Immediately following today’s Battle of the Sexes III review, I remain chomping at the bit for more, impatiently awaiting opening night February tenth at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. For those unable to make the opening, don’t panic as the battle continues the following Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon.
For those who can’t make any of the performances, NOW is time to panic, reshuffle your schedule, do what it takes to become part of the action.
As the title infers, a battle is brewing, promising to transcend each audience member on their own personal buzz ride where beauty, brilliance, and brawn collide. Energetically, Artistic Director, Robert Hill, effectively transfers his unconventional interpretations of dance and ballet, bringing Hegel’s dialectic full circle (and I thought studying philosophy would never come in handy) onto a medium previously not considered.
No doubt about it, Battle of the Sexes III is not grandma’s ballet… this is not a sport… this is not a game… this is the balance between love and sex where friction and frolic sway to an endless metrical strum.
Central Florida is fortunate to home one of the most dynamic, aggressive, and pushing-the-line ballet companies/schools in the country. It is with the upmost pride and confidence that I encourage our city beautiful to show appreciation and support to an artistic and cultural group worthy of global respect.
On this note, a quick shout out to Douglas, your progress is officially recognized… now if we can only do something about your obnoxiously striped shorts; psyche, always keep it real.
For those holding onto the belief that ballet is just a game, check out the upcoming battle. I have no doubt that by the end of the performance you will be looking forward to supporting Robert Hill’s next Orlando ballet’s magical creation.
While on the topic and for those holding onto an excuse, you don’t need two nets and a bouncing ball to believe in magic. Sorry Dwight, just saying on this stage, Douglas and his team of pure athletes take the game to a new level.
For ticket information, visit http://orlandoballet.org/performances/battle-of-the-sexes-iii/.
P.S. Dwight, this is for you, I’ll be covering the Clippers game Monday so if you got a beef, meet me after the game and we’ll settle it the old fashioned way… at the free-throw line.
Danny Huffman, MA, CEIP, CPRW, CPCC
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