tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post531303266818063318..comments2024-02-24T09:14:44.403+00:00Comments on The Poor Mouth: Le Sacre du Printempsjams o donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-76114285389878511382009-07-02T08:47:13.722+01:002009-07-02T08:47:13.722+01:00I looked at several other balletic adaptaions. Ama...I looked at several other balletic adaptaions. Amazing stuff. This is primal though!<br /><br />There is something about the music. It is astonishing Stevejams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-42919918945159364682009-07-02T00:50:49.092+01:002009-07-02T00:50:49.092+01:00Pagan indeed, James; it even says so in the work&#...Pagan indeed, James; it even says so in the work's subtitle. <br /><br />That music has inspired the greatest choreographers from Nijinsky (the first) to the present day. IMHO, the music never grows stale, and as many performances as I've seen, each new one seems like a first encounter with the work. I'm not one to use the word "genius" casually, but Stravinsky earned it this time.<br /><br />Thanks, jams, for notifying us of Pina Bausch's passing. I did not know, and I am saddened.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-9908511337599626142009-07-01T19:11:22.892+01:002009-07-01T19:11:22.892+01:00But still an amazing piece of danceBut still an amazing piece of dancejams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19492813.post-85712539136109262412009-07-01T18:55:05.466+01:002009-07-01T18:55:05.466+01:00Pagan concept, Jams. :)Pagan concept, Jams. :)James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com