Swan Lake

we finally managed to get tickets to Swan Lake. it was the third time it was showing in town in the last 5 years and i was happy i'd finally managed to get tickets, as i've wanted to see this ballet for ages. in the end, though, i was a bit disappointed. firstly cos there was no orchestra. that's half the fun! although the recorded music sounded very good, it just wasn't the same. the second thing that was a bit annoying was that this was a performance by the China National Ballet. in my mind, this meant we could expect a flawless performance. not so. especially at the beginning but actually throughout, some of the dancers were not in synch. only the swans managed well, i thought. still, i'm glad i've finally seen it.