#silvia saint martin

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Silvia Saint-Martin, Jean Guillaume Bart

Don Quichotte rehearsal

photo Julien Benhamou

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THE TOURNAMENT IS OVER! Eartha Kitt lounges in her deck chair in the sun, dipping her toes in the pool with Toshiro Mifune and sipping a brightly colored fruity something with an umbrella in it.

Far below in the shadow realm, however, the fallen hotties dance in the dark—let's take a minute to look back at them under the cut.

PRELIM PRETTIES:

Claude Gensac, Silvia Pinal, Ewa Aulin, Rita Tushingham, Annette Funicello, Norma Bengell, Catherine Spaak, Brigitte Auber, Micheline Presle, Nanette Fabray, Libertad Lamarque, Vera Miles, Martha Raye, Catherine McLeod, Virginia Mayo, Elizabeth Allan, Belle Bennet, Virginia Cherill, Mary Brian, Ruth Chatterton, Agnes Ayres, Merna Kennedy, Marie Prevost, Corinne Griffith, May Allison, Virginia Brown Faire, Alice Brady, and Jetta Goudal

ROUND ONE WONDERS:

Angie Dickinson, Thelma Ritter, Geraldine Chaplin, Evelyn Preer, Vanessa Brown, Betty Blythe, Susan Hayward, Mae Clarke, Sally Ann Howes, Ossi Oswalda, Adrienne La Russa, Hermione Gingold, Barbara Bouchet, Melina Mercouri, Anna Karina, Edwige Fenech, Charmian Carr, Pina Pellicer, Marlène Jobert, Tsuru Aoki, Alice Roberts, Leila Hyams, Lady Tsen Mei, Geneviève Bujold, Dolores Hart, Anita Berber, Bonita Granville, Vonetta McGee, Claire Windsor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Tuesday Weld, Grace Darmond, Carol Channing, Deanna Durbin, Laraine Day, Mariette Hartey, Wendy Hiller, Candy Darling, Hermione Baddely, Valeria Creti, Ella Raines, Ann Miller, Dana Wynter, Dalida, Martine Beswick, Gale Storm, Simone Signoret, Cristina Gaioni, Mabel Normand, Stéphane Audran, Ruth Weyher, Anna Wiazemsky, Ann Sheridan, Sandhya Shantaram, Alice White, Anne Francis, Gena Rowlands, Lyda Borelli, May Whitty, Cathleen Nesbitt, Jessica Walter, Virna Lisi, Barbara Shelley, Iris Hall, Heather Angel, Anne Shirley, Joanna Pettet, Virginia O'Brien, Joan Collins, Greer Garson, Gracie Allen, Peggy Ryan, Frances Dee, Shirley Maclaine, Geraldine Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Margaret Hamilton, Eva Gabor, Francesca Bertini, Julie Adams, Olga Baclanova, Misa Uehara, Yvette Vickers, Milena Dravić, Jenny Jugo, Madeleine Carroll, Benita Hume, Olive Borden, Shirley Jones, Miyoshi Umeki, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard, Mary Anderson, Charlotte Greenwood, Sybil Seely, Mona Barrie, Kathryn Grayson, Katharine Ross, Madge Bellamy, Rhonda Fleming, Sally Gray, Jana Brejchová, Debra Paget, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Evelyn Brent, Zelma O'Neal, Marie Laforêt, Türkan Şoray, Beatriz Costa, Irene Zazians, Eleanor Powell, Susan Luckey, Patsy Kelly, Lil Dagover, Norma Talmadge, Dorothy Mackaill, Madge Evans, Virginia McKenna, Amália Rodrigues, Mamie Van Doren, Valerie Hobson, Isabel Jeans, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Claire Luce, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Nieves Navarro Garcia, Janet Leigh, Carmen Miranda, Jean Harlow, Aud Egedge-Nissen, Nina Foch, Jean Simmons, Piper Laurie, Katy Jurado, Jayne Mansfield, Anita Garvin, Frances Farmer, Lizabeth Scott, Joan Greenwood, Una Merkel, Arlene Francis, Ethel Merman, Doris Day, Suzanne Pleshette, Ruta Lee, Carolyn Jones, June Richmond, Eva Nil, Diana Dors, Anna Chang, Colleen Moore, Alexis Smith, Yvette Mimieux, Ruby Keeler, Viola Dana, Dolores Grey, Marie Windsor, Danielle Darieux, Jean Parker, Julie Christie, Acquanetta, Leatrice Joy, Ghita Nørby, Julie Newmar, Joanne Woodward, Sandra Dee, Eva Marie Saint, Simone Simon, Katherine Dunham, Birgitte Price, Lee Grant, Anita Page, Flora Robson, Martha Sleeper, Elsie Ames, Isabel "Coca" Sarli, Glenda Farrell, Kathleen Burke, Linden Travers, Diane Baker, Joan Davis, Joan Leslie, Sylvia Sidney, Marie Dressler, June Lockhart, Emmanuelle Riva, Libertad Leblanc, Susannah Foster, Susan Fleming, Dolores Costello, Ann Smyrner, Luise Rainer, Anna Massey, Evelyn Ankers, Ruth Gordon, Eva Dahlbeck, Ansa Ikonen, Diana Wynyard, Patricia Neal, Etta Lee, Gloria Stuart, Arletty, Dorothy McGuire, Mitzi Gaynor, Gwen Verdon, Maria Schell, Lili Damita, Ethel Moses, Gloria Holden, Kay Thompson, Jeanne Crain, Edna May Oliver, Lili Liliana, Ruth Chatterton, Giulietta Masina, Claire Bloom, Dinah Sheridan, Carroll Baker, Brenda de Banzie, Milú, Hertha Thiele, Hanka Ordonówna, Lillian Roth, Jane Powell, Carol Ohmart, Betty Garrett, Kalina Jędrusik, Edana Romney, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kay Kendall, Ruth Hussey, Véra Clouzot, Jadwiga Smosarska, Marge Champion, Mary Astor, Ann Harding, María Casares, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mildred Natwick, Michèle Morgan, Romy Schneider, Elisabeth Bergner, Celeste Holm, Betty Hutton, Susan Peters, Mehtab, Leslie Caron, Anna Sten, Janet Munro, Nataša Gollová, Eve Arden, Ida Lupino, Regina Linnanheimo, Sonja Henie, and Terry (what a good girl)

ROUND TWO BEAUTIES:

Evelyn Nesbit, Thelma Todd, Tura Satana, Helen Gibson, Maureen O'Hara, Rocío Dúrcal, Mary Nolan, Lois Maxwell, Maggie Smith, Zulma Faiad, Ursula Andress, Musidora, Delphine Seyrig, Marian Marsh, Leatrice Joy, Sharon Tate, Pina Menichelli, Teresa Wright, Shelley Winters, Lee Remick, Jane Wyman, Martita Hunt, Barbara Bates, Susan Strasberg, Marie Bryant, Diana Rigg, Jane Birkin, Rosalind Russell, Vanessa Redgrave, Brigitte Helm, Gloria Grahame, Rosemary Clooney, Bebe Daniels, Constance Bennett, Lilian Bond, Ann Dvorak, Jeanette Macdonald, Pouri Banayi, Raquel Welch, Vilma Bánky, Dorothy Malone, Olive Thomas, Celia Johnson, Moira Shearer, Priscilla Lane, Dolores del Río, Ann Sothern, Françoise Rosay, June Allyson, Carole Lombard, Jeni Le Gon, Takako Irie, Barbara Steele, Claudette Colbert, Lalita Pawar, Asta Nielsen, Sandra Milo, Maria Montez, Mae West, Alma Rose Aguirre, Bibi Andersson, Joan Blondell, Anne Bancroft, Elsa Lanchester, Nita Naldi, Suchitra Sen, Dorothy Van Engle, Elisabeth Welch, Esther Williams, Loretta Young, Margueritte De La Motte, Ita Rina, Constance Talmadge, Margaret Lockwood, Barbara Bedford, Josette Day, Stefania Sandrelli, Jane Russell, Doris Dowling, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Donna Reed, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Billie Burke, Kyōko Kagawa, Françoise Dorléac, Hend Rostom, Monica Vitti, Lilian Harvey, Marjorie Main, Jeanne Moreau, Lola Flores, Ann Blyth, Janet Gaynor, Jennifer Jones, Margaret Sullavan, Sadhana, Ruby Myers, Lotus Long, Honor Blackman, Marsha Hunt, Debbie Reynolds, Michèle Mercier, Irene Dunne, Jean Arthur, Judy Holliday, Tippi Hedren, Susse Wold, Vera-Ellen, Carmelita González, Nargis Dutt, Purnima, Harriet Andersson, Yvonne De Carlo, Miroslava Stern, Sheila Guyse, Helen, Margaret Dumont, Betty Grable, Joan Bennett, Jane Greer, Judith Anderson, Liv Ullman, Vera Zorina, Joan Fontaine, Silvana Mangano, and Lee Ya-Ching

ROUND THREE ELECTRIFIERS:

Jean Hagen, Sumiko Mizukubo, Mary Philbin, Ann-Margret, Margaret Rutherford, Claudia Cardinale, Eleanor Parker, Jessie Matthews, Theresa Harris, Brigitte Bardot, Alla Nazimova, Faye Dunaway, Marion Davies, Anna Magnani, Theda Bara, Myrna Loy, Kay Francis, Fay Wray, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Hideko Takamine, France Nuyen, Claudine Auger, Miriam Hopkins, Maylia Fong, Samia Gamal, Maude Fealy, Machiko Kyō, Sharmila Tagore, Lucille Ball, Ginger Rogers, Juanita Moore, Anna Fougez, Waheeda Rehman, Ruan Lingyu, Nina Mae McKinney, Ethel Waters, Nadira, Olivia de Havilland, Abbey Lincoln, Louise Beavers, Agnes Moorehead, Lana Turner, Norma Shearer, Maria Falconetti, Reiko Sato, Marie Doro, Clara Bow, Margaret Lindsay, Catherine Denueve, Madhabi Mukherjee, Rosaura Revueltas, Hu Die, Mary Pickford, Fredi Washington, Louise Brooks, Leonor Maia, Merle Oberon, Paulette Goddard, Vivien Leigh, Francine Everett, Savitri, Tita Merello, and Meena Kumari

ROUND FOUR STUNNERS:

Judy Garland, Dorothy Dandridge, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Marilyn Monroe, Irene Papas, Lupe Vélez, Pola Negri, Gene Tierney, Barbara Stanwyck, Gina Lollobrigida, Lena Horne, Nutan, Jean Seberg, Kim Novak, Gladys Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, Linda Darnell, Julie Andrews, Carmen Sevilla, Gloria Swanson, Glynis Johns, Anne Baxter, Angela Lansbury, Anita Ekberg, Toshia Mori, Deborah Kerr, Hazel Scott, Chelo Alonso, Cyd Charisse, Nancy Kwan, Devika Rani, Shima Iwashita, and Anouk Aimée

ROUND FIVE SMOKESHOWS:

Setsuko Hara, Pearl Bailey, Joan Crawford, Madhubala, Marpessa Dawn, Keiko Awaji, Rita Hayworth, Veronica Lake, Ava Gardner, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly, Xia Meng, Suraiya, Natalie Wood, María Félix, and Mbissine Thérèse Diop

ROUND SIX SEXY LADIES:

Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren, Vyjyanthimala, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, and Ingrid Bergman

QUARTER FINALIST GLAMAZONS:

Audrey Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Lauren Bacall

SEMIFINALIST ICONS:

Rita Moreno, Diahann Carroll

FINALIST FABULOSITY:

Hedy Lamarr

ULTIMATE CHAMPION OF THE HOT & VINTAGE MOVIE WOMAN TOURNAMENT:

Eartha Kitt

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Reading the World

In 2023, I challenged myself to watch a movie from every country in the world during the year, which I more or less succeeded. At the start of this year I decided to read a book from every country in the world (without the time restraint) and got a map to track my progress along with a challenge on Story Graph.

List of countries and books below the cut

Current count: 46

Afghanistan:

Albania:

Algeria:

American Samoa:

Andorra: Andorra: a play in twelve scenes by Max Frisch

Angola: The Whistler by Ondjaki

Anguilla:

Antigua and Barbuda:

Argentina: Our Share of the Night by Mariana Enríquez

Armenia:

Aruba:

Australia: Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Alexis West

Austria:

Azerbaijan:

Bahamas:

Bahrain:

Bangladesh:

Barbados:

Belarus:

Belgium:

Belize:

Benin:

Bermuda:

Bhutan: Folktales of Bhutan by Kunzang Choden

Bolivia:

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Botswana:

Brazil:

British Virgin Islands:

Brunei:

Bulgaria:

Burkina Faso:

Burundi:

Cambodia:

Cameroon: The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal

Canada: The Gift is in the making: Anishinaabeg Stories retold by Amanda Strong and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Canary Islands: Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu

Cape Verde:

Cayman Islands:

Central African Republic: Co-wives, Co-widows by Adrienne Yabouza

Chad:

Chile: The Twilight Zone by Nona Fernández

China: The Secret Talker by Geling Yan

Christmas Islands:

Cocos Islands:

Colombia:

Comoros:

Cook Islands:

Costa Rica:

Croatia:

Cuba:

Curacao:

Cyprus:

Czech Republic:

Dem. Rep. of Congo:

Denmark:

Djibouti:

Dominica:

Dominican Republic:

Ecuador:

Egypt:

El Salvador:

Equatorial Guinea:

Eritrea:

Estonia:

Eswatini:

Ethiopia:

Falkland Islands:

Faroe Islands:

Fiji:

Finland:

France: The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

French Guiana:

French Polynesia:

Gabon:

Gambia:

Georgia:

Germany: At the Edge of the Night by Friedo Lampe

Ghana: Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey

Gibraltar:

Greece:

Greenland:

Grenada:

Guam:

Guatemala:

Guernsey:

Guinea:

Guinea-Bissau:

Guyana:

Haiti:

Honduras:

Hong Kong:

Hungary:

Iceland:

India: Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir Of Surviving India's Caste System by Yashica Dutt

Indonesia: Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

Iran: Darius the Great is Not Okay by Abid Khorram

Iraq: Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

Ireland:

Isle of Man:

Israel:

Italy:

Ivory Coast:

Jamaica: When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten

Japan:

Jordan:

Kazakhstan:

Kenya:

Kiribati:

Kosovo:

Kuwait:

Kyrgyzstan:

Laos:

Latvia:

Lebanon: Beirut Hellfire Society by Rawi Hage

Lesotho:

Liberia:

Libya: Zodiac of Echoes by Khaled Mattawa

Liechtenstein:

Lithuania:

Luxembourg:

Macedonia:

Madagascar:

Malawi:

Malaysia:

Maldives:

Mali:

Malta:

Marshall Islands:

Mauritania:

Mauritius:

Mexico: Silver Nitrate by Silvia Morena-Garcia

Micronesia:

Moldova:

Monaco:

Mongolia:

Montenegro:

Montserrat:

Morocco:

Mozambique:

Myanmar: Smile as They Bow by Nu Nu Yi

Namibia:

Nauru:

Nepal:

Netherlands: We Had to Remove this Post by Hanna Bervoets

New Caledonia:

New Zealand: Tahuri by Ngahuia Te Awekotuku

Nicaragua:

Niger:

Nigeria: Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

Niue:

Norfolk Island:

North Korea: A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea by Eunsun Kim

Northern Mariana Islands:

Norway: Blind Goddess by Anne Holt

Oman:

Pakistan: Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

Palau:

Palestine: The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher

Panama:

Papua New Guinea:

Paraguay:

Peru:

Philippines:

Pitcairn Islands:

Poland: Return from the Stars by Stanisław Lem

Portugal: Pardalita by Joana Estrela

Puerto Rico:

Qatar:

Rep. of the Congo:

Romania:

Russia:

Rwanda: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin

Saint Barthelemy:

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha:

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

Saint Lucia:

Saint Martin:

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

Samoa: Where We Once Belonged by Sia Figiel

San Marino:

Sao Tome and Principe:

Saudi Arabia:

Senegal:

Serbia:

Seychelles:

Sierra Leone:

Singapore:

Sint Maarten:

Slovakia:

Slovenia:

Solomon Islands:

Somalia:

South Africa:

South Korea: The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong -Mo

South Sudan:

Spain: Mammoth by Eva Baltasar

Sri Lanka: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

Sudan: The Translator: A Memoir by Daoud Hari

Suriname:

Sweden: Fire from the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot

Switzerland:

Syria: The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War by Delphine Minoui

Taiwan:

Tajikistan: The Sandalwood Box: Folk Tales from Tadzhikistan by Hans Baltzer

Tanzania:

Thailand:

Togo:

Tokelau:

Tonga:

Trinidad and Tobago:

Tunisia:

Turkey:

Turkmenistan:

Turks and Caicos Islands:

Tuvalu:

Uganda:

Ukraine:

United Arab Emirates:

United Kingdom: Poyums by Len Pennie

United States of America: Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America by Gregory D. Smithers

United States Virgin Islands:

Uruguay:

Uzbekistan:

Vanuatu: Sista, Stanap Strong : A Vanuatu Women's Anthology edited by Mikaela Nyman and Rebecca Tobo Olul-Hossen

Venezuela: Doña Barbara by Rómulo Gallegos

Vietnam:

Wallis and Futuna:

Western Sahara:

Yemen:

Zambia:

Zimbabwe: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

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(Unverified yet) submissions for lesser known works by famous authors :

Emily of New Moon (LM Montgomery)

Free Fall (William Golding)

Changing Planes (Ursula K. Le Guin)

The Language of Thorns (Leigh Bardugo)

The Scorpio Races (Maggie Stiefvater)

A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'Engle)

Horizon (Scott Westerfeld)

Let the Sky Fall (Shannon Messenger)

3001: Final Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)

Summer and Bird (Katherine Catmull)

Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)

The Ice Dragon (George R. R. Martin)

The Last Man (Mary Shelley)

Persuasion (Jane Austen)

Exile from Camelot (Cherith Baldry aka one of the Erin Hunters)

Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower (Tamsyn Muir)

The Cloud Roads (Martha Wells)

The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe)

Wind, Sand and Stars (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

Bridge of Clay (Markus Zusak)

Everworld (Katherine Applegate)

All American Girl (Meg Cabot)

Grant (Ron Chernow)

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)

Fairest (Gail Carson Levine)

The Edible Woman (Margaret Atwood)

The Witches (Roald Dahl)

The Island of the Day Before (Umberto Eco)

The Blue Castle (LM Montgomery)

Dark Lord of Derkholm (Diana Wynne Jones)

Hexwood (Diana Wynne Jones)

Deep Secret (Diana Wynne Jones)

The Art of Being a Grandfather (Victor Hugo)

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Oh no! You’d already answered number 3. Guess I’ll have to ask more lol. 6, 14, 21 (lol) and 23

6. Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?

oh boy what a list i have 😂 i’ll give you the ten that were on my list that i ignored for other books than weren’t originally

•the sentence by louise erdrich

•all systems red by martha wells

•empire of the vampire by jay kristoff

•the world we make by n. k. jemisin

•a thousand ships by natalie haynes

•fayne by ann-marie macdonald

•a memory called empire & a desolation called peace by arkady martine

•the daughter of doctor moreau by silvia moreno-garcia

•elektra by jennifer saint

(•also the witcher books oof)

14. What books do you want to finish before the year is over?

oops already answered this on too lol

21. Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?

i watched one video about ppl getting pissy at the wife of a hockey player telling bootok romance readers to maybe chill out and stop sexualizing her husband but otherwise no, i don’t pay attention to that stuff if i can help it 😂

23. What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book?

norse mythology by neil gaiman, i read it in a day! it was so much fun, we were super into god of war in my apartment so i thought it would be fun to read that and it was!

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Pablo Legasa et Silvia Saint-Martin dans Bella Figura de Jirí Kylián (1995), palais Garnier, décembre 2016.

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Quoï Alexander a/i 2018-19: la mente esplora, le mani sperimentano

La sua parola chiave è: “indefinibile”. 

Il suo nome è Quoï Alexander: e non è solo un fashion designer, non è solo un creativo multidisciplinare, non è solo un giovane talento che ha nel curriculum anche la blasonata scuola londinese forgia-talenti Central Saint Martins, non è solo uno stilista esordiente che ha plasmato la sua abilità presso alcune tra le maison di moda che nel dna dei propri fondatori avevano l’aspirazione a far la differenza, ovvero Alexander McQueen, Sonia Rykiel e Chanel. 

Visto? Si potrebbe proseguire pressoché all’infinito! Ma è di certo più intrigante cercar di conoscere quel che questo talento, che sta accalappiando il gusto e il plauso del fashion world sin da quando le sue primissime creazioni hanno solcato il palco del saggio finale alla Central Saint Martins, è. 

Ebbene, una cosa è certa: Quoï Alexander è un esploratore. 

Nel senso più vasto, curioso, brillante e sorprendente del termine: per la giovane età, naturalmente, ma anche per la sconfinatezza della sua impresa concettuale e manuale allacciata alla moda. 

Quoï Alexander, infatti, è un esploratore delle alternative alle realtà di moda e stile già conosciute, spesso racchiuse in regole che gli vanno fin troppo strette, alle quali preferisce sfuggire con consapevolezza e curiosità. Una fra tutte: nel suo lavoro niente è cucito.

Uh sì, avete capito benissimo: niente cuciture, né a macchina, né a mano. Perché? Provate a pensarci: non è affascinante scoprire il modo in cui gli abiti si sarebbero sviluppati se la civiltà non avesse mai adottato la prassi della cucitura? E, di conseguenza: come sarebbe stata l’apparenza di ogni capo d’abbigliamento e la nostra con questi indosso? Insomma, il principio suona un po’ come: tornare indietro nel tempo per compiere nuovi passi avanti. Surreale? Per niente affatto! 

La collezione a/i 2018-19 ne è la dimostrazione: una nuova spinta all’innovazione verso cui la ricerca condotta da Quoï Alexander fa rotta, come fosse davvero un percorso di navigazione dai confini ancora da conoscere. E come equipaggiamento: la mente sempre aperta e le mani sempre operose, pronte ad eseguire lavori d’intreccio e d’incastro, di nodi e lacci, di composizioni di materiali eterogenei e di esecuzione di metodi inaspettati, come quella volta che ha usato una pistola che spara pezzetti di plastica dentro il tessuto per unirlo ad un altro. 

Frammenti di visioni estetiche: di come sarebbe il linguaggio della moda se la mitologia dell’abito perfettamente cucito scomparisse, se quel gesto fosse ignorato e si andasse alla ricerca di nuovi codici, nuovi linguaggi, ancora con un significato da definire. Frammenti: per questo in collezione appaiono pantaloni ad una sola gamba o giacche dimezzate, fascette che rendono vivo il profilo dei capispalla, stringhe che connettono ogni pezzo a vista.

Pay attention, please, non consideratelo un mero esercizio di stile. Quello di Quoï Alexander è invero un gesto di ambiguità generosa: così che chi osserva gli abiti o li indossa possa scegliere liberamente cosa vederci dentro, quale ispirazione immaginarci all’origine, quanta personalità propria metterci dentro. 

E non fa nulla se si è maschio o femmina: il gender non è contemplato in tanta meditazione condotta tra mente, mani e cuore d’artista.

Silvia Scorcella

{ pubblicato su Webelieveinstyle }

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Holidays 11.3

Holidays

Cliché Day

Cuena Day (Ecuador)

Culture Day (a.k.a. Bunka no hi; Japan)

Day of Artillery & Rocket Forces (Ukraine)

End Gossip Day

Flag Day (United Arab Emirates)

Give Someone a Dollar Today Day

Godzilla Day (Japan)

Housewives (or Housewife's) Day

Hubertus (Poland)

International Day for Biosphere Reserves

International Day of Jewelers & Watchmakers

International Science Joke Day

International Stonework Play Day

Jerusalem Artichoke Day (French Republic)

Let Someone Have the Last Word Day

Manga Day (Japan)

Mother’s Day (East Timor)

National Accessory Day

National Advent Calendar Day

National Canine Companion Graduation Day

National Housewife’s Day

National Jigsaw Day (UK)

National Landlord Day

National Smart Home Day

National Women’s Day (East Timor)

Separation Day (Panama)

Serpent’s Dance (Elder Scrolls)

SOS Day

Tunnel Day (New York)

Victory Day (Maldives)

Washing Machine Day

World Cosplay Day

World Jellyfish Day

World One Health Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Denog Day (Drake’s Brewing)

National Sandwich Day

1st Friday in November

Arbor Day (Texas) [1st Friday]

Bandcamp Friday [1st Friday]

Fountain Pen Day [1st Friday]

J-Day (@ 8:59 PM, Tuborg releases Julebryg; Denmark) [1st Friday]

Love Your Lawyer Day [1st Friday]

National Jersey Friday [1st Friday]

National Medical Science Liaison Awareness and Appreciation Day [1st Friday]

World Community Day [1st Friday]

Independence Days

Cuenca Independence Day (Ecuador)

Dominica (from UK, 1978)

Leylandiistan & Gurvata (Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Micronesia (from US, 1986)

Panama (from Colombia, 1903)

Richensland (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church)

Ambrose Bierce Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Annibale Carracci (Artology)

Benvenuto Cellini (Artology)

Betcha Festival (Japan)

Clydog (Christian; Saint)

Cristiolus (Christian; Saint)

Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Ermengol (a.k.a. Hermengaudius; Christian; Saint)

Flour (Christian; Saint)

Gaudiosus of Tarazona (Christian; Saint)

Gwenhael (Christian; Saint)

Hegel (Positivist; Saint)

Hilaria (a.k.a. Cybele’s day; Day of Joy and Old Roman Spring Festival; Ancient Rome) [also 3.25]

Hubertus (a.k.a. Hubert; Christian; Saint) [Belgium]

Isis Cult Feast (Ancient Rome)

Isis/Osiris Mysteries VII (Pagan)

Kissing Frogs Day (Pastafarian)

Libertine (Christian; Saint)

Malachy O' More (Christian; Saint)

Manuel Lozano Garrido (Christian; Blessed)

Martin de Porres (Christian; Saint)

Papulus (Christian; Saint)

Pirmin (a.k.a. Priminius; Christian; Saint)

Richard Hooker (Anglican Communion)

Rumwold of Buckingham (a.k.a. Rumbald or Rumald; Christian; Saint)

Rupert Mayer (Christian; Blessed)

Silvia (Christian; Saint)

Small Furry Creatures Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Whizzy (Muppetism)

Winifrede (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fatal Day (Pagan) [21 of 24]

Prime Number Day: 307 [63 of 72]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [52 of 57]

Premieres

Abandoned Luncheonette, by Hall and Oates (Album; 1973)

At the Hop, by Danny and the Juniors (Song; 1957)

… Baby One More Time, by Britney Spears (Song; 1998)

Borat (Film; 2006)

Carrie (Film; 1976)

Charlie’s Angels (Film; 2000)

Different Strokes (TV Series; 1978)

Dune: Part 2 (Film; 2023)

The Fabulous Johnny Cash, by Johnny Cash (Album; 1958)

Fiddler on the Roof (Film; 1971)

Flushed Away (Animated Aardman Film; 2006)

The Golden Apples of the Sun, by Ray Bradbury (Short Story; 1953)

Good Morning America (TV Morning Show; 1975)

Great Balls of Fire, by Jerry Lee Lewis (Song; 1957)

Guys and Dolls (Film; 1955)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Film; 2002) [#2]

Hawks & Doves, by Neil Young (Album; 1980)

His Dark Materials (UK TV Series; 2019)

Hold That Pose (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston version (Song; 1992)

Lady Bird (Film; 2017)

The Nanny (TV Series; 1993)

Ninotchka (Film; 1939)

Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren (Children’s Book; 1945)

Rage Against the Machine, by Rage Against the Machine (Album; 1992)

Red Queen to Gryphon Three, by Gryphon (Album; 1974)

Sleepy Time Possum (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

So Lonely, by the Police (Song; 1978)

Thank U, Next, by Ariana Grande (Song; 2018)

Thor: Ragnarok (Film; 2017)

Tokyo Story (Film; 1953)

Unbelievable, by EMF (Song; 1990)

Today’s Name Days

Hubert, Martin, Pirmin, Rupert, Silvia (Austria)

Hubert, Martin, Silvija, Tvrtko (Croatia)

Hubert (Czech Republic)

Hubertus (Denmark)

Kaido, Kaidu, Kaimar, Kaimo, Kairo, Kaivo (Estonia)

Terho (Finland)

Gwenaël, Hubert (France)

Hubert, Martin, Pirmin, Silvia (Germany)

Győző (Hungary)

Amico, Giusto, Silvia (Italy)

Dagnija, Ērika (Latvia)

Hubertas, Silvija, Vidmantas (Lithuania)

Raymond, Roy (Norway)

Bogumił, Cezary, Chwalisław, Hubert, Huberta, Sylwia (Poland)

Achepsima, Aitala, Iosif (Romania)

Hubert (Slovakia)

Martín, Silvia (Spain)

Hubert, Hugo (Sweden)

Hobart, Hubert, Huberta, Malachi, Silvia, Sylvia, Winfred, Winifred, Winnie (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 307 of 2024; 58 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 44 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 20 (Yi-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 19 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 19 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 7 Mir; Sevenday [7 of 30]

Julian: 21 October 2023

Moon: 65%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 27 Descartes (11th Month) [Hegel]

Runic Half Month: Hagal (Hailstone) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 41 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 11 of 29)

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Holidays 11.3

Holidays

Cliché Day

Cuena Day (Ecuador)

Culture Day (a.k.a. Bunka no hi; Japan)

Day of Artillery & Rocket Forces (Ukraine)

End Gossip Day

Flag Day (United Arab Emirates)

Give Someone a Dollar Today Day

Godzilla Day (Japan)

Housewives (or Housewife's) Day

Hubertus (Poland)

International Day for Biosphere Reserves

International Day of Jewelers & Watchmakers

International Science Joke Day

International Stonework Play Day

Jerusalem Artichoke Day (French Republic)

Let Someone Have the Last Word Day

Manga Day (Japan)

Mother’s Day (East Timor)

National Accessory Day

National Advent Calendar Day

National Canine Companion Graduation Day

National Housewife’s Day

National Jigsaw Day (UK)

National Landlord Day

National Smart Home Day

National Women’s Day (East Timor)

Separation Day (Panama)

Serpent’s Dance (Elder Scrolls)

SOS Day

Tunnel Day (New York)

Victory Day (Maldives)

Washing Machine Day

World Cosplay Day

World Jellyfish Day

World One Health Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Denog Day (Drake’s Brewing)

National Sandwich Day

1st Friday in November

Arbor Day (Texas) [1st Friday]

Bandcamp Friday [1st Friday]

Fountain Pen Day [1st Friday]

J-Day (@ 8:59 PM, Tuborg releases Julebryg; Denmark) [1st Friday]

Love Your Lawyer Day [1st Friday]

National Jersey Friday [1st Friday]

National Medical Science Liaison Awareness and Appreciation Day [1st Friday]

World Community Day [1st Friday]

Independence Days

Cuenca Independence Day (Ecuador)

Dominica (from UK, 1978)

Leylandiistan & Gurvata (Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]

Micronesia (from US, 1986)

Panama (from Colombia, 1903)

Richensland (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church)

Ambrose Bierce Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Annibale Carracci (Artology)

Benvenuto Cellini (Artology)

Betcha Festival (Japan)

Clydog (Christian; Saint)

Cristiolus (Christian; Saint)

Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Ermengol (a.k.a. Hermengaudius; Christian; Saint)

Flour (Christian; Saint)

Gaudiosus of Tarazona (Christian; Saint)

Gwenhael (Christian; Saint)

Hegel (Positivist; Saint)

Hilaria (a.k.a. Cybele’s day; Day of Joy and Old Roman Spring Festival; Ancient Rome) [also 3.25]

Hubertus (a.k.a. Hubert; Christian; Saint) [Belgium]

Isis Cult Feast (Ancient Rome)

Isis/Osiris Mysteries VII (Pagan)

Kissing Frogs Day (Pastafarian)

Libertine (Christian; Saint)

Malachy O' More (Christian; Saint)

Manuel Lozano Garrido (Christian; Blessed)

Martin de Porres (Christian; Saint)

Papulus (Christian; Saint)

Pirmin (a.k.a. Priminius; Christian; Saint)

Richard Hooker (Anglican Communion)

Rumwold of Buckingham (a.k.a. Rumbald or Rumald; Christian; Saint)

Rupert Mayer (Christian; Blessed)

Silvia (Christian; Saint)

Small Furry Creatures Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Whizzy (Muppetism)

Winifrede (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fatal Day (Pagan) [21 of 24]

Prime Number Day: 307 [63 of 72]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [52 of 57]

Premieres

Abandoned Luncheonette, by Hall and Oates (Album; 1973)

At the Hop, by Danny and the Juniors (Song; 1957)

… Baby One More Time, by Britney Spears (Song; 1998)

Borat (Film; 2006)

Carrie (Film; 1976)

Charlie’s Angels (Film; 2000)

Different Strokes (TV Series; 1978)

Dune: Part 2 (Film; 2023)

The Fabulous Johnny Cash, by Johnny Cash (Album; 1958)

Fiddler on the Roof (Film; 1971)

Flushed Away (Animated Aardman Film; 2006)

The Golden Apples of the Sun, by Ray Bradbury (Short Story; 1953)

Good Morning America (TV Morning Show; 1975)

Great Balls of Fire, by Jerry Lee Lewis (Song; 1957)

Guys and Dolls (Film; 1955)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Film; 2002) [#2]

Hawks & Doves, by Neil Young (Album; 1980)

His Dark Materials (UK TV Series; 2019)

Hold That Pose (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston version (Song; 1992)

Lady Bird (Film; 2017)

The Nanny (TV Series; 1993)

Ninotchka (Film; 1939)

Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren (Children’s Book; 1945)

Rage Against the Machine, by Rage Against the Machine (Album; 1992)

Red Queen to Gryphon Three, by Gryphon (Album; 1974)

Sleepy Time Possum (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

So Lonely, by the Police (Song; 1978)

Thank U, Next, by Ariana Grande (Song; 2018)

Thor: Ragnarok (Film; 2017)

Tokyo Story (Film; 1953)

Unbelievable, by EMF (Song; 1990)

Today’s Name Days

Hubert, Martin, Pirmin, Rupert, Silvia (Austria)

Hubert, Martin, Silvija, Tvrtko (Croatia)

Hubert (Czech Republic)

Hubertus (Denmark)

Kaido, Kaidu, Kaimar, Kaimo, Kairo, Kaivo (Estonia)

Terho (Finland)

Gwenaël, Hubert (France)

Hubert, Martin, Pirmin, Silvia (Germany)

Győző (Hungary)

Amico, Giusto, Silvia (Italy)

Dagnija, Ērika (Latvia)

Hubertas, Silvija, Vidmantas (Lithuania)

Raymond, Roy (Norway)

Bogumił, Cezary, Chwalisław, Hubert, Huberta, Sylwia (Poland)

Achepsima, Aitala, Iosif (Romania)

Hubert (Slovakia)

Martín, Silvia (Spain)

Hubert, Hugo (Sweden)

Hobart, Hubert, Huberta, Malachi, Silvia, Sylvia, Winfred, Winifred, Winnie (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 307 of 2024; 58 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 5 of week 44 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 9 (Ten-Xu), Day 20 (Yi-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 19 Heshvan 5784

Islamic: 19 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 7 Mir; Sevenday [7 of 30]

Julian: 21 October 2023

Moon: 65%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 27 Descartes (11th Month) [Hegel]

Runic Half Month: Hagal (Hailstone) [Day 8 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 41 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 11 of 29)

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Movie Review | Raid on Entebbe (Kershner, 1977)

This is one of two TV movies about the Entebbe airport raid rushed into production by US networks after the incident. I haven't seen the other movie, Victory at Entebbe (and the reactions I've read have not been terribly encouraging), but I have seen Operation Thunderbolt, which is probably the best known movie about the event, and the more recent 7 Days in Entebbe, which has mostly escaped my memory outside of its ill advised decision to turn its raid into a montage by cutting constantly to a modern dance troupe. So Operation Thunderbolt will be my main point of comparison.

I think the films' differing strengths can be chalked up to the fact that Raid on Entebbe is a TV movie directed by Irvin Kershner and Operation Thunderbolt is a theatrical release directed by Menahem Golan. Kershner's movie is unsurprisingly sturdier on a dramatic level, mostly because it tries to define the people defined as individuals and to an extent tries to parse out each of their contributions and points of disagreement. It's a largely positive look at the Israeli response to the instigating terrorist incident, but it doesn't feel as nationalistic as Golan's movie, which depicts the response as the machinery of the Israeli state turning entirely in concert.

Kershner also benefits from a star studded cast (meaning this movie probably had a bigger budget than most TV movies). Some of the cast merely fills up the screen without adding much (nearly every frame contains at least one recognizable face; I watched this in part for Charles Bronson but he sadly seems to sleepwalk through his scenes), but there are a number of actors who do make an impression. Peter Finch in his final performance depicts Yitzhak Rabin as an actual person instead of a historical figure, a young James Woods steals his scenes as one of the commandos, Silvia Sidney and Martin Balsam get some of the juicier parts from the hostages (along with Kim Richards AKA the little girl who gets blown away in Assault on Precinct 13). Even the terrorists are somewhat humanized. I liked the contrast between Horst Bucholz and Mariclare Costello (who resembles an angry German Susan Saint James), the former's reluctance and apologetic demeanour versus the latter's harshness and fanaticism. But the most entertaining performance here comes from Yaphet Kotto as Idi Amin, who probably benefits from having the most boisterous person to play (and this is one of those cases where even good imitations can't compare to seeing the real person) but nevertheless brings his usual charisma. As far as depictions of Amin go I think I prefer Joseph Olita in The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, but that is a much worse movie otherwise and Kotto does a fine job here.

Golan's movie is probably a bit hammy for much of its runtime but snaps into focus for the very good action climax. Kershner's docudrama approach keeps the movie more engaging or at least more sober for most of its runtime, but given the TV movie production, the action scenes hold up better than expected, with the rehearsal scenes playing with a good amount of verve and plenty of tense moments in the climax (bullets flying over the heads of hostages, a pursuit through a hallway that gets resolved with a grenade) and more firepower than expected (some nice explosions as the commandos blow up the Ugandan air force's MiGs). And while some of this is an expectedly dry visual experience, there are some nice surreal touches during Amin's first visit, the psychedelic haze through which his helicopter descends followed by the POV shot of the cameras as they shoot him breathlessly.

Anyway, I'm a sucker for this kind of thing in general but this is stronger than I expected for a TV movie version of this event.

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Sony has released a new GT7 update 1.35 on PS4 and PS5(Version 1.350.000) players. According to the official GT7 1.35 patch notes, the latest GT7 June 2023 update introduces new cars, events, features, and improvements, including new cars like the Aston Martin Valkyrie '21 and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR '95, new events in World Circuits and Music Rally. Apart from this, GT7 patch 1.35 (1.350) also made adjustments to gameplay elements, and various bug fixes and improvements. Previously, a major GT7 update 1.23 added 3 new cars and new Scapes. Volkswagen ID. R '19, Nissan Silvia K's Type S(S14) '94 and Porsche Vision Gran Turismo Spyder are now available in-game. Recently, GT7 patch 1.32 added new cars and fixes. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing a number of issues with the game. Today's GT7 version 1.35 will address a few of these issues. Read more details below. GT7 1.35 Patch Notes (June Update) - June 29, 2023 New Features https://youtu.be/NfdEQWSAGJE Cars: Three new cars have been added: Aston Martin Valkyrie '21, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR '95 (Purchasable at 'Used Cars'), Subaru Impreza Sedan WRX STi '04 (Purchasable at 'Brand Central' and 'Used Cars'). A new livery has been added for the Lexus RC F GT3 '17. World Circuits: New events added to 'World Circuits': Fisherman's Ranch - Japanese 4WD Challenge 600 Circuit de Sainte-Croix - Hypercar Parade Red Bull Ring - Japanese 4WD Challenge 600 Autopolis - World Touring Cars 800 Music Rally: Six new events have been added to 'Music Rally,' featuring tracks like Good Old Days (Classixx Remix), DRIFT, Marechia (With Célia Kameni), Hooked on America, Life's Coming in Slow, and Moon Over the Castle GT7 version. Scapes: Two new locations, 'Monterey' and 'Field of Flowers,' have been added as featured Curations in Scapes. Café: Two new Extra Menus have been added: 'Collection: Subaru WRX' (Collector Level 26 and above) and 'Collection: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution' (Collector Level 30 and above). New sets of conversations with Car Designers and Characters in the Café have been added. Brand Central: A new Museum section for 'Fanatec' has been added for Europe. GT Auto: Car Customisation now includes 'Fanatec' pre-set decals in the Livery Editor. 13 new 'Real Car Paint' colors have been added. Engine Swaps have been added for certain cars. Sport: Rewards will be awarded at the end of a Season based on the player's final ranking. Eligible players can access their rewards in 'Sport' mode. Multiplayer: 'Settings Options' has been added to the Room Settings in Lobby mode, allowing for more freedom in applying 'Allowed' and 'Prohibited' settings. Other Improvements and Fixes Physics Simulation Model: The effect of the 'Brake' while Auto-Drive has been adjusted. Cars: Fixed an issue where adding wide body modifications caused visual aberrations in liveries around the front end of the Alpine A110 '72. The overtake indicator display has been changed for vehicles with boost functions such as KERS, including the Aston Martin Valkyrie '21, Dodge SRT Tomahawk GTS-R VGT, Dodge SRT Tomahawk S VGT, Dodge SRT Tomahawk X VGT, Infiniti Concept VGT, Lexus LF-LC GT VGT, Nissan NISSAN CONCEPT 2020 VGT, and Toyota FT-1 VGT. The motor gear ratio has been adjusted in the Lamborghini Lambo V12 VGT. World Circuits: Fixed an issue in Custom Race where loading saved race settings that included cars prohibited from racing in dirt allowed those cars to be used on 'Dirt' tracks. Café: Cars that have not been obtained yet now display their availability status in the Extra Menu list. GT Auto: The engine start-up sound now plays after performing an Engine Swap in Car Maintenance & Service. Sport: Entry screens now display the 'Wall Collision Penalty' setting under 'Penalty Settings.'

The pit-in menu during races now displays required tires and previously used tire types. Sound: Additional tracks have been added to the list of background music (BGM) that may have copyright restrictions when streaming. These tracks will not be played when 'Broadcast Mode' is turned 'On.' Controllers: The steering sensitivity of the left stick and directional buttons has been adjusted when using a wireless controller. PlayStation®VR2: Fixed an issue where using PlayStation®VR2 in '2P Split Screen' mode would cause VR replay to unintentionally play after the race. Localization: Various text localization issues have been fixed. Other Issues: Various other issues have been addressed and resolved. Download the free GT7 patch 1.35 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

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Paris Opera Ballet

The Dante Project

photo Ann Ray

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L’Estate in Musica 2023 del Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Il Teatro Massimo di Palermo fino a settembre proporrà una stagione estiva  davvero da non perdere,  grazie a un ricco programma di appuntamenti diffusi tra il Teatro di Verdura, il teatro di Piazza Verdi, il Chiostro della biblioteca comunale Leonardo Sciascia e la fattoria di Danisinni. Per la prima volta a Palermo, il 20 e il 21 luglio alle 21.15 ci sarà Zorba il greco, balletto di grande successo, creato dal coreografo Lorca Massine sulla musica di Mikis Theodorakis, composta per il film  del 1965, interpretato da Anthony Quinn e Irene Papas, e adattata per il balletto dallo stesso compositore, che racconta la storia di amicizia fra Zorba il greco e il turista americano John. A interpretarlo è il Corpo di Ballo del Teatro Massimo insieme a Dan Haja, solista ospite e prima ballerina del Teatro dell’Opera di Cluj, insieme all’Orchestra e al Coro del Teatro Massimo diretti da Danila Grassi. Contralto Myrtò Bocolini. Maestro del Coro Salvatore Punturo. Direttore del Corpo di ballo Jean-Sébastien Colau. Si prosegue il 23 luglio con Tribute to Burt Bacharach, che rinnova la collaborazione tra l’Orchestra Jazz Siciliana-The Brass Group e l’Orchestra del Teatro Massimo, un omaggio al compositore americano recentemente scomparso sotto la direzione del maestro Domenico Riina. La voce è di Lucy Garsia, all’armonica Giuseppe Milici. Ed è sempre la danza ad essere protagonista il 29 luglio al Teatro di Verdura, con il Gala Wellber & Dance con il Corpo di Ballo del Massimo insieme alle étoiles ospiti Silvia Saint-Martin e Francesco Mura, primi ballerini dell’Opera di Parigi ed ospite della serata è Jacob Reuven, uno dei più apprezzati virtuosi di mandolino. L’ultimo appuntamento al Verdura è il 2 agosto, alle 21.15, con Young in green, un concerto che nasce dall’ accordo di collaborazione siglato dai sovrintendenti Marco Betta per la Fondazione Teatro Massimo e Michele dall’Ongaro per l’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Dal 2 al 13 luglio alle 21:15 è il Chiostro della biblioteca comunale ad ospitare Diari di viaggio, tre concerti che impegnano l’Orchestra del Teatro, guidata per l’occasione da tre direttori di diversa estrazione musicale e provenienza geografica. Il 7 luglio alle 21.15 ci sarà alla Fattoria di Danisinni, Short Opera-La traviata, l’opera musicale con cui la Fondazione Teatro Massimo prosegue il lavoro avviato in alcuni dei quartieri della città con OperaCity Danisinni e Istant Opera Noi Sperone, ideato e diretto dal regista Marco Canzoneri, arricchito dalle immagini video di Gianluigi Toccafondo e dalla scenografia creata ad hoc da Stefano Canzoneri In parallelo con gli appuntamenti al Teatro di Verdura, alla biblioteca comunale e alla Fattoria di Danisinni, si sviluppa un ricco calendario anche in Teatro, dalla Sala grande al Foyer alla Sala pompeiana che ospita contemporaneamente la mostra di opere di Elisabeth Scherffig che illustrano i manifesti della stagione 2022/23 del Teatro. Il 20, 21 e 23 giugno, alle 20.30 nel Foyer del Teatro per Musica del tempo che verrà saranno presentate le composizioni commissionate dal Teatro Massimo ai tre compositori siciliani Giovanni Di Giandomenico, che presenta L’educazione del vento, per piccola orchestra e coro maschile; Alberto Maniaci autore di In nomine Matris, cinque storie per coro e orchestra; e Giuseppe Ricotta con The Creation suite, per coro femminile e orchestra. Invece il  22 giugno alle 20:30 debutta in Sala Grande "L’altro", l'opera corale, scritta e diretta da Gery Palazzotto.  per raccontare, a seconda dei punti di vista, la memoria che si cela nell’attualità e la realtà che tende a oscurare il ricordo. Tornano il 5, il 12, il 13, e il 30 luglio, alle 19, in Sala Grande, gli Immersive concert, un format di successo che propone pagine celebri del repertorio operistico italiano, da Rossini a Verdi a Bellini per riscoprire l’acustica perfetta e la bellezza di uno dei teatri storici più grandi d’Europa. Il 9 luglio alle 20.30 saranno i Carmina Burana di Carl Orff a suonate nella Sala grande del Teatro nell’inconsueta versione per due pianoforti e percussioni con il Coro e i percussionisti dell’Orchestra del Teatro Massimo diretti da Salvatore Punturo.. Quattro concerti per arpa saranno eseguiti il 15, il 16, il 22 e il 23 luglio alle 19.00 in Sala Pompeiana, che ospiterà fino a novembre la mostra delle opere di Elisabeth Scherffig, l’artista tedesca a cui, in collaborazione con la Fondazione Palazzo Butera, il Massimo ha affidato la creazione dell’immagine grafica della stagione 2022/23. Il 19 luglio, alle 20:30, Kids Journey, in Sala Grande, sarà un altro viaggio musicale tra le note di Georges Bizet, Bruno Coulais, Alberto Maniaci, Ennio Morricone, Salvatore Nogara, Gerald Oswald con la Massimo Youth Orchestra e il Coro di voci bianche. Infine il 25 luglio, alle 20.30 in Foyer , saranno le giovani voci della Cantoria dirette da Giuseppe Ricotta a intonare le musiche di Johannes Brahms, Antonio Fortunato, Giuseppe Ricotta, David Lang, Ola Gjello, Nunzio Ortolano, Moses Hogan, Huddie Ledbetter insieme al Quintetto d’archi della Massimo Youth Orchestra e, dal 28 luglio al 4 agosto,  per Piano Young si esibiranno in Foyer alle 20:30 i pianisti della Massimo Youth Orchestra Enrico Gargano, Claire Monteleone, Riccardo Di Giovanni e Vittoria D’Agostaro. Read the full article

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Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet in Nureyev’s production of La Bayadère (click on images for names)

ph. Julien Benhamou

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Neven Ritmanić, Diane Le Floc'h, Silvia Saint-Martin, Sebastien Bertaud, Chloë Réveillon, and Lam Chun Wing

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Silvia Saint-Martin and Alessio Carbone in Bella Figura (Paris Opera Ballet, 2016)