Christmas Spirit

Swan Lake

Last Sunday we went to a performance of Swan Lake, "El Lago de los Cisnes" by the Russian Classical Ballet school. I've been desperate to see a live performance for years, so this was a dream come true. I'm now trying to persuade my mum to go see The Nutcracker - it won't take much.

One thing I don't quite understand though is Spanish etiquette in theatres. My first encounter of this was in London this summer when I went to see Mamma Mia! There was a Spanish family sat next to me (I was earwigging) and they were munching on popcorn all way through the production. How not okay. It was really frustrating and to be frank, I thought they were really rude for doing that.

However, after going to see Swan Lake I realised that having popcorn is  the equivalent to us guys at home having an ice-cream in the interval. So we thought "when in Rome" and decided to have some ourselves. It was gross, it was just plain popcorn; we even didn't get the choice of sweet or salty. 

So other than watching ballet in real-life instead of on the TV, it was also a cultural learning curve for me. From now on I won't be ranting and raving about popcorn-eaters, as long as they're not too loud.




Annie
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  1. Popcorn at the ballet?? Who ever would have thought! Really glad you enjoyed it! Bring on more experiences like this one.

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