2008-2009: From War to Beauty
Hatred, intolerance and war seem to have shaped the last three generations as
much as they shaped the ancient world. Although it is with sadness that I say this,
amidst the realization that no one generation can save the others from making the
same painful mistakes, I marvel at the facility of expression that man reveals when
surrounded by harshness and sorrow. It is under these circumstances, indeed, that
the human being seeks relief and resolution through an escape to a world in which
even the darkest and most painful of moments are ultimately beautiful; and in the
epiphany of this juxtaposition, we find redemption.
From War to Beauty exposes those crude juxtapositions of life, and celebrates the
human ability to see and create beauty during the most horrific of circumstances.
The Rape of Lucretia is the result of post World War II Europe. A double allegory
examining war in the ancient world through modern eyes, it draws parallels
between the rape of Lucretia by Tarquinius, the rape of Rome by the Etruscans,
and the rape of Europe by war. Our spring 2009 production, Ravel's L'enfant et les
sortilèges, conceived during World War I, presents an innocent morality tale that
explores the already present pulls of conflict and desire for resolution in a child's
world. Both pieces, although very different in nature, explore the same human
conditions that are still the source of tragedy today: selfishness and intolerance,
always seen through the lens of our inescapable search for beauty.
Past Shows:
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The Rape of Lucretia, 2008
Die Zauberflöte, 2007
Le Nozze di Figaro, 2006
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, 2006
De todo un poco, 2006
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