Houston Ballet

Bravo to all. Excellent performance. Beautiful and graceful. Orchestra top notch. Debussy was exquisite.

The choreography was outstanding. The leading dancers made the love story come alive . The last dance in the first act was stunning. This was an amazing experience.

The play was done very well from the costumes to the sets. It reminded me of the cartoon I would watch growing up.

The performance was great I especially enjoyed the variety of the three numbers included: from beautifully classic ballet to modern ballet dancing with the outstanding "Play"' Mr Welch is undoubtedly one of the leading artists of American ballet, and the Houston ensemble will soon be the top ballet company of the nation, congratulations!

I brought my daughter to our first trip to a ballet ; also our first visit to your Theater. We purchased seats in the first row of the balcony. I didn't realize the balcony was steep and the ceiling was so high in that area, when I bought the tickets. When we sat down my daughter became scared because the ceiling was high, and the seats gave the sensation that she was sliding downward. I went downstairs to the office, and asked if we could switch seats somewhere under the balcony. The lady behind the desk told us there were no other seats available, although there were many vacancies. This nonchalant attitude seemed rather callous . My daughter and I were able to find seats on the 2nd floor under the balcony, where we enjoyed the show.

excellent dancing, the fine orchestra, wonderful scenery and costumes, and fun special effects made this ballet extremely enjoyable! Highly recommended!

Excellent! The stage set up, costumes and dancing were all spectacular, great family fun! I took my mom to this ballet for her birthday and she loved it as well. The program was great, with 2 intermissions and overall fabulous.

We saw the Houston Ballet perform Aladdin in Chicago and I was very impressed. The dancing was beautiful, the costumes and set design went all out, and the music was delightful. I was particularly impressed with how polished the show felt. One critique: The show was too long. I'm not sure if this was so they could legitimately have two intermissions, or what. In particular, the scene where all of the different gems dance in the cave went on far too long. The dances were lovely, but nothing exceptional, and you definitely had the gist after the first two. Especially as a show that includes children in its target audience, I think at least 20 min (or more!) could be trimmed to enhance the show and the audience's experience. Overall, the kids (ages 4, 6, and 9) loved it, in spite of the length, and the other adult and I both had a lot of fun - win win.

Wonderful time. only suggestion would be that the venue would sell Aladdin merchandise

First time I've seen Houston Ballet and a first to see Aladdin presented as a classical ballet! I enjoyed very much and appreciated the innovative choreography, lavish scenery, sets and costume designs. How refreshing compared to the same old Nutcracker and Swan Lake themes. I love those classical scores, but the stories and hence the dancing, so overdone by every regional and major ballet company in the world, is wearing thin...though I know everyone expects a good Nut to start the holiday season and financially support the rest of the year. I'm a local balletomane so my support defaults to Joffrey, the hometown team. However, Houston Ballet impressed me, especially the two lead dancers...well suited to each other who presented excellent, professional pas de deux. Saw a missed lift and not-so-great executed pirouettes from other dancers, but that was the ballet teacher analyzing instead of the audience member enjoying the moment. Overall, Houston has many great Aladdin moments and a lovely production that needs repeating.

This was an excellent production. Stunning costumes. Set design was simple but very effective. Beautiful choreography, excellently enacted. Wonderful orchestral score, wonderfully played. Pacing was tops. I barely noticed this production was nearly 3 hours long. Good interaction between dancers. The few slips in performance were well covered and recovered from. Definitely glad I spent the money.

This was magnificent! Lavish sets and costumes and unusual choreography. Please bring it back. Having the Chicago Philharmonic play the exquisite music live was a special treat.

The Houston Ballet did an amazing job with this age old story. It was fresh, new, exciting and beautiful. The costuming and scenery were eyecatching and delightful.

Would have to say that this could possibly be one of the most beautiful shows that I have ever seen. Please be mindful that this is coming from a 26 year old man that doesn't see many play or shows like these.

The Houston Ballet's Aladdin was wonderful and true to the reviews' claim of "family friendly." It was a dynamic story well acted and danced. My friend and I especially enjoyed the accurate portrayal of muslim architecture in the scenery. Well done Houston Ballet. Always a pleasure to watch your shows.

Both the music and the choreography were superb - Very pretty show for kids and adults alike.

Very well done. Costumes, dancing, storytelling was all outstanding. Chicago Philharmonic in the pit was top-notch. Highly recommend. Get seats as close as possible to see facial expressons.

Such a great performance! It has a great score, great performers, and a great interpretation of the story! Although no words were uttered, you could easily "hear" words spoken through the fluid movements of the dancers. It was a performance for people of all ages. I highly recommend it if you have the chance to see it!

Ballet rests on two issues: the dance and the music. Productions and costumes may vary, but without these two elements, you do not have much. The dance was "okay" but suffered greatly because there was NO music that could inspire it. To use the word insipid would be complementary. The dancers were fine, but where were the traditional set pieces, the pas de deux that people remember other than the final act. The composer not only missed these elements but could go back to orchestration class and pull out the Berlios teext that has been used by countless composes to fill out their ideas with beautiful sounds. He needed more strings and less brass. other cities will want it because it is pleasantly staged and well costumed.

I'm not one to attend dance performances, but this was definitely a must see. My 8 year old daughter was intrigued the entire performance. The dancers were flawless.

Despite the hot weather, the performance was outstanding. The Houston Ballet has really top talent and they displayed it with a range of numbers from classical ballet, to rhythmic movements with drums to funky. We especially liked the 8 ladies in leotards with drams and the colorful last act with spectacular dancing .

I thought the repertoire did not appeal to the audience. The 20 minute intermission between each of the works was unnecessary. Excerpts from classical works like a pas de deux in between the contemporary would have been a welcome addition.

Took my two granddaughters to see the Nutcracker. Their ages were 18 and 6. Both loved it and both kept their eyes glued on the stage. When the six year old got home, her parents could not escape her excitement as she recapped everything for them!

The party scene was not the same as the original nutcracker story. I am certain Houston has a lot of talented male ballet dancers and therefore one guy did not have to depict multiple roles. I would like to see a greater variety of races on stage in the future. The set designs were great!

This was my first ballet and what an experience! I sat in the second level and had a bird's eye view of all the action. The first act highlights included a warm family scene in which Clara and her family greet all their guests. Each dancer was so animated! The second act ramped up the action a little bit and proved to be the more entertaining part. Dances from several parts of the world lit up the stage.

It was a very nice performance, the seats were great and the price was right! I can't wait to go again next year.

The ballet was great! Overall, it was a pleasant experience!

I took my 4 y/o daughter to see this play for the second year. This year she seemed to enjoy it much more than last. She was so captivated by Act I and the Land of Snow. It's definitely worth seeing and we will certainly be back again next year for year 3.

My daughters 19 & 28 had a wonderful time, you would have thought they were still 8... thank you for a wonderful memory, they can't wait till next year!

Enjoyed the ballet; costumes were very pretty and the music enjoyable. VERY LONG LINES at the restrooms.

We came. We saw. and we delighted! We thoroughly enjoyed the show. And we thought the show to be polished, impressed, and professional. This show is great for both adults and children to enjoy. Just loved the scenery, customes, and a beautiful production!

me and my wife had a great time out it was the best night . The play was amazing

Wonderful! Slow at first... need less parents and elderly parts. Need more kids and dancing. Great last half!