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My Time at the Metropolitan Opera
Submitted by Alex Greetham on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 13:04I went to see an opera at the Metropolitan Opera House yesterday, and while at the time at the opera, I looked over the architecture. The architecture is the perfect example of late 60s modernism, when the movement, in my opinion, was declining. The exterior of the opera house is a stone gray cube with some arches but not much else, which was the element that modernism strived for. Inside are concrete curving stairways covered in red carpeting, but not only were the floors carpeted but the walls were carpeted.
Joseph O'Connor Reading
Submitted by Alex Greetham on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 12:54I am going to go right out and say this, I did not like the Joseph O'Connor reading. Part of this is because I have a hard time sitting still for long periods of time, though there were other reasons too. His voice, though I heard some people praising it, was melancholy and dull, and it didn't really catch my attention much. Also, the excerpts he read were a bit too long as well. Though he was kind enough to tell us how long each excerpt was, the excerpts were still quite long, according to him, each about eight minutes long.
Final Thoughts on Fall For Dance
Submitted by b_montoni on Fri, 10/23/2009 - 12:52Now that we are wrapping up on our discussion of dance, I thought I would share my final thoughts on this art form and the Fall For Dance Festival at the New York City Center. Unlike most of my fellow peers, I have never been to museum exhibits, theatre and dance performances, and concerts. I am the New Yorker who lacked New York culture, and IDC has allowed me to gain a sense of the culture of New York.
Joseph O' Connor reading
Submitted by aimee_xoxo on Thu, 10/22/2009 - 23:30I'm not sure what I was expecting for the Joseph O' Connor event, because I had never been to a reading before and I was curious to see if I would like it or not. Well I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised and it was a great experience for me. Joseph O' Connor has the ability to captivate and intrigue you when he is reading, he just makes you want to listen.
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