Capital One Hall bristled with excitement as theatergoers entered in fancy clothes, crowns, and a few rabbit ears for the Saturday noon matinee of ALICE, the creation of Washington Ballet director and choreographer Edwaard Liang. An ambitious visual and dramatic spectacle pummeled the audience, despite characters and a plot line not always easy to follow for devotees of the original story by Lewis Carroll or the beloved 1950 Disney film version. To wit, wasn’t that Alice herself sitting under a tree reading a book in the opening scene of the book and movie? With the long skirt and rocking chair, we figure on an adult - likely the mother. In truth, it’s The SIster (Noura Sander)! Alice sits nearby, attired in her signature blue dress with white pinafore (short, which will reveal her ballet technique to maximum effect).