The variety and diversity of the performances we saw at Fall for Dance was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting to sit through two hours of classical ballet however as soon as I heard the first strains of music for Shivashtakam, I realized how wrong I was. Shivashtakam is an Indian dance that was preformed…
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Music in Dance
The Fall for Dance Festival presented four dance performances that varied stylistically and culturally. One of the main signifiers of the cultural differences was the music that accompanied the dances. This was especially apparent in the first performance, Shivashtakam, which was an Indian style performance that was performed as an ode to Shiva. Before the…
Continue ReadingThe Language of the Opera
On Wednesday, October 14th the Metropolitan Opera House held the acclaimed production of Verdi’s Otello. Right as I entered through the grand doors, the scene was set. From the beautiful entrance, to the well-dressed audience, to the soft, yet somehow loud voices echoing across the Met, everything was in line for what I expected to…
Continue ReadingOthello-King of Metropolitano
I watched the wonderful Metropolitan Opera’s production of Othello on October 14th, a week later than when everyone else watched it, due to religious reasons. Watching Othello later than everyone else, perhaps, had a greater impact on me. I was excited to see the opera because I actually had no homework for that night, so…
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In the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Othello, there were many things that varied from Shakespeare’s version. One of the main differences that bothered me was the casting choice, as Othello in this production was white, when he was supposed to be of color in the book. It was one of his defining traits in this…
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