Tag Archives: Nijinsky

A springtime massacre: hailing the god of chaos

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Dave

Can pagans on a stage make pagans of the viewers? What happens when a percussive and intense style is matched with irregular rhythms and instruments pushed to the brink of their capabilities?  Igor Stravinky’s revival of an ancient blood rite … Continue reading →

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AUGUSTUS WAS NOT AMUSED

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Dave

” I was born for poetry. Whatever I tried to say came out as verse”. Ovid was a gifted observer of ”la dolce vita” that delighted the beautiful people of Augustan Rome with his how-to verses on love making. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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