As obligatory to the festive season as turkey and Christmas pudding, the perennially popular ballet ‘The Nutcracker’ returns to the stage. It’s lively a visual feast that is fun for children and adults alike. In 1891, the legendary choreographer Marius Petipa commissioned Tchaikovsky to write the music for a ballet version of ‘The Nutcracker and [...]
Archive for September, 2009
The Nutcracker
September 28, 2009Punta della Dogana
September 25, 2009This 17th-century Customs House, standing guard at the mouth of the Grand Canal, has the finest views in town. St Mark’s, the lagoon and its islands are laid out before your eyes like a giant Cannaletto with a couple more motorboats. To be here as the sun rises over Venice, laid out beneath the weather [...]
Tony Oursler: The Darkest Color
September 6, 2009Infinitely Amplified New York-born video artist Tony Oursler explores his medium through installation, creating video environments that are not only surreal and playful but more than a little unsettling. His new installation, Tony Oursler involves the newly patented High Definition Volumetric Display technology to create an environment in which both real objects and digital video [...]
