From SAFARI to Prince Igor: Tour de Ballet
This season, I had the wonderful opportunity to return to The State Ballet of Rhode Island as Communications Intern and performer. As I’ve written about in previous blog posts, it’s been a wonderful experience, and I am so glad to be back. I’ve just come off a long weekend full of dress rehearsals and performances … Read more
surreal.
So I’m sitting awake at 3:30 AM after having just finished a very hard paper to write, and I’m thinking of how it all happened. I left SBRI six years ago to pursue my interests in music, and now I’m back again, not as a dancer, but as a musician and communications intern. It feels … Read more
i loved your card so much i ate it
I was deeply saddened to see this in the paper this morning: Maurice Sendak, Author of Splendid Nightmares, Dies at 83 “Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered … Read more
the last word
you… cannot even tell whether his words now are old, decrepit rubbish, ground up in all the Slavophil mills of Moscow, or a completely new word, the last word, the only word of renewal and resurrection. – Shatov in Demons The character who out of all of Dostoevsky’s characters in the book was the one … Read more
Under my Roof
Saw this cute little desktop organizer on Design Milk. What it is: Under My Roof is a new project from Christian Vivanco. Inspired by the traditional cottage with its angled red roof and a typical dollhouse, Under My Roof consists of three variations: three houses — to satisfy three different needs. It’s a great way to organize … Read more
Nocturnes
I recently became acquainted with the book Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall (2009) by Kazuo Ishiguro. I’ve never actually read anything by him, but I’ve heard good things about The Remains of the Day. This book fascinates me for a number of reasons. Firstly, it seems to be a blend of musical concepts along … Read more
