Houston Ballet's dancers are working hard and beautifully in its mixed rep program Pretty Things. HoustonBallet
Pretty ThingsIn a night of ballet accented by accomplished and sometimes dazzling lighting and set designs, with music from Mozart, cellist Yo-Yo-Ma and modern icon David Bowie, the song swirling through the head of this audience member Friday night when she left the Wortham Center was disco queen Donna Summer's"She [They] Works Hard For the Money."Jorma Elo's ONE|end|ONE
Principal Dancers Connor Walsh and Karina Gonzalez were highlighted in the ballet which focused as much attention on expressive arm and hand movements as the legs and feet. Wearing black and gold classic ballet outfits, they paired seamlessly with each other, in turn playful and serious.
Preening like peacocks, the dancers alternated between displays of one upsmanship and team building, showing off their impressive form — both in dance and jacketless torso displays — in an exhausting and exhilarating routine.