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It’s been a while since my 14-year-old joined me at the ballet, but she was excited to see The Sleeping Beauty at Pacific Northwest Ballet last weekend. Even after she realized this was not the one-hour narrated PNB School performance.
Her drama teacher requires students to critique a professional performance, so I hijacked her homework. Here are my teenager’s unfiltered thoughts about this classic ballet, only slightly edited for spelling and punctuation.
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I’ve written a bit here and on Three Imaginary Girls about my family’s first experience of of the Pickathon music festival this summer. I also made my 14-year-old write a teenager’s review. But Pickathon is truly a festival for the whole family, so I made my 9-year-old do a write up, too. I think you’ll find it helpful.
I made only very slight edits for spelling and punctuation (and added headers) to the following review, which was written without supervision or adult input.
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This year was the 20th anniversary of the Pickathon music festival. The festival is older than my kids. Maybe Pickathon was always family-friendly, but they definitely think like parents now. But why take my word for it? My 14-year-old daughter attended the festival on my press pass. So like me, she must sing write for her supper tickets by sharing her experiences online.
The following is a teenager’s review of Pickathon. It is edited for punctuation, spelling and formatting. Enjoy!