I went to this show the other day . . . you know how 3D gets better and better every year? I watched the Owls of Ga’Hoole and was amazed at the texture and movement of the feathers. In “How to Train your Dragon” you get to experience flying. With “Avatar” you felt like you were in another world.Well . . . when saw this show the other day, I swear I could reach out and TOUCH the characters! I could see every hair in the fur cape of the king and every thread in the tapestries. The crown jewels sparkled. The pearls and beads shined like drops of dew. I could almost feel the weight of their studded leather armor.
The queen’s dress had layers of diaphanous, shiny, golden material, with cross-grain scarlet ribbons and beadwork that moved with her body like I’ve never seen in 3-D before! When she cried, I felt like I could literally reach out and take her tears into my hand and taste them.
The construction of the garment on one of the princes looked like squares of chocolate. The beautiful things (as well as the ugly) were up-close and REAL. You could count the pimples on one prince’s face!
You know how 3-D comes right at you! When they fought with knives and swords, I leaned back in my seat, afraid they might draw MY blood.

The castle walls seemed impermeable. The night sky scintillated with stars. The silent falling snow made me cold. I could literally smell the smoke from the candles and sconces.
And guess what? With THIS technology, I didn’t need clunky 3-D glasses! How did they make this 3-D seem so REAL?
It was live THEATRE!
Go . . . support your local theatres while we still have them. There’s nothing else like it!

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