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Rosangeles and Edison Valls

ANANDA DANSATeaIrO Arriaga AntzokiaBILBAOSpain

Dear Rosangeles and Edlson

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Ptease excuse my writJngto you in my own language but Iwould not be able to expressmyseJffullyfrommy l<noWIedgeofyourlanguage.

Lastweek JvisitadBilbaofora fewdays. particularly10watcha ~e of rugbyinDonostiabetween 8100hzand Munster (IrIande)..1had previously been lo BIlbaobut had not beenabIe lo visitTeatro Arriaga Antzokiaas there hacln't been any perfonnances. So When Ifoundthat yourCompanywere playingan adaptationofrny andmostEngUshpeople's

favouritestories Iovercarne my nórmaIJackof interest in dance and bougfit a lICketfOrthe Thursday night show.

Fromthevery start Iwe6i~ by the movementand musicbut sbllwasn\ reaHythinkingIwould stay 10the end. But as 1hestoryrmes L81foJdedand the fnU$icsoore Inaeashglyemphasised the dance and mimerolesof the mmpany Iwas competely"bowledover"as we say when W9are taken by surprise withdeUghl Suffldent 10say that Icaught fheFrfday ~ as weUInorderlo UIy appredate the briIIianceof 1hedano&r$and \hemusikak. Myfavouritecharacaters abounded, but a particularmentíon for the Mad Hatter,and his tea party was absolutely hiIarious. ancI caught the original s1DryIineImage peffectIy.And Atioe through the LookIngGlass was an unbelievably clevar portrayal and your twod8nc:ers achJeved 1heeffect perfecUy.

And 10the finalAa. withthe cast, plus the dever staQe props and brilliant· roUingpole'( whydicln't itfaII over with the weight of the dancers?) ancfthe tliunderous music score my teerll1Qwas that in my fair1ylong rifeI have never been so excited and moved ... to the extent that IactuaJly cñed tears of ¡ay 11How on earth cfldyou and your oollabOrators come up with theidea of such a unique Sóundtrack and who pe¡suaded one of the WOtId"sfineSt singers.Bobby McFerrin to help bringit off. It seemed 10me that the show couId be pla~edanywhere ID SlIC099S, but tha1 London or ~Iand is a must an:t Ishal make sure (am therewhen it happens. My regards and best wi:mes to 811ot your Company and 9000 tuck 10future wmks

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