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The opening scenes of Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito's production of Rusalka felt a bit like this. (The production was new to Covent Garden, revival director Samantha Seymour, but already performed at Salzburg; we saw the production on Friday 9th March) All the cast were dressed as if for a traditional production, Camilla Nylund's Rusalka sported a fish-tail on her lower half and the wood nymphs (Anna Devin, Madeleine Pierard and Justina Gringyte) behaved just like stage wood-nymphs.
But the set, rather than being a woodland glade, was a terrible, tacky 's interior complete with shiny plastic sofas, and ruched curtains, looking just like a brothel; the set from Lulu perhaps.
Only when Jezibaba (Agnes Zierko) appeared as an elderly woman with a walking frame did anyone in contemporary costumes appear. Act 2 moved into something more consistently 20th century, though the way the chorus was dressed in a range of characteristic German costumes, I felt that we were missing some element of satire of the production. The prince's palace was essential the same interior as Act 1, minus the plastic furniture but plus a piano, now looking like a cheap restaurant.
For Act 3, we returned to the brothel, but this time the cast were dressed as inhabitants of the brothel, with the wood nymphs now tarts, Jerzibaba as the madam and Vodnik (Alan Held) as some sort of elderly pimp. Once Rusalka died we moved into more schlock horror territory with Rusalka wandering around during the final duet with a very obvious bloody wound in her stomach.
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4/1/
Guitars
CYPRUS GUITAR ORCHESTRA
The largest guitar concert ever held in Cyprus, led by conductor Vangelis Bountounis and Artistic Director Antonis Koizas, with the guitar duet Stelios & Vassilis, guitar soloist Maro Razi, string virtuoso players String Demons
Vocals: Margarita Elias, Dalida Mitzi
7/1/ (’)
Nabucco
G. VERDI
THE MET LIVE IN HD
The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine.
Liudmyla Monastyrska is his daughter Abigaille, the warrior woman determined to rule empires.
Live transmission with English subtitles.
8/1/
Karagiozis the Chef
REGGETIKO PROJECT
Shadow theatre for children with live music by Reggetiko Project (reggae/jazz/ rebetiko).
In this comedy, Karagiozis opens a restaurant, determined to conceal his lack of cooking skills!
In Greek.
10/1/
David Bowie Is
A tribute on the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of the great artist.
A film based on the fastest-selling exhibition in London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, which provides expert insight into the most memorable music videos, original costumes and more personal items such as album cover artwork, which reveal the creativity and evolution of Bowie’s ideas.
11/1/
Chinese Shaolin Kongfu Show
As part of the cultural exchanges between China and Cyprus and the celebrations for the Chinese New Year, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Cyprus and the Chinese Friendship Association in Cyprus presented a performance with twenty Shaolin fighters. Shaolin is an ancient martial art dating back over years, which was developed by the monks of the legendary Shaolin Temple.
12/1/
The Underground Millionaire
CRISTO BOITCHEV
SATIRIKO
Αn unemployed musician, while fast asleep,
Streaming Video Guides
DIRECT PRODUCTIONS
All's Well That Ends Well ( BBC Production)
The new wife of a young count resorts to chicanery to win her husband's respect, a typical ploy of medieval romance.
Antony and Cleopatra ( Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada Production)
Reason and judgement prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion engulfing Mark Antony, one of the three joint rulers of the Roman republic, and Cleopatra, the seductive queen of Egypt. Surrendering everything to their desires, they open the floodgates to a civil conflict that will shake the very foundations of their world. An HD film based on the Stratford Festival’s production of Antony and Cleopatra.
Antony and Cleopatra ( Royal Shakespeare Company Production)
Iqbal Khan directs Shakespeare's tragedy of love and duty, picking up the story where Julius Caesar ends. Following Caesar's assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has neglected his empire for a life of decadent seduction with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Torn between love and duty, Antony's military brilliance deserts him, and his passion leads the lovers to their tragic end.
As You Like It ()
One of Shakespeare's most charming pastoral comedies, chock-a-block with famous lines and songs, was somehow selected by Hollywood as a vehicle for Laurence Olivier and Elisabeth Bergner. The result is a gentle introduction for those who don't know the play, a mixture of the exalted and the inane for those who do, and an inspiration for all students of the theatre, who can see the enormous leaps of conception, execution, style, and insight that Olivier achieved in the seven years between this Orlando and Henry V.
As You Like It ( BBC Production)
Women have the upper hand in this pastoral romance in which two ladies of the court resist the advances of an aged and portly knight who wishes to advance his station in .