Last night, we were given tickets to ballet! ...but not just the ballet, the preview/gala for the coming season, including a free glass of champagne at intermission! Also an extremely rare, if not unique, chance to see Seattle residents decked out in full regalia. Not an REI logo in sight. The show was a great treat. One of the dances was the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev). Maillot's choreography (which I had never seen) was rather naturalistic; the dancers were believably teen-agey. I can't wait to see the rest of it! My favorite dancer, however, was Carla Körbes, who was awfully expressive. Luckily, they post press releases about the casting online, so I can be sure to see her again.