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Posts by Katherine Roszkowski

Comments by Katherine Roszkowski

"I loved Cosi fan Tutte! I loved the set, and how it kept changing (the part when Despina came out dragging the house behind her and sang, "It's hard being a chambermaid" was so funny). I know we watched the first act in class, but you can't even compare that to actually sitting inside the Met and watching it live (But I did think that watching the first act in class was very helpful because I already knew the story, and it was easier for me to follow along and I could actually watch the performers instead of just reading the subtitles). I found Professor Jochnowitz's theory of Cosi very interesting. I also thought that the women should have stayed with the men they fell in love with, because that was the point in the opera when they became two separate characters. In the first act, they were always singing together about the same things. It is only when they finally fell in love that they separated and revealed their own emotions and thoughts. Therefore, they should have remained with the men they fell in love with in the middle of the opera, instead of switching back at the end. Shouldn't they have realized that their "original pairings were wrong from the start" if both women fell in love with the man who was not her betrothed? This was my only problem with the Cosi fan Tutte, but the rest I thought was amazing and I really enjoyed the whole experience."
--( posted on Dec 4, 2010, commenting on the post Cosi fan Tutte )
 
"There's such a strong contrast between their calm/bored faces and their rapidly-moving hands, which just makes this even better. I never knew that professional Irish dancers practiced their choreography with their hands before shows. Great video!"
--( posted on Dec 1, 2010, commenting on the post )
 
"I would love to go to this. I had no idea that the Metropolitan Opera had such exciting set designs. I always thought it was just an empty stage with the performers in costume using a few props. But after seeing this video, I really want to see this performance."
--( posted on Sep 30, 2010, commenting on the post Opera Has Got A New Twist )
 
"I think this is definitely an interesting concept, and brava to Marina Abramović for having the guts to do this, because I don't think I could EVER do something like this. I also found it interesting how Abramović became the art work, while the audience took on the role of the artist. What makes this interesting is that each performance will end with a different result, because no audience is the same. I also thought that she made an interesting comment about people. Even though there were objects for pleasure there, most people decided to inflict pain. This does not reflect human nature in a good light."
--( posted on Sep 30, 2010, commenting on the post Deadly Performance Art )
 
"I think this is really exciting. It's really interesting how Meade combines fantasy with reality, because there is actually a live component to her work, but there is a "traditional" feel to the entire work. I really liked "Transit," one of her pictures in the link you posted, because it really highlights this idea. The man in the photo looks like a cartoon character just dropped into reality. This is a really great idea that I don't think has ever been done before."
--( posted on Sep 30, 2010, commenting on the post Is that a real human? )
 
"I think all of these videos of beatboxing are pretty amazing. I never really considered it a form of art. But after watching these videos I realized that you need to be really talented in order to do something like this, which definitely makes me appreciate beatboxing more."
--( posted on Sep 30, 2010, commenting on the post Beatboxing = The Art of Urban Vocal Percussion )
 
"I think that this is a very interesting concept, although I do understand the side of critics. Breaking the silent tradition of ballet is not going to be easily accepted by everyone, but I think it still needs to be done in order to "shake things up" and attract a bigger audience."
--( posted on Sep 20, 2010, commenting on the post Voices Emerge from Behind the Curtain )
 
"This is the first time that I've heard of "darker" versions of the children's classic. I think that performing Beauty and the Beast as an opera is a great idea, because it can be watched by older or more sophisticated audience that may have outgrown the children's fairytale genre. This would be a very interesting performance to see."
--( posted on Sep 20, 2010, commenting on the post Beauty and the Beast…as an opera? )
 
"I loved the show we saw live. It's been a while since I've gone to a show based solely on dance, and I just fell in love with it. I think they did a great job and i loved how they told a story through their dancing. It was so easy to follow, and I actually sympathized with some of the "characters." It's too bad that I didn't have the time to stay for their actual performance at 6, but their rehearsal alone was amazing."
--( posted on Sep 20, 2010, commenting on the post Parson’s Dance )
 
"I don't think there is such a thing as "bad art" even though there is a museum called The Museum of Bad Art. I think that art is used as a form of expression, and the artists who painted these pieces were obviously trying to express a message. Because of this, I don't think these should be categorized as good or bad art. Instead, the observer should personally decide if they suit his or her taste."
--( posted on Sep 7, 2010, commenting on the post Art??? )
 
"I always found the sound of rubbing your finger on a glass extremely annoying, but this is completely different! The music is so soft and beautiful. I find it amazing that someone actually thought of playing a whole piece of music on just glasses filled with water."
--( posted on Sep 7, 2010, commenting on the post Musical Glasses )
 
"I can't believe how such a simple concept like playing with sand can turn into something so complex and beautiful. Each scene that the artist created was a work of art, and the fact that she kept changing the picture made it feel like watching a movie. I did not expect to feel so many different emotions while watching this."
--( posted on Sep 7, 2010, commenting on the post Kseniya Simonova: Art with Sand )