Monthly Archives: October 2013

Interviews

Posted on October 31, 2013 by uchizono

Hello Art Explorers, Thank you for your interview panel discussions.  I will let the interviewees know how you presented them.   The first draft of your Final Presentations is due next week.  A reminder:  As I mentioned in class on … Continue reading →

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Assignment for November 7

Posted on October 31, 2013 by uchizono

Choose one of the Monday’s at Judson Church Performance to attend if you haven’t already (There are only three performances left)  http://www.movementresearch.org/performancesevents/judsonchurch/ We will be discussing choreographer Jerome Bel Before you watch Veronique Doisneau you must watch the pas de deux … Continue reading →

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Two Boys – A Contemporary Opera

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Stanley Chen

Nico Muhly’s Two Boys, a contemporary opera that had its American debut last week, tells the story of the stabbing of a thirteen year old boy named Jake and his relationship with the suspect, a sixteen year-old boy, Brian. As my first … Continue reading →

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The Liveness of Two Boys

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Norine Chan

Two Boys was quite an unforgettable experience for me, primarily because it broadened my perspectives on the nature of artistic vision. What could easily have turned into a messy, overly ambitious attempt at contemporary opera instead came together as a … Continue reading →

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Two Boys

Posted on October 27, 2013 by John Wetmore

An opera fueled by technology and a plot pervaded by love, Two Boys was an outstanding production — one that I would even go so far as to say that it is a performance that you must see. Its plot, … Continue reading →

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Two Boys – A Play on “Liveness”

Posted on October 27, 2013 by winnieyu525

As my first opera, Two Boys turned out to be much different than what I had pictured an opera to be like. Even though it is a contemporary piece, with the use of less classical music and traditional sets and … Continue reading →

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Blog and Assignment for October 31

Posted on October 23, 2013 by uchizono

Blog and Assignment for October 31: Blog A-discuss Two Boys in relationship to Dixon’s discourse on “liveness” referring to Benjamin, Barthes, Auslander and Phelan.  Post by Sunday 12 midnight. Blog B:  Comment and not only agree or disagree but add … Continue reading →

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Keersmaeker’s Cesana

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Malavika Attur

With the lights turned off, a cold darkness fell upon the opera house. Save for one dusky light shining on the front of the stage, the entire stage was covered in darkness. A man runs onto stage, shouting guttural, strange … Continue reading →

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“Cesena” by Anne Teresa deKeersmaeker

Posted on October 21, 2013 by John Wetmore

After having greatly enjoyed Kyle deCamp’s Urban Renewal, I had high hopes for Anne Teresa deKeersmaeker’s Cesena; however, I left the BAM theatre in disappointment. The tickets were, in my opinion, not even worth $5, let alone the $20 we … Continue reading →

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“Cesena”: A Beautiful Mélange of Light, Dance, and Music

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Erica Kwong

“Cesena”, choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, is a beautiful mélange of light, dance, and music.  This is not to say that I wasn’t confused throughout much of the piece.  In fact, compared to during “A (micro) history of economics, … Continue reading →

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