Helene Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 From today's (November 16's) Links, Alastair Macaulay has written an article about dance in opera: https://balletalert.invisionzone.com/topic/44284-friday-november-16/ He wrote, Quote In a memorable fox-hunt scene, the gray men lift Marnie up — she’s fallen from her horse — and suspend her in the air, in a moment out of time. The choreography is by Lynne Page, the direction by Michael Mayer — but where does one start and the other stop? It’s impossible to know. and Quote Some of the most eloquent choreographic imagery of 2018 occurred in the Met’s production of Wagner’s “Parsifal,” revived in February. Especially in Act I, François Girard’s direction charges the whole stage space with contrasting geometries. In 2006 to open the new Four Seasons Centre, Canadian National Opera presented a Ring cycle in which each opera was directed by a different person. The most stunning to me was Girard's "Siegfried." Using a similar approach to geometries, he had a group of dancers in white tunics and loose pants, and they slowly created different formations on what looked like a mildly raked black floor that may very well have been padded. At one point, they were a forest; at another, they were in loose fetal position on their sides making a big concentric circle. It was truly stunning to watch. Link to comment
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