Stravinsky

Dance

A Clown, a Ballerina, and a Moore: Basil Twist’s “Petrushka”

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Puppets playing puppets much better than Diaghilev’s dancers ever could.

Movies

Chanel No. 2: “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky”

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Bryce Lambert comments on the latest installment in the Coco Chanel mythology.

Music

BMOP: Band in Boston

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The BMOP continued its season last Friday with their Band in Boston concert, celebrating 20th and 21st century music for wind ensemble with two repertoire mainstays by Stravinsky and Percy Grainger, as well as some newer compositions by Harold Meltzer, Wayne Peterson, and Joseph Schwantner. Robert Kirzinger’s excellent program notes make the case that band [...]