{"id":804,"date":"2025-10-14T21:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/?p=804"},"modified":"2025-10-14T21:38:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:38:48","slug":"the-arpino-dance-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/2025\/10\/14\/the-arpino-dance-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arpino Dance Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Sunday, we went as a class to the Arpino Dance Festival at the Joyce Theater in New York City. Since I was so close to the stage, the curtain didn&#8217;t look real. From the angle I was at it looked like a cartoon. Once the funky curtains rose, I was not expecting to see ballerinas. I was pleasantly surprised, as I&#8217;ve only seen a ballet once before (the Nutcracker). The third dance was my favorite, it was about a merman and a mermaid falling in love. It made me realize how versatile ballet as an art form can be, it is an excellent medium for storytelling. We actually got a picture with the lady ballerina from the third performance. She was so sweet by the way! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_8762-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_8762-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_8762-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_8762-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_8762-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_8762-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I also snuck a couple of photos of the dancers during the performance. I&#8217;m not sure if I was supposed to do that, but it&#8217;s too late now lol. A lot of the pictures came out blurry, but I managed to get one good one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_1307-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-812\" style=\"width:533px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_1307-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_1307-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_1307-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_1307-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/french2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, it was a great experience! Thank you to Mrs. French for accompanying us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of us went out to eat afterwards, which was the cherry on top. Thank you, Mother Khadijah, for introducing me to Dave&#8217;s Hot Chicken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, we went as a class to the Arpino Dance Festival at the Joyce Theater in New York City. Since I was so close to the stage, the curtain didn&#8217;t look real. From the angle I was at it looked like a cartoon. 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