SUN, MOON, AND TALIA Fifth Diversion of the Fifth Day There once lived a great lord who was blessed with the birth of a beautiful infant daughter, whom he named Talia. The lord sent for wise men and astrologers to foretell what fate had in store for his daughter, and after they had consulted together and cast her horoscope, they told the lord that Talia would be put in great danger by a splinter of flax. The lord then decreed that no flax or hemp, or anything of the kind, should be brought into the house; he thought that by…
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Briar-Rose A long time ago there were a King and Queen who said every day, “Ah, if only we had a child!” but they never had one.
28 CommentsChoreolab 06 opened with a piece from András Lukács, who regular readers might remember from the evening of Nicht nur Mozart where he offered Tabula Rasa, a group piece with a touching duet for men…. Finally, Emma Harrington, who was one of the two leads, has such a beautiful cameo appearance that she could just come and sit for a painting and it would be a pleasure to the eyes to rest upon her timeless features.
3 CommentsTo his and the Vienna dance world’s astonishment, the new director forbid Mr. Adler from doing any choreography outside the Staatsoper this season…. It was presented as part of Choreo.lab 04 and included much of the same cast, notably in the two leads Alena Vaskova and Wolfgang Grascher.
1 CommentChoreographer Karina Sarkissova of Moscow is just twenty three years old and is the youngest of the choreographers presenting work at Choreo.lab 06 by nine years…. In any case, in their silly wigs and their flesh colored jerseys and badly draped skirts, the three sisters looked like anything but children of nature.
1 CommentA pop star (Franziska Hollinek), her bodyguard, a cleaning lady (Rafaella Sant’anna), two angels, a bank robber, a call girl, an impassioned young lover…
4 CommentsThe second piece of the evening was a clear dramatic story by first time choreographer Vesna Orlic, originally from Belgrad and with the Volksopera since 1987 where she has been a first soloist since since 1995.
3 CommentsPhotos are up. Review to come later today.
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