After ten years, today is day to celeberate, by myself.
October 2, 2012
March 1, 2012
January 31, 2012
January 7, 2012
International Ballet Star Gala 2012
Last night I attended International Ballet Star Gala in national theater hall. Its my first time attending Ballet Gala. All ballet stars come from prominent ballet theaters around world, including Paris Opera Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, American Ballet Theater, San Francisco Ballet, Staatsballet Bellet, Stuttgart Ballet, and Universal Ballet of Korea.
The program was excellent including both classic and modern ballet. I especially loved few pieces:
- Adam by Igor Kolb
- Don Quixote by Maria Kochetkova and Daniil Simkin
- Le Rendez-vous by Isabelle Ciaravola and Yann Saiz
- Le Grand Pas de Deux by Alica Amatrian and Jason Reill
January 6, 2012
Book Review 《 Freedom 》
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen is truly a masterpiece.
It took me three days and I finally finished it. Freedom is probably the best book I read recently. Franzen is a great narrator who gives his readers vivid picture of an American family. The plot was about a couple name Patty and Walter Berglund. Story was told from different perspectives along with few big events in US including 911 and Iraq war. We can see how both Patty and Walter struggled through their childhood and teenage, what they experienced and learned in their college and eventually got married, how they raised their two kids up and at the end faced their 20 years marriage through series of frustration, depression and betrayal. In the end, it is not just characters but also readers who both realize, life, is never easy for anyone. Living itself is a lifelong learning process and we all grow from our experience and mistake. This novel doesnt have dramatic storyline like Hollywood movies but it is story that can take place among us. Story might be long but it definitely deserves reading once.
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