Hermitage Revealed

I had no expectations when I went to see this documentary. What I found was a fantastic journey of Russian history through the life of the Hermitage.

The collection is huge and is kept in a architecturally beautiful and historic building. This film is a visual feast that continued to amaze.

What is really amazing is the way the curators at the Hermitage kept the collection safe during such a volatile history. It is a credit to those who looked after the collections at the Hermitage that the collection survived many revolutions, world wars and various leaders such as Stain etc and was not pillaged to pay for ideologies.

It is definitely worth seeing this film but I imagine there is nothing like the real thing, I for one has put it on my bucket list.

Wicked the musical

I had front row seats to wicked, which is not as bad as it seems as the orchestra pit was between me and stage.

The story and perfoamnce of was exceptional, everyone who has seen it, love its and its easy to tell why. 

The story a common one is - person not fitting in etc but what I found spectacular were the costumes. Sitting up close gave a great view of the costumes. The were fabulous. Seeing the tiny details on the clothes just made the show more amazing.

The singing and acting was great, with strong female and male leads. 

Again I come back to the costumes, they are amazing and deserve a closer look.