As a whole , I thoroughly enjoyed the entire weekend. On this final, there definitely a completely different feel due to the change of scenery as well as the cutback in performers. Although the quality was there, I different mood put me in a different state of mind when it came to fully appreciating the performances. I felt there were more times in which I felt like the concert was dragging on. However, the final piece was one of my favorites off the entire weekend due to how unique it was in the different electronic as well as instrumental features it used. Overall, yet again another great performance.

Once again I was blown back by the excellent performance witnessed by many. The Piano and Symphony piece was again the piece I attributed with great imagery. Compared to the first night, this round was much more delicate. But to no lesser degree did it administer profoundness and pomposity as it drew my attention in and made all 25 minute of it seem so peaceful.

I loved this concert. Comparing it to the other concerts throughout these Renegade series, this one concealed its own unique blend of modern skills and truly unique styles. The piano and symphony piece was astounding in that the expression and passion seen on the face of the pianist made the entire experience worth so much more than an average piece. The expression exhibited by the pianist paired with the description of the usage of the song allowed for an image of synchronized beauty frolicking in the woods that the composer depicted for us.

Every combination of ensembles proved to be an experience in itself as I came to enjoy the concert. I am very excited to see more of these performances throughout the weekend.

I’ve attended all of the dances throughout this renegade series and this was the first dance I saw from the main floor. It was certainly a different experience, yet highly enjoyable. One of the most interesting things I’ve noticed thus far are how there has been a consistent theme of boy and girl relation like tensions. There has consistently been an abusive figure and a subordinated victim. This idea has been prevalent numerous times and in a plethora of different ways. I found the tumbling on the floor with bodies entangled to be very expressive of a disputing couple that never makes any progress because they don’t have a stable foundation. I also appreciated the dance segment that featured two men. It was different than expected yet still as graceful and moving.

The intonation and resonance of sound associated with the pureness of sound provided a unique experience for me. Even with such a large space to fill, I did not struggle to hear the different parts as well as the clarity of sounds, words, and cut offs. Overall the musicality was unquestionably glorious and provided for an enjoyable experience. I’m not sure how I feel about the lights. It wasn’t until someone pointed it out to me that I noticed, but even then, it wasn’t a distracting feature. However, it almost made it feel like I didn’t need to focus as much.

At the beginning of the performance, I was thinking to myself that this experience would be really cool the entire illusion was that the music was providing background for the video, where due to the lack of words, the music would allow us to feel the emotion in the video. However, as the concert went on, I began to feel a strong disconnect and it almost didn’t even make sense. I tried to put music to the scene but at times it just felt horribly wrong. Perhaps it was meant to all line up and the tempos got off, but the effect and relationship between the two made me disengage with the music, which was the reason why I came. I tried to hard to follow the video, I completely forgot about the music aspect.

Coming into the performance, I truly didn’t know what to expect. I would watch documentaries online and sneak previews of what to expect, knowing that there really isn’t much to “expect” out of it in terms of a coherent plot line with character development a journey. However, before I was even home, I was calling my friends telling them to look at the YouTube videos as I was bragging to them about how I got to experience this. When I finally got home, I myself opened up my computer, went to YouTube, and tried to relieve the moment I sat down in the Power Center. Like with most theatre performances, once you see the show, every time you see a glimpse of it on TV or through a video, you relate to the video saying to yourself “hey I remember that, that was so cool”. Upon re-watching videos on YouTube, I was in a trance of excitement and joy reminding myself how much of a unique and jaw dropping experience this really was. Of course during the opera, I would occasionally check the time to remind myself how long my legs had been asleep for, but at no point did I want to leave my seat because ever hour, every minute, and every second, I was was fully engaged in even the most subtle of actions on stage awaiting the next moment of suspense. I had almost made it a competition with everyone around me to see who was going to be able to stay throughout the entire performance without taking a break. As the man next to me got up, I whispered to myself “What a wimp” and quickly focused back in on the performance at hand. In hindsight, I am grateful for the opportunity to have seen this opera and experience something truly worthy of a renegade classification.