Preview: Hamburg Ballet.In John Neumeier's Death in Venice Death in Venice aging successful author loses his lifelong self-discipline in his love for a beautiful Polish boy. [Ger. Lit: Death in Venice] See : Homosexuality (2003), titled after Thomas Mann's novella novella: see novel. novella Story with a compact and pointed plot, often realistic and satiric in tone. Originating in Italy during the Middle Ages, it was often based on local events; individual tales often were gathered into collections. , the protagonist is not a writer but a choreographer in a creative crisis. Hunting for the ideal beauty, which he hears in the music of Bach, Wagner, and Liszt, he is torn between thinking and feeling, reason and sensuality. Is it then an autobiographical reflection? Neumeier replies, "As a choreographer, I carry a whole fund of thoughts and experiences within me. I can absolutely identify myself with Achenbach, but it is in no case an autobiography." He sees in him a type like Lifar, "who represented this kind of noble character of an aristocratic, worthy artist." Feb. 7-10, Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn Academy of Music, performing arts center located in the borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. and popularly known as BAM. Founded in 1859 and opened in 1861, it is the oldest such institution still in operation in the United States. ; www.bam.org; Feb. 17-18, Orange County Performing Arts Center The Orange County Performing Arts Center is a performing arts complex located in Costa Mesa, California. It is the home of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Opera Pacific, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the Pacific Chorale. ; www.ocpac.org. |
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