People Are Talking: UMS presents Ryoji Ikeda’s...
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People Are Talking: UMS presents Cheikh Lô at The Michigan Theater:
Really enjoyed the concert, I second that this would be a great concert during the summer and outdoors!
People Are Talking: UMS presents The San Francisco Symphony American Mavericks Festival:
SFS #2: The Cage certainly succeeded as a polemic work— many left, some gave it a standing ovation, a few booed. I wonder what about it moved people to a standing ovation aside from those in the audience that left? Audience members seemed to react as much to others audience members as to the performance of the work.
People Are Talking: UMS presents The San Francisco Symphony American Mavericks Festival:
Interesting snapshots of American music. It’s hard to dislike a piece with an ensemble of this caliber—
People Are Talking: UMS presents The Andersen Project by Robert Lepage at The Power Center:
Endlessly creative with equal parts style and subsance. For me all of the stories were variations of one- the Dryad. Each of the characters eventually die after they are separated from their tree, or shadow, or lover. Lepage is impressive at pushing social buttons, I haven’t felt so voyeuristic watching a live show, not to mention with only one character.
People Are Talking: UMS presents Random Dance at The Power Center:
Quite the immersive experience. I thought the lighting in particular was attention-grabbing. The choreographer seemed to put the dancers (at least for the beginning half) in an underwater environment, all of the movement was very fluid. Even the sharp movements had a high degree of grace.
People Are Talking: UMS presents The Tallis Scholars at The St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church:
I understand the historical significance and abnormality of Gesualdo, but when you line him up next to the other composers on the program, the difference is lost on my modern ear. It is similar to looking at a number of rooms that are painted white and then saying, “wow…look at that beige one.”
I enjoyed the music and the venue (and the lighting…).
People Are Talking [and Video Booth]: Einstein on the Beach at Power Center:
I loved the choreography; for me this was the highlight of the show as there was already so much hype surrounding the music/staging/lighting. I felt the dance to be a nice counterpoint to the music; although both shared similarities in repetition.