Modern dance in Minsk

I used to enjoy modern dance a lot, but have been disappointed by most of the stuff we saw in Boston in the last couple of years. (I still like the Alvin Ailey Dance Company.) Yesterday we saw some modern dance in Minsk, and I was quite impressed.

I didn't realize I'd be seeing modern dance. We wanted to see Sheherezade performed at the Musical Theater. We had been there for shows that included a little bit of dance and knew that they had creditable dancers on staff, so we figured it was worth a try. I knew that Rimsky-Korsakov's score isn't terribly long, but never bothered to find out if there would be anything else on the program. There was.

After Sheherezade the dancers took an intermission. Having enjoyed the ballet, we figured we'd seen what we came for and we even talked about going home. We stayed, however, and we're glad we did. They did a fine job, especially with the modern stuff.

Alla and Nika at the Musical Theater

Modern dance