{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blogs-js","path":"/blog/a-tale-as-old-as-time/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Serith","description":"Don't ask, I can't remeber why"}},"contentfulPosts":{"id":"a3dec8de-936c-512c-9b70-1f3fa0906518","title":"A Tale as Old as Time","body":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p><img src=\"//images.ctfassets.net/uvlx0f9w0mlv/1eEC69ONcbIkVyyZDLozcq/ebd35f6f42ee57be8043e8045fa8056d/beauty_and_the_beast.jpg\" alt=\"beauty and the beast\"></p>\n<p>The Birmingham Royal Ballet version of <strong>Beauty And The Beasty</strong> is a little different from the Disney interpretation.</p>\n<p>I really enjoyed this production: magical transformations, wild waltzes and soaring formations of birds. </p>\n<p>I was expecting this production to be something like the Disney version, however I was pleased to see a completely different take on the story.</p>\n<p>My favourite parts were the humorous scene with the grumpy grandmother and the scene with the birds dancing/flying.</p>\n<p>Ballet had never been appealing to me, until my girlfriend suggested going to see the <a href=\"//new-adventures.net/matthew-bourne\">Matthew Bourne</a> production of Cinderella, which was really good. At first I didn’t believe I would be able to follow a dialogue-free production, however the scenes and music guide you beautifully.</p>\n<p>Since then we have seen Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake — it would seem that we have caught the ‘ballet bug’.</p>\n<p>I can’t wait for the our next visit to the ballet.</p>","excerpt":"beauty and the beast The Birmingham Royal Ballet version of Beauty And The Beasty is a little different from the Disney interpretation. I really enjoyed this production: magical transformations, wild waltzes and soaring formations of birds.  I was expecting this production to be something like the Disney version…"}},"mapPoints":null}},"pageContext":{"slug":"a-tale-as-old-as-time"}},"staticQueryHashes":["2841359383"]}