing music started.

The conductor, Chloé Dufresne, who is also the music director of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and who recently debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led the orchestra. When Chloé spoke, she read with a French accent off of the notes in her hand. She said that she had just moved to the U.S, and what surprised her was that everything was so much bigger. Everyone laughed. She was humble, talented, and continued to use humor to talk about Tchaikovsky's music, and his background.

Performers were members of Troupe Vertigo, based in Los Angeles. They work with different orchestras, and coordinate their movements to the musical composition of the ensemble. Their artistic director, Aloysia Gavre, is the former director of Cirque du Soleil.

I had to cut, and compress these videos in order to fit blogger, which means that I had to pick and choose. Everything I posted here, according to my opinion, were some of their best work.

The fireworks at the end were absolutely beautiful, and better than last year. What was incredible was the coordination of the fireworks with the music. Oftentimes we sit, watch a show, and then get in our cars and leave. But we don't think deeply about how much work has gone into a performance. And I have to say, from the choreography, to the music, and the stage set up, a lot of work went into this magical night of performance. In the past, I didn't attend the Hollywood Bowl much, but the more I go, the more I appreciate their performances, and their hard work.