Surely you remember your favorite childhood fairytales, the ones our mothers read to us and we now read to our little ones. As a girl, one of my most treasured stories was Alice's Adventures in Wonderland – I loved every minute of its kooky plot lines and characters. The mischievous Cheshire Cat with his daunting grin? The Mad Hatter with his ridiculous tea parties? All of them were gobbled up by my curious imagination.
The Royal Opera House has blessed us with an incredible video of this story brought to life by a handful of some of the world’s most talented ballet dancers. Its scene reenacts the part of the book where Alice stumbles upon the sassy caterpillar Absolem, who in this stage performance puts on a show unlike any other. Watch as he moves… He shimmies his way across the stage with fluidity and ease. It’s absolutely captivating.
This of course reminded me of some of the other incredible dance duets we’ve posted before, like Princess Mecca Romero and Chris Stanley’s intimate dance to Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me,” or the Nick Jones and Diana Cruz's dance to Jimi Hendrix's “Hey Gypsy Boy.” It’s so incredible how powerful the medium can be!
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