A night fit for a queen...or just une étudiante à Paris

On Wednesday night some friends and I went to Palais Garnier to watch Hommage à Jerome Robbins, a ballet dedicated to the famous American film director and choreographer of West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, and The King and I, to name a few (thank you Wiki). Easily, it was the best ballet I have ever seen. A combination of classical and contemporary, comedy and drama, simplicity and intensity, dancing and acting...the piece had something for everybody, and there wasn't a soul in the audience not shouting "Bravo!" as the curtain came down. I was watching the [near 3hr] performance from the 4th balcony and running on very little sleep, and I couldn't look away. The dancing and choreography was simply stunning; not to mention its setting.

(Images taken from Google)

And in case you were wondering, there really is a lake underneath the Opera (as seen in The Phantom of the Opera), 'though Phantoms...yeah ok there are those too.