Here we are trying to observe a bit of culture. In the Stolfi family, it was tradition to attend the Nutcracker each year to see some ballet and listen to fantastic holiday music.
We purchased tickets to the Munich performing arts theatre to expose our kids to the fun.
It didn't work out.
The music was recorded - not live. The performance was truncated and contained a narrator to help young children along (children who speak German naturally). And the quality of the dance was - let's be charitable in this holiday season - not what was expected.
There were some periods of excitement; several times I thought someone would get dropped during a lift. I would say I am amazed it didn't happen.
It was also different to see almost of all the male roles performed by females. Maybe German men recognize that ballet is a challenging career depending upon your long term goals.
We also were not aware that so many female ballerinas could have real, female chests - just our NYC bind spot I guess.
Anyway - it was fun to force the kids to dress up, drop the electronics, and tell them that boredom was important to their overall development.
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