Beethoven’s only ballet, The Creatures of Prometheus, is coming up in a concert by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra this weekend, completed with dancers from the Tia Russell Dance Studio and New Haven ...
A symphony orchestra in a vast concert hall. Ballet dancers, barefoot. A spoken-word poet and a singer. A traditional African drummer. According to Greek myth, the titan Prometheus sculpted humans out ...
In Greek mythology, the god Prometheus fashions the first man and woman out of clay, then brings them to life. Beethoven brought the story to life for the ballet stage in his "Creatures of Prometheus.
We humans are the "Creatures of Prometheus," in Greek mythology. Beethoven took Prometheus and his creatures seriously in the music for a ballet by that name. Philippe Entremont conducts the Munich ...
It will be remembered as a historic weekend for Austin entertainment and culture. Arranged as a chamber orchestra — a smaller ensemble harking back to those of Beethoven's day — the musicians treated ...
Violin mastery sure to perk up your ears, a cello concerto, a taste of Baroque music infused with a Mediterranean tone, Christmas favorites, and a bit of Beethoven are planned for the Solano ...