For Malandain, choreography springs from music — music is his principal inspiration, his driving force.
Captivated by the melodies of de Falla and Ravel, he decided to unite the two great composers who mutually admired each other and shared a Spanish connection (de Falla was from Cadix, and France's Ravel was strongly influenced by Spain).
Ballet Biarritz, based in the Basque country at the border with Spain, with a second studio in San Sebastian, has always reflected the region's rich...
Everything is Cinema: Brody on Godard
FIAF celebrates the release of film critic and New Yorker editor Richard Brody's first book, Everything is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard. This special evening will include an...
The Atlanta production "Black Battles with Dogs"...
"On rencontre parfois des lieux qui sont des sortes de métaphores, de la vie ou d'un aspect de la vie, ou de quelque chose qui me paraît grave et évident, comme chez Conrad, par exemple...
Joyce Theater Dance Talks: The French Collection
A series of conferences including a presentation by the Centre National de la Danse (CND), a French institute dedicated to creation, promotion and preservation of choreographic work. Dance...
My First Book of Great Composers: 26 Themes by Bach,...
This new gathering of the world's greatest classical themes follows Bergerac's highly successful My First Book of Classical Music. Here are ever-popular themes from the symphonies, concertos,...
Why Beethoven Threw the Stew: And Lots More Stories...
Why did Bach's son call him 'The Old Wig'?What part did Stravinsky's parrot play at dinner parties?How did Mozart keep his pigtails styled?What did Schumann invent to make his fingers...
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