more on the Prodigal- not really..love to hear your answer
jerber160
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I just got back from the Diaghilev exhibit in Washington DC. It's an amazing display, that showed a lot of original costumes and drops from the early Ballet Russe plus artwork inspired by them... and showed many snippets of choreography. I hadn't seen The Prodigal Son for years and the clip they were showing, Balanchine's ballet for Baryshnikov was pretty thrilling-to see a biblical story told through dance. So I'm wondering how you all feel about religious themes in performing arts?
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Essential, in my view. Everyone searches for truth and beauty. And for understanding of the human spirit. Even in a film like Blue Jasmin, Woody Allen's latest opus.
Other example given by Francis here: http://www.therestisnoise.com/2013/09/the-wagnerian-pope.html0 -
what a wonderful experience ...
I would love to see more religion in the arts...
As many who have seen my posts know my favorite quotes is "he who sings prays twice"0 -
what a wonderful experience ...
I would love to see more religion in the arts...
As many who have seen my posts know my favorite quote is "he who sings prays twice"0 -
SNOWMOON- i found myself at daliworld a few years ago. salvador dali's return to the church,, hence much of his art, gathered in one place was CRUSHINGLY fun..0
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thought I'd share this here too! st sebastian. small sculpture at the national gallery caught my eye.. about a foot and a half high pierced with arrows and captivating.... http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/civitale/index.html
and there's a great Patti Smith song about him too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxxEFsCX5CE 0
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