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<title><![CDATA[Villazon chante Haendel.]]></title>
<link>http://rannemarie.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/villazon-chante-haendel/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[La Deux &#8211; 22h50- lundi 30/11        Concert,  par l&#8217;Ensemble des Grabieli Players, enreg]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">La Deux &#8211; 22h50- lundi 30/11</span>        Concert,  par l&#8217;Ensemble des Grabieli Players, enregistré à l&#8217;église Saint-Paul de Londres, le 7 octobre 2008.</p>
<p>A l&#8217;occasion du 250e anniversaire de Georg Friedrich Haendel, le ténor mexicain, Rolando Villazon a choisi de chanter à Londres les arias les plus connus du fameux compositeur baroque, là où Haendel vécut la majorité de sa vie et connut ses plus grands succès.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcV2Vs83jPc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcV2Vs83jPc</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Castle of the Week, Rundāle  Palace, Latvia]]></title>
<link>http://heraldictimes.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/castle-of-the-week-rundale-palace-latvia/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rundāle  Palace is one of the most outstanding monuments of Baroque and Rococo art in Europe, it is ]]></description>
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<p>Rundāle<em> </em> Palace is one of the most outstanding monuments of Baroque and Rococo art in Europe, it is situated at Pilsrundāle, 12 km west of Bauska, in Latvia. Located about 80 KM from the capital Riga, Rundāle<em> </em> Palace is an architechtural pearl created by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli designer of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Built as the summer residence of the Duke of Courland Ernst Johann Biron the opulent palace was completed in two stages from 1736 to 1740 and 1763 to 1768.</p>
<p>Rastrelli was invited to design the palace by Biron, a favourite of Russian Empress Czarina Anna Ivanovna. The sudden death of the Empress in 1740 resulted in Biron falling out of favor and being banished to Siberia for 23 years. Biron was eventually pardoned and returned to finish his project, the Palace finally reaching completion in 1768. The resulting masterpiece is a magnificent example of Baroque style incorporating elements of classicism.</p>
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<p>After Latvia was absorbed by the Russian Empire in 1795 Catherine the Great gave Rundāle<em> </em> Palace to her lover Count Zubov as a gift. His young Widow, Thekla Walentinowicz remarried Count Shuvalov, bringing the Palace into the stewardship of the Shuvalov family. Rundāle<em> </em> Palace remained in the Shuvalov family until 1920 when it was taken over by the Republic of Latvia  as a part of agrarian reform. The palace was in a rundown state but a lengthy restoration process that is still going on today has returned much of Rundāle Palace to its former grandeur. Visitors are able to tour the museum that was opened at the site in 1972 and several of the grand rooms are open to the public including many in the eastern block including the <em>Room of Roses</em> and the <em>Duke&#8217;s Bedroom</em>. In 2004, banqueting rooms and chambers in the western wing were opened. The palace is ringed by a canal, gardens and a hunting park.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jindrichuv Hradec to Nove Hrady - Cycling Greenway of Rozmberk Heritage]]></title>
<link>http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/jindrichuv-hradec-to-nove-hrady-cycling-greenway-of-rozmberk-heritage/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[From Jindrichuv Hradec you can continue on Vienna-Prague Greenway via Pluhův Žďár and châteaux Červe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc13.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-230" title="jc13" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc13.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cervenalhotachateaur.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-223" title="CervenaLhotachateaur" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cervenalhotachateaur.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="333" /></a>From Jindrichuv Hradec you can continue on Vienna-Prague Greenway via Pluhův Žďár and châteaux  Červená Lhota  to Tabor, or you can take wonderful detour via Southern Bohemia on Rozmberk Heritage Greenway and connect to <a href="http://footloosetravelguides.com/czechtours/bike-salzburg-prague.htm" target="_blank">Salzburg – Prague Greenway</a>.</p>
<p>To cycle via the Rozmberk Heritage Greenway you pass through Trebon Region, locally called Třeboňsko, an area of countless fish ponds, largest of which are Svet and Rozumberk ponds, with deep-rooted tradition of freshwater fish farming dating back to middle ages.  This is also a region of scenic forests and meadows, in a way, Bohemia’s Lake District.</p>
<p><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc8b.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-224" title="jc8b" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc8b.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="330" /></a>Trebon town was a medieval stronghold with fortification walls and moat is still largely intact. Among worthwhile sites to visit while in Trebon is the tomb of the Schwarzenberk family and the Trebon renaissance châteaux.</p>
<p>You may decide not to cycle north to Jindrichuv Hradec once in Nova Bystrice and take a shorter route to Nove Hrady skirting the northernmost point of Austria. The route offers a possibility to overnight at a well-known Hotel Perslak with fine panorama of surrounding countryside. From here the bike trail continues skirting the border passing through deep woods on its way to Chlum u Třeboně, a small town with a nice baroque pilgrimage church and a châteaux.</p>
<p><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc12.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-229" title="jc12" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc12.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc11.jpg"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc11.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-228" title="jc11" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc11.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="338" /></a><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc9.jpg"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc9.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-226" title="jc9" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc9.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc15.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-231" title="jc15" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc15.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="310" /></a>The ultimate destination for the day is town of Nove Hrady, a gateway to the mountainous border of Southern Bohemia of the same name. The town has a prominent gothic castle, encircled by an impressive moat. It was built in late 1200 to protect one of the trade routes that connected Austria with Prague. Burnt to the ground in 15th century, even destroyed by earthquake two centuries later, it was conquered by Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, Holy Roman Emperor Matthias’ general sent to quell the rebellion of the Bohemian aristocracy in 1618, war that became known as the Thirty Years&#8217; War and which eventually installed the 300-year rule of the Habsburgs on the Czech lands. The Nove Hrady castle remained in the hands of the Buquoy’s  descendants until 1945. Today it is well-maintained and in the ownership of the state.</p>
<p><a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cesko-07-797.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-241" title="cesko-07 797" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cesko-07-797.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a>Nove Hrady also has a striking renaissance town hall and a late gothic Church of St. Peter and Paul that was rebuilt in later part of 1600 and furnished with a remarkable baroque altar. On the outskirts of town is a wonderful nature reserve of  Terčino Údolí, Theresa&#8217;s Valley. Cycling though the reserve is a scenic alternative to the main road and the trail takes you to a renovated medieval fortress of Cuknštejn on the way out of town toward Horni Stropnice.<a href="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc10.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-227" title="jc10" src="http://cycleviennaprague.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/jc10.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Entrevue avec Ton Koopman]]></title>
<link>http://journalisteabicyclette.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/entrevue-avec-ton-koopman/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cette entrevue réalisée avec Ton Koopman est l&#8217;une des préférées depuis que j&#8217;écris sur ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Cette entrevue réalisée avec Ton Koopman est l&#8217;une des préférées depuis que j&#8217;écris sur la musique. Certains, qui connaissent déjà bien la musique baroque et les débats qui s&#8217;y rattachent, diront peut-être que je ne leur apprends pas grand-chose dans cet article, car ils savent déjà que Koopman est un grand &#8220;baroqueu&#8221;,pour reprendre l&#8217;expression populaire.</p>
<div id="attachment_531" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 262px"><a href="http://journalisteabicyclette.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/avt_jean-sebastien-bach_6220.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-531" title="AVT_Jean-Sebastien-Bach_6220" src="http://journalisteabicyclette.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/avt_jean-sebastien-bach_6220.jpg?w=252" alt="" width="252" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jean-Sébastien Bach</p></div>
<p>Mais dans mes articles sur la musique, j&#8217;écris pour le plus grand nombre. Je veux que quiconque ne connaissant absolument rien à la musique puisse comprendre ce qu&#8217;il lit. Je m&#8217;adresse au grand public, aux gens qui apprécient la musique sans être des connaisseurs mais veulent la découvrir. Pas à une poignée d&#8217;érudits. Je trouve que c&#8217;est le rôle d&#8217;un quotidien comme La Presse, qui n&#8217;a pas la même mission qu&#8217;un magazine spécialisé, par exemple. Il faut sortir le classique de son image élitiste, sans niveler par le bas. Je trouve c&#8217;est un défi très intéressant, comme journaliste, de trouver un équilibre dans la poursuite de cet objectif. Je cherche donc des façons d&#8217;écrire sur la musique qui intéresseront à la fois ceux qui n&#8217;y connaissent rien, tout en évitant de décevoir les autres.</p>
<p>J&#8217;aime cette musique et je veux que le plus de gens possible apprennent à l&#8217;aimer. Je trouve aussi qu&#8217;il est important, dans une entrevue, de montrer le côté humain des musiciens, en prenant garde de ne pas tomber dans le banal, l&#8217;anecdotique ou le mélodrame.</p>
<p><strong>Article publié dans La Presse d&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui</strong></p>
<p>TON KOOPMAN au Festival Bach</p>
<p><strong>La passion du baroque</strong> </p>
<p>Il suffit d&#8217;écouter Ton Koopman parler de musique baroque pendant quelques instants pour être convaincu que l&#8217;on a affaire à un passionné comme on en trouve rarement. Ce n&#8217;est pas pour rien que le Festival Bach de Montréal l&#8217;a choisi comme président d&#8217;honneur : il est une sommité mondiale en la matière.</p>
<p>Organiste, claveciniste, musicologue, chef d&#8217;orchestre et professeur, c&#8217;est coiffé de presque tous toutes ces casquettes qu&#8217;il sera présent à Montréal pendant le festival, le temps de quatre concerts et d&#8217;un cours de maître. La meilleure part des oeuvres qu&#8217;il jouera à l&#8217;orgue ou au clavecin sera évidemment réservée à Jean-Sébastien Bach. Pour lui, c&#8217;est le plus grand compositeur, l&#8217;architecte au centre de la musique occidentale. Et pas besoin d&#8217;être un connaisseur pour l&#8217;apprécier! Bach est accessible à tous, affirme-t-il.</p>
<p>&#8220;La musique baroque est la plus facile à comprendre, parce que le tempo est dynamique et qu&#8217;il y a de beaux airs, dit-il. Elle n&#8217;exprime pas des émotions individuelles et des passions très personnelles comme la musique du XIXe siècle. Ce sont plutôt des émotions claires et communes à tous. La joie ou la douleur chez Bach, ce sont celles de tout le monde.&#8221;</p>
<p>Même si l&#8217;on ne connaît rien à la musique, on peut se laisser toucher par le message de Bach sans se livrer à de savantes analyses du contrepoint, ajoute le musicien. Par contre, les interprètes du baroque doivent être de véritables spécialistes, connaissant parfaitement tous les paramètres du style!</p>
<p>Et quand on parle de style, il est primordial à ses yeux de jouer d&#8217;une manière la plus fidèle possible aux intentions originales du compositeur et à l&#8217;esthétique de la période baroque. Pour ce faire, il privilégie les instruments historiques et leurs copies, car les instruments modernes n&#8217;ont pas la même sonorité et les mêmes possibilités de rendre le phrasé, que leurs ancêtres.</p>
<p>Ce message est au coeur de son travail de musicien. Il le propage partout depuis l&#8217;apprentissage avec son maître, le grand claveciniste et chef d&#8217;orchestre Gustav Leonhardt, comme lui néerlandais. Avec son contemporain Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Leonhardt a renouvelé l&#8217;interprétation du baroque, jusque-là très influencée par l&#8217;orchestre symphonique moderne.</p>
<p>Aujourd&#8217;hui, Ton Koopman est l&#8217;un des plus importants porte-étendards de ce mouvement. Comme musicologue, il se consacre à comprendre comment jouer de la manière la plus authentique et la plus conforme à cette période.</p>
<p>&#8220;On ne peut jamais être sûr à 100% de la façon dont on jouait, mais grâce aux traités musicaux et aux lettres de l&#8217;époque, on peut s&#8217;en rapprocher, expliquet- il. C&#8217;est comme un grand casse-tête dont on retrouve les morceaux un à un. Sans jouer exactement comme Bach, on peut certainement jouer comme un très bon élève de Bach.&#8221;</p>
<p>Comme chef d&#8217;orchestre, il transmet ce savoir aux musiciens qu&#8217;il dirige. &#8220;Je constate qu&#8217;aujourd&#8217;hui, dans les orchestres symphoniques, il y a une très grande envie d&#8217;apprendre à traduire l&#8217;esthétique baroque avec les instruments modernes, dit-il. Même si les musiciens n&#8217;ont pas d&#8217;instruments anciens, j&#8217;essaie de leur expliquer comment imiter le jeu baroque sur leurs instruments, et cela produit de très grands changements.&#8221;</p>
<p>Cet amour pour les sonorités de jadis, il l&#8217;avait déjà étant jeune. Pour lui, le piano moderne n&#8217;a jamais été intéressant. Il n&#8217;apprécie guère les interprétations de Bach au piano, comme celles de Glenn Gould. Adolescent, alors que le commun des mortels n&#8217;avait pas accès à des clavecins, il insérait même des punaises dans son piano pour obtenir un son plus métallique!</p>
<p>Mais il s&#8217;est bien rattrapé depuis. Avec sa femme, la claveciniste Tini Mathot, qui jouera avec lui pendant le festival, il possède maintenant neuf clavecins, deux orgues à tuyaux et un piano ancien de marque Stein. Le tout s&#8217;entasse dans le domicile familial, une vieille résidence pour retraités qu&#8217;ils ont acquise pour faire de l&#8217;espace à cette passion plus grande que nature: celle de la musique baroque et ses instruments.</p>
<p><em>Festival Bach de Montréal, du 24 novembre au 5 décembre 2009. Ton Koopman et Tini Mathot au clavecin, Collège Marianopolis, 29 novembre 19h30. Koopman à l&#8217;orgue, Église de l&#8217;Immaculée- Conception, 30 novembre 19h30. Koopman avec l&#8217;OSM, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, 1er et 2 décembre, 20h. Cours d&#8217;interprétation ouvert au public, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, 5 décembre de 10h à 13 h. Koopman dirige lOSM le 9 décembre, 10 h 30.</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Music for making holiday memories]]></title>
<link>http://rakstagemom.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/music-for-making-holiday-memories/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Eager to raise children who hate classical music? Try these simple steps: Assume they’ll never like ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Eager to raise children who hate classical music? Try these simple steps: Assume they’ll never like it. Never take them to a classical music concert. Talk about how classical music is boring. Assure they never hear you enjoying a classical piece of music. This rule pretty much follows for all of parenting. If you tell a kid to hate something, work extra hard to hate it yourself and never give your kid the opportunity to love it, your kid will probably hate it.</p>
<p>If you want to raise a child who appreciates, and maybe even loves (or plays) classical music, take him or her early and often to see and hear it performed. My fingers just did all the walking for you, so cut the excuses, read this list, and get out there and give your kids some credit. I think they’ll surprise you. And they might just find something to love for a lifetime.</p>
<p>First, a collection of musical adventures from a venue that never fails to impress with the diversity of its offerings—the <a href="http://www.mesaartscenter.org/">Mesa Arts Center</a>. They’ll host a Holiday Arts &#38; Music Festival with free admission and free parking on Dec. 12<sup>th</sup> and 13<sup>th</sup>. The event includes art by nearly 100 artists in 13 mediums, live entertainment, kids’ activities and more.</p>
<p>Other holiday happenings with a musical bent coming to the MAC include: Leahy Family Christmas (Celtic Canadian sibling singers) on Dec. 5<sup>th</sup>. Welk Stars (as in Lawrence Welk) Christmas Reunion on Dec. 6<sup>th</sup>. American Stars in Concert For the Holidays (surprise mix of American Idol top ten finalists) on Dec. 12<sup>th</sup>. Salt River Brass Concert (holiday pops) on Dec. 13<sup>th</sup>. You’re All I Want for Christmas (Christmas variety show with sing-a-longs) on Dec. 16<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup>. Dave Koz and Friends (A Smooth Jazz Christmas) on Dec. 22<sup>nd</sup>. There’s more, but the brevity of blogging prevents me from listing everything here, so check their website for the full scoop.</p>
<p>I grew up listening with my mother to the music of the <a href="http://www.bso.org/bso/index.jsp?id=bcat5220105">Boston Pops</a>, and enjoyed a full circle moment when Lizabeth and I went to a Boston Pops concert together many years ago (she’s still wearing the souvenir t-shirt). Consider starting a new holiday tradition with one (or more) of these classical music concerts…</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.tempe.gov/arts/events/tso/">Tempe Symphony Orchestra </a>presents their annual Holiday Concert at McClintock High School at 7:30pm on Monday, Nov. 30<sup>th</sup>.  (It&#8217;s free!) The <a href="http://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/events/viewevent.php?eid=116">ASU Symphony Orchestra and Choral Unions</a> present their Holiday Concert (including works from Vivaldi’s Gloria and Handel’s Messiah) at <a href="http://www.asugammage.com">ASU Gammage </a>in Tempe on Dec. 6<sup>th</sup> from 2:30-4pm.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.phoenixsymphony.org">Phoenix Symphony </a>offers a rich musical menu during the holiday season—with many performances held on multiple dates—so their website is well worth a visit. Your choices this season include Holiday Express! (Dec. 2<sup>nd</sup>-4<sup>th</sup>), Holiday Pops (Dec. 4<sup>th</sup>-6<sup>th</sup>), Family Holiday Pops (Dec. 5<sup>th</sup>), Candlelight Messiah (starting Dec. 9<sup>th</sup>), Handel’s Messiah Sing-a-Long (Dec. 6<sup>th</sup> at 7:30pm) and a New Year’s Eve concert complete with complimentary champagne (Dec. 31<sup>st</sup> at 7pm).</p>
<p>I recall many a concert with a very young Lizabeth napping on my shoulder during the second half. It beats having your child fall asleep to the television or an iPod. The early exposure to classical music left Lizabeth eager to try violin lessons, leading to a decade of violin study and all the discipline and musicality that comes with it. I’ll never regret making that investment in concert tickets rather than video games or DVDs.</p>
<p>If musical theatre is your thing, join fellow Broadway buffs at <a href="http://www.phoenixtheatre.com/Home.aspx">Phoenix Theatre </a>Dec. 18<sup>th</sup> or 19<sup>th</sup> for <a href="http://www.phoenixtheatre.com/Show.aspx?id=68">Holiday Harmony </a>featuring Broadway Baritones singing holiday and Broadway tunes. Among them will be Douglas Webster, who brought the house down during Phoenix Theatre’s passionate yet pristine production of Les Miserables last season. I suspect that tickets for this baby will be going fast.</p>
<p>In the mood for a bit of dinner theater? Check out the <a href="http://www.broadwaypalmwest.com/pepperchristmas.htm">Singing Cowboy Christmas </a>(with Pioneer Pepper and the Sunset Pioneers) at <a href="http://broadwaypalmwest.com/currentshow_wp.htm">Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre </a>in Mesa. The show, which features songs, carols, stories and poetry, runs Nov. 27<sup>th</sup> and 28<sup>th</sup> as well as several dates in December. I remember seeing <a href="http://www.broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/mancha.htm">Man of La Mancha </a>with my dad at a Denver dinner theater when I was young, and it felt like quite the adventure!</p>
<p>I can’t recall how Jennifer and I heard about the first Phoenix Girls Chorus concert we saw together at the <a href="http://www.phoenix.gov/civplaza/stages.html">Orpheum Theatre</a> in Phoenix, but it clearly left an impression since Jennifer went on to happily sing and tour with them for many years. Had we never seen that concert together, she might never have discovered her musical talents. Hence my motto about children and the performing arts: <em>Expose them early and often</em>.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.girlschorus.org/">Phoenix Girls Chorus </a>will perform two holiday concerts this season—a Holiday Family Concert called “Memories and Music” at 7pm on Dec. 5<sup>th</sup> at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, and a Holiday Classics Concert called “Holiday Grandeur” at 8pm on Dec. 21<sup>st</sup> at First United Methodist Church in Phoenix.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.boyschoir.org/">Phoenix Boys Choir </a>presents Holiday Traditions (traditional hymns and lively carols from around the world) at several locations throughout the Valley beginning Dec. 12<sup>th</sup>. The program features a special reenactment of “The Night Before Christmas.”</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.phoenixchildrenschorus.org/">Phoenix Children’s Chorus </a>will perform 25 Years of Holiday Celebrations (with special guest artist Desert Echoes Flute Project) during a matinee and an evening performance on Dec. 5<sup>th</sup>. The event, which includes a silent auction, takes place at St. Agnes Church in Phoenix. (I love getting teacher gifts at auctions—it’s like doing double the good works!)</p>
<p><a href="http://phoenixchorale.org/">Phoenix Chorale </a>(formerly the Phoenix Bach Choir) presents a free open rehearsal Dec. 4<sup>th</sup> from 6:30-9:30pm at Trinity Episcopal Church in Phoenix. They&#8217;ll also perform several Home for the Holidays concerts at various locations (in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Sun City) Dec. 18th-22nd. The <a href="http://www.orpheus.org/node/3">Orpheus Male Chorus </a>of Phoenix is holding holiday concerts on several dates in December at various locations (in Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix and Scottsdale).</p>
<p>Finally, let me share a little something wonderful you’ll find a wee bit out of town. It’s the <a href="http://www.wickenburgchamber.com/events.php">Wickenburg Friends of Music </a>event, being held Dec. 4<sup>th</sup> at 7:30pm at the Wickenburg Community Center. <a href="http://www.musicadolce.com/">Musica Dolce</a>, a Baroque ensemble, will be playing music from medieval times through the Renaissance while spotlighting the history behind several Christmas traditions. It’s the type of performance you don’t get to enjoy very often, so check it out if you’re a lover of the unique or unexpected.</p>
<p>If you discover something especially wonderful this holiday season, please share it with fellow readers using the comment section below. And come back tomorrow for a sampling of family-friendly theater performances perfect for holiday together time.</p>
<p>&#8211;Lynn</p>
<p>Note: Always call/click ahead for event/ticket details. To enjoy comprehensive listings of family-friendly events, subscribe to <em>Raising Arizona Kids</em> magazine and/or visit the RAK calendar online at <a href="http://www.raisingarizonakids.com">www.raisingarizonakids.com</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Naaleya Naataka]]></title>
<link>http://sidewing.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/naaleya-naataka-30/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Rangashankara Love, Death, Devil &#8211; The Piece &#8211; Musical play Date  -  29/November/2009   ]]></description>
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<h2>Love, Death, Devil &#8211; The Piece &#8211; Musical play</h2>
<p>Date  -  29/November/2009               Sunday               Time  -  7:30 PM</p>
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<li>Choreography : Ben J. Riepe</li>
<li>Concept : Ben J. Riepe</li>
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<li>Troupe : Ben J Riepe Productions, Dusseldorf, Germany</li>
<li>Website : www.indianstage.in</li>
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<p><img src="http://www.rangashankara.org/home/rangatest//resource/library/4.jpg" alt="" width="444" height="172" /></div>
<div><img src="http://indianstage.in/images/events/love_life/img_r.jpg" alt="Love, Death, Devil - The Piece " width="200" height="210" /><img src="http://www.rangashankara.org/home/rangatest/resource/13_2009-11-29/gallery.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="334" /></p>
<h2>Love, Death, Devil � the Piece</h2>
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<div>The Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan and Ranga Shankara are proud to present a powerful, provocative and electrifying dance-theatre performance by the Ben J. Riepe Kompanie from Düsseldorf, Germany.<br />
The Düsseldorf-based choreographer Ben J. Riepe&#8217;s latest work is based on the five-part performance series &#8220;Practise seeing beauty &#8211; Love, Death and the Devil&#8221; that he created with his company in 2008. This production starts off where the performance series with its different formats (installation, stage pieces, outdoor-performance) new techniques and means of artistic expression left off. The production is characterised by a synthesis of precise choreographic management of time, movement, space and context on the one hand, and the individual improvisational creativity of all involved artists on the other. And by a delight in powerful images and (baroque) costumes.</div>
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<h2>Kyra</h2>
<h2>The Show</h2>
<p>Sun, 29-Nov 2009<br />
<strong>11:30AM </strong></p>
<p>Sun, 29-Nov 2009<br />
<strong>2:30PM </strong></p>
<p>Sun, 29-Nov 2009<br />
<strong>7:30PM </strong><br />
<img src="http://www.kyra.in/images/The-Show.jpg" alt="" width="467px" /></p>
<h2>The Show</h2>
<p>A man appears in a pool of light in front of a room of suddenly silent strangers and THE SHOW begins. Karthik Kumar delivers this comic &#38; probing look at the act of theater and the way we live today.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641, Flemish)]]></title>
<link>http://iamachild.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/anthony-van-dyck-1599-1641-flemish/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Five Children Of King Charles I Children Of Charles I Charles I And Queen Henrietta Maria With C]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_children-of-charles-i.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1837" title="Children of Charles I" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_children-of-charles-i.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="420" /></a>Children Of Charles I</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_charles-i-and-queen-henrietta-maria-with-charles-prince-of-wales-and-princess-mary.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1838" title="Charles I And Queen Henrietta Maria With Charles, Prince of Wales, And Princess Mary" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_charles-i-and-queen-henrietta-maria-with-charles-prince-of-wales-and-princess-mary.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="575" /></a>Charles I And Queen Henrietta Maria<br />
With Charles Prince Of Wales And Princess Mary</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/prince-of-wales-future-charles-ii-king-of-england.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1839" title="Prince of Wales, Future Charles II, King of England" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/prince-of-wales-future-charles-ii-king-of-england.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="563" /></a>Prince Of Wales, Future Charles II, King Of England</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/princess-mary-stuart-and-prince-william-of-orange.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1840" title="Princess Mary Stuart And Prince William of Orange" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/princess-mary-stuart-and-prince-william-of-orange.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="654" /></a>Princess Mary Stuart And Prince William Of Orange, Future William III</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_family-portrait.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1841" title="Family Portrait" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_family-portrait.jpg" alt="" width="462" height="573" /></a>Family Portrait</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-philadelphia-and-elizabeth-wharton.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1842" title="Portrait of Philadelphia and Elizabeth Wharton" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-philadelphia-and-elizabeth-wharton.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="620" /></a>Portrait Of Philadelphia And Elizabeth Wharton</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_george-villiers-2nd-duke-of-buckingham-and-his-brother-lord-francis-villiers.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1843" title="George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, And His Brother Lord Francis Villiers" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_george-villiers-2nd-duke-of-buckingham-and-his-brother-lord-francis-villiers.jpg" alt="" width="440" height="543" /></a>George Villiers, 2nd Duke Of Buckingham,<br />
And His Brother Lord Francis Villiers</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/paola-adorno-with-her-son.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1844" title="Paola Adorno With Her Son" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/paola-adorno-with-her-son.jpg" alt="" width="436" height="600" /></a>Paola Adorno With Her Son</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/marie-clarisse-with-her-child.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1845" title="Marie Clarisse With Her Child" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/marie-clarisse-with-her-child.jpg" alt="" width="434" height="600" /></a>Marie Clarisse With Her Child</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/the-wife-and-daughter-of-colyn-de-nole.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1846" title="The Wife And Daughter of Colyn de Nole" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/the-wife-and-daughter-of-colyn-de-nole.jpg" alt="" width="432" height="600" /></a>The Wife And Daughter Of Colyn de Nole</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-rupert-von-der-pfalz.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1847" title="Prince Rupert von der Pfalz" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-rupert-von-der-pfalz.jpg" alt="" width="331" height="616" /></a>Prince Rupert von der Pfalz</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_thomas-howard-with-his-grandson-lord-maltravers.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1848" title="Thomas Howard With His Grandson Lord Maltravers" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_thomas-howard-with-his-grandson-lord-maltravers.jpg" alt="" width="454" height="530" /></a>Thomas Howard With His Grandson Lord Maltravers</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_lady-elizabeth-thimbleby-and-dorothy-viscountess-andover.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1849" title="Lady Elizabeth Thimbleby And Dorothy, Viscountess Andover" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_lady-elizabeth-thimbleby-and-dorothy-viscountess-andover.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="422" /></a>Lady Elizabeth Thimbleby And Dorothy Viscountess Andover</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portraet-der-familie-lomellini.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1850" title="Portraet der Familie Lomellini" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portraet-der-familie-lomellini.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="521" /></a>Portrait Of Family Lomellini</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-filippo-cattaneo-son-of-marchesa-elena-grimaldi.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1851" title="Portrait of Filippo Cattaneo, Son of Marchesa Elena Grimaldi" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-filippo-cattaneo-son-of-marchesa-elena-grimaldi.jpg" alt="" width="404" height="656" /></a>Filippo Cattaneo, Son Of Marchesa Elena Grimaldi</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-clelia-cattaneo-daughter-of-marchesa-elena-grimaldi.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1852" title="Portrait of Clelia Cattaneo, Daughter of Marchesa Elena Grimaldi" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-clelia-cattaneo-daughter-of-marchesa-elena-grimaldi.jpg" alt="" width="389" height="577" /></a>Clelia Cattaneo, Daughter Of Marchesa Elena Grimaldi</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/susanna-fourment-and-her-daughter.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1853" title="Susanna Fourment and Her Daughter" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/susanna-fourment-and-her-daughter.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="624" /></a>Susanna Fourment And Her Daughter</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/self-portrait.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1854" title="Self-Portrait" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/self-portrait.jpg" alt="" width="438" height="599" /></a>Self-Portrait</p>
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<link>http://iisenkram.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/112/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>isenkram</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iisenkram.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/112/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Handel's Messiah: Tudor Choir and Seattle Baroque Orchestra]]></title>
<link>http://earlymusicguild.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/handels-messiah-tudor-choir-and-seattle-baroque-orchestra/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>earlymusicguild</dc:creator>
<guid>http://earlymusicguild.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/handels-messiah-tudor-choir-and-seattle-baroque-orchestra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Messiah The manuscript of the &quot;Hallelujah&quot; chorus Photo by Joan Patrick The Tudor Choir an]]></description>
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<div id="attachment_231" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://earlymusicguild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/messiah-hallelujah-manuscript-credt-joan-patrick.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-231" title="messiah-hallelujah manuscript credt Joan Patrick" src="http://earlymusicguild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/messiah-hallelujah-manuscript-credt-joan-patrick.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The manuscript of the &#34;Hallelujah&#34; chorus Photo by Joan Patrick</p></div>
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<p><a href="http://www.tudorchoir.org/documents/TudorChoirMessiahPR2009.pdf" target="_blank">The Tudor Choir and Seattle Baroque Orchestra</a></p>
<p>at Town Hall, 8th &#38; Seneca, Seattle</p>
<p>Saturday December 12 at 7:30pm and Sunday December 13 at 2pm</p>
<p><a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/71123" target="_blank">www.brownpapertickets.com</a></p>
<p>“Our” <em>Messiah</em></p>
<p>Scholars are still arguing about whether the April 1742 premiere of <em>Messiah</em> was a hit or a flop; Dublin was a long way from London, and after 28 years in the snakepit of commercial opera there, Handel had collected a lot of enemies ready to dish him given the slightest opportunity.</p>
<p>What is not in any doubt is that long before Handel died in 1759, <em>Messiah </em>had become his best-known work. By the 19th century it had become much more: one of the central cultural artifacts of the composer’s adopted homeland, along with steak and kidney pudding, afternoon tea, and Westminster Abbey.</p>
<p>By 1885, when George Bernard Shaw began his career as a music critic, bloated ceremonial performances with amateur choruses numbering in the thousands had become routine and it was as compulsory for the audience to stand for the “Hallelujah” chorus as for “God Save the Queen.”</p>
<p>Such performances were still routine in the U.S. as well as in England in the mid-20th century and haven’t entirely vanished today. But little by little the ideals of the “early-music movement” began to penetrate even the <em>Messiah</em> industry. In 1985, musicologist Joshua Rifkin was booed by his colleagues when he dared suggest that Bach’s choral works should probably be performed with just one singer per part, but his ideas have percolated throughout the world of music. No one suggests that Handel’s oratorio choruses should be sung by a quartet; Shaw asked that Parliament should pass a law against using more than 80 singers, but his joking proposal is much closer to the norm today than 800.</p>
<p>With smaller choral forces came the possibility of using smaller orchestral forces as well, and early-music practitioners were not slow to realize that the growing popularity of the small-is-beautiful aesthetic offered them a way to open their appeal to mainstream musical audiences. The Tudor Choir and Seattle Baroque Orchestra first teamed up for an annual authentic Baroque <em>Messiah </em>in 1996; at present it’s the only opportunity to experience the work at full length (most performances concentrate on the first, “Christmas” section and trim more or less heavily from parts II and III.) But when it comes down to basics, authenticity and completeness are secondary. Almost from its first performances, <em>Messiah</em> has occupied a special place in the Western musical repertory. Whether Handel saw it so or not, it still functions as a celebration of communal spirit as well as dramatic, tuneful, moving expression of religious faith. The early-music community needs its symbolic centerpieces as much as any other community, and here’s our own chance to celebrate: the season and ourselves.  – Roger Downey</p>
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<link>http://inadamsfall.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/blog-names-continued/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bach Mass in B Minor]]></title>
<link>http://inadamsfall.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/bach-mass-in-b-minor/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>inadamsfall</dc:creator>
<guid>http://inadamsfall.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/bach-mass-in-b-minor/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I am coming at this work as an appreciator rather than an expert. I&#8217;ve been listen]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Disclaimer: I am coming at this work as an appreciator rather than an expert.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been listening to Bach&#8217;s Mass in B Minor today.  While I won&#8217;t be so bold as to claim it is the best thing I have ever heard, I would be hard pressed to name a recording that surpasses it.  </p>
<p>The glory of it all had me thinking about music in general and the myriad truths it can reflect.  I think I tend to appreciate music (and perhaps art as a whole) of two different kinds: music that says something about the world we live in and music that gives a glimpse of the World to come.  I think the Mass in B minor belongs to the latter party.  </p>
<p>I read somewhere that among the works of music that were recorded in the Galileo probe/spacecraft for all those aliens to listen to is the Mass in B minor.  I love the idea that when that thing makes contact with the aliens it will begin by playing the Mass as if to say, &#8220;This is the best that we&#8217;ve ever done, now show us what you can do bitch&#8221;</p>
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<link>http://dphelps28.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/fog-pg-13/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dphelps28.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/fog-pg-13/</guid>
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<p>So, I&#8217;m too lazy to sign up for a real Flickr account, and I&#8217;ve maxed out my uploads for a month.  So above you will find some new pictures.</p>
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<p>In the doldrums between the beginning of fall and the xmas high season of consumer craziness, Turin seemed to be sleeping. (or my SADS was rearing its ugly head, and <em>I</em> was sleeping)  Each evening the sun goes down sooner and sooner, and most nights are  encased in a thick fog.</p>
<p>I was feeling pensive for much of last week.  Two of my students cancelled on me, so I had some free time.  I literally have done everything I can think of, tourist-wise at least, here in Turin, except for a couple of castles.</p>
<p>So, last Tuesday and Wednesday I decided to see if I could cram any more culture into my head and soul, with visits to both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Turin">Palazzo </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Turin">Reale</a>, and <a href="lavenaria.it/">La </a><a href="lavenaria.it/">Venaria</a><a href="lavenaria.it/"> </a><a href="lavenaria.it/">Reale</a>.  Tuesday&#8217;s Palazzo Reale was more of the same, with silk covered walls, giant chandeliers, ballrooms bedecked in the baroque style, and various bedrooms filled with matching furniture (the horse statue and the green ballroom pics above are from this place).  This palace in particular has not really ever fallen out of service, so is more or less intact, and has been renovated several times.  It was unfortunately a snoozefest, marked by the old Italian guide literally standing 6 inches behind me in what could only be an attempt to make me move through the rooms faster (I was in the last tour group of the day).   Um, it&#8217;s not my fault your English audio guide takes forever to describe each room, <em>back it up</em> old man!  [Though, you do get points for actually having an audio guide...]</p>
<p>Wednesday, however, blew me away.  For a variety of reasons, but mostly due to my long slow goodbye to Torino,  I have been feeling melancholy.  So of course in the middle of a rainy, grey, and foggy week, is the perfect time to visit a tumble-down palace !  In my defense, it was sunny when I woke up, and made my way towards the train station, but in true Torino style, the weather promptly turned into the background of a spooky horror film.</p>
<p>La Venaria Reale is a counterpoint to Palazzo Reale.  Neglected for decades, and only renovated fairly recently, it was basically a shell of a building.  The region has decided to restore it (including its HUGE gardens in order to become the &#8220;Versailles of Italy&#8221;) as they did Castello di Rivoli, with a contemporary view.  Most of the rooms are painted in white tones, highlighting what&#8217;s left (not much) of the crumbling stucco work, frescoes, and paintings.  There are projections of actors in period dress talking about aspects of court life, and an odd contemporary vision of the scullery involving burning antlers and a big slide show.  So, given that the actors were all talking in Italian, it was becoming another snoozefest.</p>
<p>But then you sweep aside a giant red velvet curtain and literally walk into light&#8230;into the &#8220;<a href="http://www.lavenaria.it/multimedia/ita/virtual_tour/virtual_tour.shtml">Galleria Grande</a>&#8221; designed by the architect Juvarra.  Holy crap.   Yes, I was already feeling bummed, but I was literally almost moved to tears.  I believe it&#8217;s the most beautiful room I&#8217;ve seen in all of my travels.  Since I was there during the middle of the week and during the off-season, I was in the long hall by myself (especially since all the museum proctors took a smoke break at the same time) and I found I almost couldn&#8217;t leave.  If not for the sun beginning to set, and the need to catch the last shuttle home, I would have laid in the middle of the floor for hours.</p>
<p>But, it was time to go.</p>
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<p>At home, tensions with the roommate are at an all-time high, so when Carlo &#8216;invited&#8217; me over for some fun times, I jumped at the chance.  I had to walk a good mile or two to his attic apartment, and at 12 AM, the fog was the kind of fog that perhaps you could describe as pea soup. Visibility was maybe 12-20 feet, so luckily I knew where I was going, but it was rather spooky, and <em>cold</em>.  Alas! A combination of factors led to a complete and utter (and a first&#8230;) failure in the sex department.  Perhaps it was the spooky walk through the fog, where at any moment Jack the Ripper could appear with a gas lantern in his hand.  Perhaps it was my general moodiness or my guilt about Michele.  Perhaps it was the way that Carlo did this weird moaning thing that started to seriously get on my nerves, or that sex with him (who doesn&#8217;t own lube? I mean, really&#8230;bad gay!!) was like sticking a Genovese Salami into a cocktail straw.  Eventually, I gave up, apologized, and slunk home&#8230;</p>
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<p>Thank goodness that Thursday was <a href="http://dphelps28.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/bakin-with-md-pb-blondies-nutella-cookies-tortino-di-crespelle/">cookie baking day</a>, so I was able to eat my feelings, and was well prepared for that Sunday&#8230;.</p>
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<link>http://laundelles.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/autumn-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Last Colors of the Season I saw the autumn photos by C. Margeli and the rich colors brought out the ]]></description>
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<p><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>Last Colors of the Season</strong></span><br />
I saw the autumn photos by C. Margeli and the rich colors brought out the Baroque in me. As we approach the end of the season, the last of the red and gold leaves will soon fall off the trees. Catch a last glimpse while you can. Time to dust off those classical CDs and yes, go for a drive with the sunroof open and the music turned up. Woo hoo!</p>
<p>Enjoy Fabio Biondi with Europa Galante perfoming Antonio Vivaldi&#8217;s <em>Four Seasons &#8211; Autumn</em>:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Diego Velazquez (1599 - 1660, Spanish)]]></title>
<link>http://iamachild.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/diego-velazquez-1599-1660-spanish/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Las Meninas Infanta Margarita Infanta Margarita Infanta Dona Margarita de Austria Infanta Margarita ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infanta-margarita-teresa.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1797" title="Infanta Margarita Teresa" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infanta-margarita-teresa.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="616" /></a>Infanta Margarita</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/infanta-margarita-2.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1798" title="Infanta Margarita 2" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/infanta-margarita-2.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="586" /></a>Infanta Margarita</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infanta-dona-margarita-de-austria.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1799" title="Infanta Dona Margarita de Austria" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infanta-dona-margarita-de-austria.jpg" alt="" width="475" height="693" /></a>Infanta Dona Margarita de Austria</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infanta-margarita-in-a-blue-dress.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1800" title="Infanta Margarita In A Blue Dress" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infanta-margarita-in-a-blue-dress.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="540" /></a>Infanta Margarita In A Blue Dress</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infante-felipe-prospero.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1801" title="Infante Felipe Prospero" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_infante-felipe-prospero.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="578" /></a>Infante Felipe Prospero</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_dona-antonia-de-ipenarrieta-y-galdos-and-her-son-luis.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1802" title="Dona Antonia de Ipenarrieta y Galdos and her Son Luis" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_dona-antonia-de-ipenarrieta-y-galdos-and-her-son-luis.jpg" alt="" width="404" height="728" /></a>Dona Antonia de Ipenarrieta y Galdos And Her Son Luis</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-baltasar-carlos-with-a-dwarf.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1803" title="Prince Baltasar Carlos With A Dwarf" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-baltasar-carlos-with-a-dwarf.jpg" alt="" width="479" height="623" /></a>Prince Baltasar Carlos With A Dwarf</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-baltasar-carlos-on-horseback.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1804" title="Prince Baltasar Carlos On Horseback" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-baltasar-carlos-on-horseback.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="579" /></a>Prince Baltasar Carlos On Horseback</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-baltasar-carlos-as-a-hunter.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1805" title="Prince Baltasar Carlos As A Hunter" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_prince-baltasar-carlos-as-a-hunter.jpg" alt="" width="370" height="711" /></a>Prince Baltasar Carlos As A Hunter</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/don-balthasar-carlos.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1806" title="Don Balthasar Carlos" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/don-balthasar-carlos.jpg" alt="" width="447" height="600" /></a>Don Baltasar Carlos</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-a-little-girl.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1807" title="Portrait Of A Little Girl" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_portrait-of-a-little-girl.jpg" alt="" width="457" height="614" /></a>Portrait Of A Little Girl</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_the-waterseller-of-seville.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1808" title="The Waterseller Of Seville" src="http://iamachild.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/small_the-waterseller-of-seville.jpg" alt="" width="456" height="609" /></a>The Waterseller Of Seville</p>
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<link>http://artkicksass.com/2009/11/24/vela%cc%81zquez-frying-eggs/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Diego Velázquez&#8216; &#8220;Frying Eggs&#8221; (1618) Current Location: National Gallery of Scotl]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez" target="_blank">Diego Velázquez</a>&#8216; &#8220;Frying Eggs&#8221; (1618)</p>
<p>Current Location: <a href="http://www.nationalgalleries.org/" target="_blank">National Gallery of Scotland</a>, Edinburgh</p>
<p>Tags: Diego Velazquez, frying eggs, baroque, drugs, skull, grandma, tripping out, young boy, horrible breakfast, Madrid Spain,Damien Hirst Diamond Skull, For the Love of God, rijksmuseum, Art Kicks Ass &#8211; Bradley Werner, famous art, masterpieces, artists, painter,</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Study of black by Maria Baranova]]></title>
<link>http://aquickening.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/study-of-black/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://aquickening.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/study-of-black/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I adore this photograph, plain and simple.  Adore.  I can&#8217;t understand that it isn&#8217;t pai]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:left;">I adore this photograph, plain and simple.  Adore.  I can&#8217;t understand that it isn&#8217;t paint, from a long time ago, when women sat by  smokey candles, throwing bobbins around making lace.  And the composition just holds me, the entire image is really about the roundness of black clothe and a small defiant look.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artfreakz/1891755914/in/photostream/"><img src="http://aquickening.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/1891755914_996de54e24.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>Moscow-based <a href="http://www.artfreakz.com/index.html">Maria Baranova</a> has much more to share on her website.  Finding her work is just one of the reasons I swim through flickr everyday, and I look forward to keeping up with her work.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s another favorite if mine&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[The new President Castello di Rivoli Museum]]></title>
<link>http://fidest.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/the-new-president-castello-di-rivoli-museum/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://fidest.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/the-new-president-castello-di-rivoli-museum/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Museo D&#8217;arte Contemporanea Giovanni Minoli is the new President of the Board of Trustees of th]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial;font-size:15px;">Museo D&#8217;arte Contemporanea Giovanni Minoli is the new President of the Board of Trustees of the Castello di Rivoli &#8211; the Museum is searching for a new Director The Board of Trustees of the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art announces that it has appointed Giovanni Minoli as new President of the Board. The Castello di Rivoli is one of Europe&#8217;s leading institutions for collecting and exhibiting contemporary art and was founded in 1984 on the premises of a Baroque castle near Turin, Piedmont. Born in Turin in 1945, since 2002 Minoli has been the Director of RAI Educational, the Italian public television dedicated to Education and the sharing of scientific and cultural knowledge through the broadcasting of programs, both produced by RAI Educational and acquired. RAI Educational has two channels of its own &#8211; RAI Edu 1 and RAI Storia &#8211; that broadcast 24 hours daily. The President of the museum announces as his first step in this new engagement with the museum, that the search for the new Director is currently underway. To succeed Ida Gianelli, whose term ended in late 2008, and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who will leave the Museum at the end of 2009 to direct documenta 13, Kassel, the new Director will be appointed by the Board on the basis of written proposals and interviews with a shortlist of candidates, selected from a list of nominees. For this process, the Board and the President have formed a nominating committee, to which they have invited the former directors of the Museum, Rudi Fuchs and Ida Gianelli; the current interim acting director, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev; the directors of three leading institutions for contemporary art in Turin &#8211; Francesco Bonami, Director of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo; Danilo Eccher, Director of the GAM Galleria Civica d&#8217;Arte Moderna e Contemporanea; and Beatrice Merz, Director of the Fondazione Merz; as well as five directors of leading international museum institutions – Neal Benezra, Director of SFMoMA The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Manuel Borja-Villel, Director of the MNCARS Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; Charles Esche, Director of the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; Udo Kittelmann, Director of the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, including the Hamburger Bahnhof and the Neue Nationalgalerie; and Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of Tate, including Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives and Tate Modern. http://www.castellodirivoli.org</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Castle of The Week, Château de Gruyères, Switzerland]]></title>
<link>http://heraldictimes.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/castle-of-the-week-chateau-de-gruyeres-switzerland/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://heraldictimes.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/castle-of-the-week-chateau-de-gruyeres-switzerland/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gruyères is 810 m above sea level, 4.5 km south-south-east of the district capital Bulle. The histor]]></description>
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<p>Gruyères is 810 m above sea level, 4.5 km south-south-east of the district capital Bulle. The historical town is placed on top of an isolated hill north of the alps, in the foothills of mount Molèson . It is also the location where the Saane river (French name: Sarine) leaves the Fribourg alps. Long famous for it&#8217;s cheese it is also home to a  notable castle with wonderful  Baroque style interiors.</p>
<p>The Castle of Gruyères located in the Medieval town of Gruyères, Fribourg, is one of the most famous in Switzerland. The castle, constructed in the 13th century, was home to a long succession of Gruyères counts. The end of the 15th century stands out as the golden age in the history of the counts. In 1476, count Louis takes part in the Burgundy war by the Confederates’ side. Following this deed of valour, modernization works were undertaken. The adjustment of the esplanade with its chapel, the spiral staircase in the courtyard and the transformation of the main building go back to that time. Thus, the castle loses its fortress appearance to become a stately residence. The baroque interiors remind one of the time when the bailiffs sent by Fribourg lived there.</p>
<p>The Castle was decimated by a fire in 1493 which destroyed virtually everything but the dungeons. Michel, the last count, ran up huge debts reconstructing the living quarters in Savoyard style and then fled, leaving his creditors – the governments of Fribourg and Bern – to divide up his lands between them.</p>
<p> A rich Geneva dynasty, the Bovy and Balland families, bought the castle in 1848 and supported a number of artists in residence, including the French landscape painter Corot, before the cantonal government of Fribourg assumed control in 1938. The Castle was made into a museum and opened to the public. Since 1993, a foundation ensures the conservation as well as the highlighting of the building and the art collection.</p>
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<link>http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/oueeee/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Travail de métho complété ! C&#8217;est ainsi que je le met sur mon blogue pour mon plus grand bonhe]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">ÉMILIE NADEAU-SOUCY</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">NOVEMBRE 2009</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Table des matières</span></strong></p>
<p>Introduction ………………………………………………………………………….3</p>
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<p>Biographie de Shakespeare&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..…&#8230;3</p>
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<p>Principales œuvres……………………………………………………………………5</p>
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<p>Mouvement baroque et comédies élisabéthaines……………………………………..6</p>
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<p>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</p>
<p>1.1 Les thèmes………………………………………………………………………..7</p>
<p>1.2 Les personnages…………………………………………………………………..8</p>
<p>1.3 Caractéristique de la comédie…………………………………………………&#8230;..10</p>
<p>1.4 Techniques d’écriture……………………………………………………………..11</p>
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<p>Shakespeare notre contemporain……………………………………………………&#8230;11</p>
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<p>Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….12</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Songe d’une œuvre de Shakespeare</span></strong></p>
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<p>Le rire est essentiel à l’homme et fait habituellement partie de son quotidien. Dans l’histoire du théâtre, de nombreux auteurs se sont démarqués grâce aux rires qu’ils ont provoqués. William Shakespeare en est un exemple. En 1594, il a écrit la comédie anglaise <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em>. Le contexte socio-historique, les thèmes et les personnages de cette pièce seront présentés. L’explication des diverses techniques d’écriture qui peuvent être associées à la comédie sera aussi faite, mais d’abord, voici une rétrospective de la vie et des œuvres de Shakespeare.</p>
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<p>Le 23 avril 1564, un nouveau-né voit le jour dans une famille bien nantie de Stratford-Upon-Avon en Angleterre. D’une mère bourgeoise et d’un père marchand fortuné, le jeune William Shakespeare grandit dans un environnement propice à l’éducation et à l’instruction. C’est ainsi qu’il étudie de façon intensive l’anglais et la littérature latine, en plus de se pencher sur l’histoire, la logique et la rhétorique.</p>
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<p>À l’âge de 18 ans, le jeune Shakespeare prononce ses vœux de mariage avec Mme Anne Hathaway de 8 ans son aînée. La cérémonie se fait rapidement, puisque son épouse est déjà enceinte de 3 mois. Après ce mariage, la vie de Shakespeare demeure en grande partie un mystère pour les historiens. La trace du dramaturge disparaît presque entièrement jusqu’à son arrivée à Londres en 1587.</p>
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<p>Il faut attendre 1592 pour prouver incontestablement que Shakespeare habite bel et bien l’Angleterre. Cette preuve est fournie par le dramaturge Robert Greene, qui le critique ainsi dans un pamphlet :</p>
<p>      […] Corbeau arrogant, embelli par nos plumes, dont le cœur de tigre est caché par le masque de l’acteur, et qui présume qu’il est capable de déglutir un vers aussi bien que les meilleurs d’entre vous : en plus d’être un misérable scribouillard, il se met en scène dans sa dramatique vanité<em>.</em><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn1">[1]</a></p>
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<p>Shakespeare pratique le métier d’acteur dont il est peu fier jusqu’en 1594 pour se consacrer ensuite davantage à l’écriture. C’est vers l’année 1595 qu’il écrit la comédie <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em>. Les historiens ignorent le moment exacte de sa création.</p>
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<p>Le dramaturge fait partie de diverses troupes en Angleterre et il s’établit finalement, après plusieurs années, au théâtre du Globe. Sa troupe est alors réputée comme étant « la meilleure compagnie de Londres. »<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn2">[2]</a>   Des archives commerciales prouvent que Shakespeare a fait une petite fortune et qu’il s’est acheté une propriété en Angleterre où il a vécu avec sa famille le restant de ses jours. C’est à l’âge de 47 ans, soit en 1611, qu’il se retire du monde du spectacle.</p>
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<p>Shakespeare termine sa vie avec des démêlés judiciaires concernant la possession de certains terrains. Il meure à l’âge de 52 ans le 23 avril 1616. Ses deux filles ont des enfants, mais il est prouvé qu’il n’y a aujourd’hui, malheureusement, aucun descendant de la famille de Shakespeare.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn3">[3]</a> Fort heureusement, bien qu’il soit mort, ses pièces de théâtre d’une grande richesse ont traversé le temps.</p>
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<p>Pour faciliter la compréhension de l’ensemble de l’œuvre de William Shakespeare, il est possible de classer ses pièces de théâtre en trois grandes catégories ; les tragédies, les comédies et les pièces historiques. Il est intéressant de noter que Shakespeare s’est permis d’écrire tant des tragédies que des comédies. Plutôt que de se spécialiser dans un genre théâtral précis, ce dramaturge a prouvé son talent dans divers style d’écriture dramatique.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn4">[4]</a></p>
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<p>Au total, Shakespeare a écrit 10 tragédies dont <em>Roméo et Juliette</em>, <em>Mac Beth</em>, <em>Othello</em> et <em>Hamlet, prince de Danemark</em>, 10 pièces historiques comprenant l’histoire du roi Henry et finalement 17 comédies dont <em>La Nuit des rois</em>, <em>Tout est bien qui finit bien</em>, <em>Comme il vous plaira</em> et<em> Le songe d’une nuit d’été.</em></p>
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<p>La pièce de  Shakespeare <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em> s’inscrit dans le courant du mouvement baroque qui apparaît au XVI et au XVII siècle.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn5">[5]</a> Au théâtre, comme dans les autres arts, le baroque s’oppose au genre classique en misant beaucoup plus sur l’émotion que sur la perfection. Le changement rapide de l’intrigue, l’illusion, l’inconstance, le paradoxe et le mouvement sur scène sont aussi caractéristiques à ce mouvement.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn6">[6]</a> Le courant baroque est composé de diverses catégories de pièce de théâtre dont les comédies élisabéthaines.</p>
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<p>En Angleterre, dans la seconde partie du XVI siècle, William Shakespeare est une référence en ce qui concerne les comédies élisabéthaines. Ce genre de théâtre est lié au règne d’Élisabeth Première et s’étend environ des années 1580 aux années 1630.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn7">[7]</a> En Angleterre, le théâtre occupe une place de choix puisque la reine encourage le développement des arts. Tout au long de son règne, elle protège le théâtre des protestants puritains qui ont une foi très grande en Dieu et qui comparent la pratique théâtrale à la venue du diable lui-même. Protégé par la reine, Shakespeare a écrit de nombreuses pièces dont <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été.</em> Les historiens pensent que cette pièce est écrite à la demande d’un Seigneur en vue de son mariage.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn8">[8]</a></p>
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<p>Cette comédie est considérée comme l’une des pièces les plus joyeuses dans l’ensemble de l’œuvre de Shakespeare. Le thème de l’amour occupe une place importante dans l’intrigue. Le drame ne vient jamais miner la vie des protagonistes. Les quelques épreuves qu’ils rencontrent ne font qu’augmenter les sentiments qu’ils éprouvent les uns pour les autres. La fin l’histoire est heureuse et règle en définitive les quelques problèmes survenus au cours de la pièce.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn9">[9]</a> </p>
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<p>La désobéissance face à l’autorité parentale est aussi un des thèmes importants. Égée, le père d’Hermia, veut à tout prix la marier à Démétrius, bien que son coeur soit pris par Lysandre. Qu’importe l’opinion de sa fille, l’ordre paternel doit être respecté au XVII siècle. La révolte d’Hermia découlant du mariage forcé entraîne le conflit et les péripéties de la pièce.  Le thème du surnaturel est aussi très présent.  La section suivante se consacrera  à son l’explication.</p>
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<p>La pièce Shakespearienne est composée de rôles multiples. Au total, 22 personnages se partagent la scène. Il est possible de les regrouper en deux clans distincts ; celui des humains et celui des fées. Tout au long de la comédie <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em>, les êtres surnaturels et les humains évoluent côté à côte. Bien que la confusion règne dans le monde des hommes à cause de la magie des fées, l’équilibre paisible de ces deux univers revient à la fin de la pièce, grâce aux mêmes pouvoirs surnaturels des êtres de la forêt.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn10">[10]</a> </p>
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<p>Le sort des humains est scellé par les actions des fées. Lysandre, Hermia, Démétrius et Hélèna vivent leur amour au bon vouloir des êtres de la forêt et sont, malgré eux, des pantins victimes de la magie des fées. Dans la pièce, les artisans qui tentent de monter une pièce de théâtre pour le roi sont aussi victimes de cette magie.    <strong></strong></p>
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<p>Shakespeare est le tout premier dramaturge à mettre en scène un univers aussi bien détaillé peuplé d’êtres surnaturels.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn11">[11]</a> Pour créer ses personnages, il puise dans la mythologie classique, mais aussi dans le folklore populaire. Dans la pièce <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em>, la petitesse permanente des fées est imaginée par l’auteur. Cette caractéristique physique est nouvelle avec l’écriture de cette pièce, puisque de façon habituelle, dans le folklore populaire anglais, les fées peuvent changer de grandeur à leur guise. Cependant, bien que les fées de Shakespeare soient petites, elles possèdent un grand pouvoir sur la nature et sur les hommes.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn12">[12]</a> <strong> </strong></p>
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<p>Le personnage d’Obéron, le roi des fées, est originaire de la chanson de geste <em>Huon de Bordeaux</em> datant de l’an 1548. Dans cette œuvre traduite du français à l’anglais par Lord Berners, un musicien britannique.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn13">[13]</a> Obéron est victime, à la naissance, d’un sort malveillant qui lui donne la taille d’un enfant de trois ans. Dans la pièce de Shakespeare, Obéron est ni plus ni moins que le roi des fées. Peu soucieux de l’apparence qu’il projette, il est un roi bienveillant qui tente d’unir les amoureux de la pièce, en plus de tout mettre en œuvre pour que son mariage réussisse avec la reine Titania.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn14">[14]</a> </p>
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<p>Dans la pièce, Titania est la reine des fées. Pour créer ce personnage, Shakespeare s’est grandement inspiré, selon l’auteure Beatrice Phillipotts, de deux dames célèbres. La première d’entre elles se nomme Diane. Elle fait partie de la mythologie romaine. Dans l’histoire originale, Diane se fait nommer reine des bois par son père. Il lui donne aussi pour l’accompagner une soixantaine de nymphes. Le personnage de Titania est inspiré en partie de cette déesse mythologique. La deuxième inspiration de Shakespeare est la reine Élisabeth Première. Selon Phillipotts, « nombre de spécialistes s’accordent pour dire que Shakespeare s’inspira de la reine Élisabeth Première pour créer le personnage de Titania. »<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn15">[15]</a> La Reine Élisabeth a régné sur l’Angleterre de 1558 à 1603, période fleurissante de l’écriture de Shakespeare. Un autre personnage appartenant au monde des fées joue un rôle principal dans cette pièce. Ce dernier se nomme Puck.</p>
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<p>Puck<strong> </strong>porte aussi le nom de Robin Bon Enfant. Ce type de personnage, être surnaturel tantôt bienveillant et tantôt semeur de pagaille, fait partie de la branche des Brownies. L’origine du personnage de Puck de Shakespeare provient d’une légende écossaise. Selon cette histoire, les Brownies veillent sur les foyers le jour et font des tâches ménagères le soir venu. Leur mauvais comportement apparaît s’ils sont contrariés. La majorité des maisons d’Écosse sont habitées par un Brownie.  Dans la pièce de Shakespeare, le personnage de Puck fait référence encore plus spécifiquement au « Brownie anglais », très célèbre à l’époque de l’écriture de la pièce. Ce dernier est porté sur la sexualité et de nombreuses métaphores à ce sujet se retrouvent dans <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em>. Dans <em>Le livre des Fées</em>, Beatrice Phillipotts prend cet exemple tiré de la pièce dans lequel une fée s’adresse à Puck : « N’êtes-vous pas cet esprit qui empêche le beurre de venir dans la baratte de la ménagère essoufflée ? »  Il est possible d’identifier le genre de la pièce en repérant les diverses parties qui la compose.</p>
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<p><em>Le Songe d’une nuit d’été</em> est une comédie classique considérant qu’elle peut être divisée en trois parties distinctes propres aux pièces de ce genre. D’abord,  la première partie de la pièce sert à installer une situation absurde, désagréable ou irrationnelle. La seconde partie est celle où l’intrigue est centrée sur la confusion de l’identité des protagonistes et, finalement, la troisième partie constitue le dénouement final et le retour paisible à la vie normale des personnages.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn16">[16]</a> Une fois que les trois parties de la comédie sont bien identifiées, il est possible de repérer les techniques d’écriture qu’a utilisé le dramaturge.</p>
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<p>Selon le <em>Dictionnaire du Théâtre </em>de Patrice Pavis, la définition d’une technique d’écriture est la suivante : « […] procédé qui consiste à inclure dans l’œuvre littéraire ou théâtrale une enclave qui en reproduit certaines propriétés ou similitudes structurales. » Selon cet auteur, la mise en abyme qui consiste à présenter une pièce de théâtre dans une pièce de théâtre est la forme dramatique la plus couramment utilisée dans cette catégorie de procédé d’écriture.  Dans cette pièce, Shakespeare utilise la mise en abyme comique pour faire rire le spectateur. Les personnages des artisans répètent une pièce de théâtre burlesque qui met en évidence les grands clichés de la tragédie. <a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn17">[17]</a></p>
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<p>Dans le livre <em>La tragédie et la comédie</em> de Jean-Daniel Mallet, le comique peut être divisé en différentes catégories. Le comique de geste, le comique de situation, le comique de langage et le comique de caractère sont les principaux exemples des différents genres que l’on retrouve dans les comédies. La cachette, les jeux de mots et les quiproquos sont aussi des exemples de procédés couramment utilisés.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn18">[18]</a> </p>
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<p>Le comique de geste comprend les mouvements physiques du personnage. Les numéros de clown, les coups de pieds et les coups de bâton sont des exemples typiques de ce genre de comique.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn19">[19]</a> Les personnages maladroits de par leurs actions ou leurs démarches sont aussi des exemples caractéristiques.  </p>
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<p>Le comique de situation comprend la cachette et les quiproquos. Lorsqu’un personnage assiste, sans être vu, à une scène à laquelle il ne devrait pas assister, on parle ici de la cachette.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn20">[20]</a> Dans <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em>, le personnage de Puck agit exactement de cette façon lorsqu’il regarde les artisans répéter leur pièce de théâtre. Cette situation permet à Puck de jouer des tours aux autres personnages, d’où l’effet comique. Les comédies de Shakespeare ont fait rire le peuple dans les années 1500 et font encore rire nos contemporains</p>
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<p>Les œuvres de cet auteur sont intemporelles. Encore en 2009, la langue anglaise est bien connue sous le nom de « la langue de Shakespeare. Selon le critique canadien Northrop Frye : « Une des premières choses qu’il nous faut comprendre, c’est que Shakespeare n’a pas utilisé le théâtre : il l’a pris tel qu’il était à son époque et il en a accepté toutes les conditions. C’est un peu pour cela que nous le considérons maintenant comme un si grand poète. »<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn21">[21]</a></p>
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<p>Selon cet auteur, Shakespeare écrit pour divertir son public au meilleur de son talent. Il n’essaye pas de transmettre sa pensée politique ou religieuse à travers ses textes. Il écrit simplement pour le plaisir d’écrire et cela a contribué à faire de ses pièces des chef-d’œuvres toutes époques confondues.</p>
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<p>De nombreuses citations provenant des textes de Shakespeare contribuent aussi à sa popularité. En voici quelques-unes parmi les plus célèbres selon le dictionnaire des citations : </p>
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<p>« Être ou ne pas être, là est la question » (Hamlet)</p>
<p>« Il ne suffit pas de parler, il faut parler juste. » (Le songe d’une nuit d’été)</p>
<p>« Rien n’est bon ni mauvais en soi, tout dépend de ce que l’on en pense. » (Hamlet)</p>
<p>« Qui n’a plus d’espoir n’aura plus de regret. » (Shakespeare)</p>
<p>« Ô Roméo! Roméo! Pourquoi es-tu Roméo? Renie ton père et abdique ton nom; ou, si tu ne le veux pas, jure de m&#8217;aimer, et je ne serai plus une Capulet. » <a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn22">[22]</a></p>
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<p>Shakespeare est aussi notre contemporain puisque ses œuvres sont sans cesse adaptées au cinéma et au théâtre. Cinématographiquement, <em>Hamlet </em>a été filmé cinq fois  entre 1948 et 1990<em>. Roméo et Juliette </em>a été produit quatre fois entre 1936 et 2006 et Othello a aussi été filmé quatre fois depuis les 50 dernières années. Au total, on compte une trentaine d’adaptation cinématographique des pièces de théâtre de Shakespeare.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn23">[23]</a></p>
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<p>Chaque année, des adaptations théâtrales des œuvres de ce dramaturge sont aussi faites. La comédie <em>Beaucoup de bruit pour rien</em> que Shakespeare a écrite vers 1600 est, par exemple, présentée au Théâtre du Nouveau Monde de Montréal  à l’automne 2009.<a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftn24">[24]</a></p>
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<p>Pour conclure, la pièce <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em> est une référence en ce qui concerne le genre théâtral comique. Son auteur, William Shakespeare, est l’un des plus grands dramaturges anglais de l’histoire du théâtre toute époque confondue. Ses pièces, comiques ou non, sont reprises encore aujourd’hui que ce soit sous forme théâtrale ou cinématographique. Ceci montre que les thèmes qu’aborde cet auteur traversent les frontières du temps et de la langue. La vie personnelle de Shakespeare est encore aujourd’hui en partie un mystère pour les historiens. Heureusement, certains documents ont permis aux chercheurs de retracer les étapes importantes de sa vie artistique. L’ensemble de l’œuvre de Shakespeare est impressionnant vu la diversité des genres théâtraux qui s’y retrouve. La comédie <em>Le songe d’une nuit d’été</em> est particulièrement intéressante en ce qui a trait aux thèmes, aux origines mythologiques de certains personnages, ainsi qu’aux procédés d’écriture qu’a utilisé Shakespeare. J’aurais aimé me pencher sur l’ensemble des comédies qu’a écrites ce dramaturge pour pouvoir comprendre les thèmes, les personnages et les procédés d’écriture comiques de cet auteur dans l’ensemble de son œuvre. L’évolution de la comédie à travers le temps est aussi une piste de recherche qui serait passionnante à étudier.</p>
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<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref2">[2]</a> IDEM</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref3">[3]</a> Fiches de lecture, <a href="http://www.fichesdelecture.com/auteur/141-william-shakespeare">http://www.fichesdelecture.com/auteur/141-william-shakespeare</a>, page consultée le 10 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref4">[4]</a> Shakespeare, <a href="http://elisabeth.kennel.perso.neuf.fr/le_theatre_au_temps_de_shakespea.htm,page">http://elisabeth.kennel.perso.neuf.fr/le_theatre_au_temps_de_shakespea.htm,page</a> consultée le  17 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref5">[5]</a> Éditions Théâtrales, <a href="http://www.editionstheatrales.fr/catalogue.php?num=536">http://www.editionstheatrales.fr/catalogue.php?num=536</a>, page consultée le 17 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref6">[6]</a> Wikipédia, <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroqu">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroqu</a>e, page consulté le 17 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref7">[7]</a> Théâtre Élisabéthain, <a href="http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie">http://www.universalis.fr/encyclopedie</a>, page consultée le 17 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref8">[8]</a> William Shakespeare, <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare</a>, page consultée le 17 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref9">[9]</a> Le songe d’une nuit d’été, <a href="http://www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca/app/assets/pdf/Cahier_Songe.pdf">http://www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca/app/assets/pdf/Cahier_Songe.pdf</a>, page consultée le 14 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref10">[10]</a> Shakespeare, <a href="http://elisabeth.kennel.perso.neuf.fr/le_theatre_au_temps_de_shakespea.htm">http://elisabeth.kennel.perso.neuf.fr/le_theatre_au_temps_de_shakespea.htm</a>, page consultée le 14 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref11">[11]</a> Beatrice Phillipotts, <em>Le Livre des Fées,</em> Singapour, Hors Collection, 2000, p. 12.</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref12">[12]</a> Phillipotts, <em>Le Livre des Fées,</em> p. 13.</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref13">[13]</a> Chester Novello <a href="http://www.chesternovello.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2431&#38;Statzzzzzzz2905=2&#38;composerId_2905=112">http://www.chesternovello.com/Default.aspx?TabId=2431&#38;Statzzzzzzz2905=2&#38;composerId_2905=112</a>, page consultée le 28 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref14">[14]</a> Beatrice Phillipotts, <em>Le Livre des Fées,</em> Singapour, Hors Collection, 2000, p. 40.</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref15">[15]</a> Phillipotts, <em>Le Livre des Fées,</em> p. 45</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref16">[16]</a> Northrop Frye. <em>Shakespeare et son théâtre</em>, Canada, Les éditions du Boréal Express, 1988, p. 63</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref17">[17]</a> Fiche pédagogique, <a href="http://theatre.ac-dijon.fr/ensei/pedago/fiches/2008/shakespeare.htm">http://theatre.ac-dijon.fr/ensei/pedago/fiches/2008/shakespeare.htm</a>, page consultée le 1 novembre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref18">[18]</a> Jean-Daniel Mallet, <em>La tragédie et la comédie</em>, Paris, Hatier, 2001, p. 97 à 103.</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref19">[19]</a> Mallet, <em>La tragédie et la comédie</em>, p. 97</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref20">[20]</a> Mallet, <em>La tragédie et la comédie</em>, p. 98</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref21">[21]</a> Northrop Frye, <em>Shakespeare et son théâtre</em>, Canada, Les éditions du Boréal Express, 1988, p. 10</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref22">[22]</a> Dicocitations, <a href="http://www.dicocitations.com/auteur/4097/William_Shakespeare.php">http://www.dicocitations.com/auteur/4097/William_Shakespeare.php</a>, page consultée le 6 novembre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref23">[23]</a> William Shakespeare, <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare">http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare</a>, page consultée le 17 octobre 2009</p>
<p><a href="http://emiliepdn.wordpress.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/paste/pasteword.htm?ver=327-1235d-syntaxhighlighter2.3.2#_ftnref24">[24]</a> TNM, <a href="http://www.tnm.qc.ca/saison-2009-2010/Beaucoup-de-bruit-pour-rien/Beaucoup-de-bruit-pour-rien.html">http://www.tnm.qc.ca/saison-2009-2010/Beaucoup-de-bruit-pour-rien/Beaucoup-de-bruit-pour-rien.html</a>, page consultée le 1 novembre 2009</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Changing places - Malaga]]></title>
<link>http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/changing-places-malaga/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ciaran</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[There are a number of cosy cities along the Costa Del Sol which are big enough to explore during an ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>There are a number of cosy cities along the Costa Del Sol which are big enough to explore during an extended holiday (if you can drag yourself away from the beach) but also small enough to enjoy in a weekend. </p>
<div id="attachment_128" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1757.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-128" title="PICT1757" src="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1757.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">View over Malaga from Castle Gibalfaro</p></div>
<p>The atmosphere around Malaga is relaxed and the city is a perfect size to wander around on foot, even on a hot day.  The squares in the inner city have lovely bars and coffee shops around the perimeter &#8211; like so much of continental Europe &#8211; and the newer part of the city is chock-a-block with designer boutiques and department stores.</p>
<div id="attachment_129" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 235px"><a href="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1766.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-129" title="PICT1766" src="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1766.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Plaque marking Picasso&#39;s birthplace...</p></div>
<p>One of the squares has a plaque marking the birthplace of Pablo Picasso at his former home; with great bathos, it is now next to an Irish bar.  I didn&#8217;t have time to visit the Picasso museum in the city but it is centrally-located and very popular.</p>
<div id="attachment_130" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1767.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-130" title="PICT1767" src="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1767.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">...and what has become of that birthplace</p></div>
<p>The old part of the city is filled with gorgeous baroque architecture, and as with much of Catholic Spain a great deal of money has been spent on elaborate churches and cathedrals.</p>
<p>There are often levies to enter these buildings but, being both Catholic and a student, I rather objected to this so I affected to enter the Cathedral shortly before a service, had a wander about, then made a loud comment (in English, even though I speak some Spanish) about having left the cat out and the gas on and walked out.</p>
<div id="attachment_131" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1741.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-131  " title="PICT1741" src="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict1741.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Malaga Cathedral</p></div>
<div class="mceTemp">The walk up to the Castle of Gibalfaro is testing, particularly in the heat of summer, but is worth it for the views over the harbour and the prominent Plaza del Toros (bullring).</div>
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<div id="attachment_136" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict17611.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-136" title="PICT1761" src="http://ciaranjones.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/pict17611.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Plaza del Toros</p></div>
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<div class="mceTemp">The castle itself is disappointing and the moorish fortress of the Alcazaba is more worthy of the entrance fee.   The last time I was there they were in the process of excavating a newly-discovered amphitheatre, which looked impressive.</div>
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<div class="mceTemp">Whatever you do, though, don&#8217;t be tempted by the rapscallions offering tours on a horse and trap &#8211; they took my parents and grandparents around after agreeing a price, then one of them punched my Dad when he wouldn&#8217;t part with an extra 10 Euros at the end.  You have been warned.</div>
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<link>http://scarletbird.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/artemisia-gentileschi/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Judith Slaying Holofernes&#8221; : Girls&#8217; got vengeance It is not difficult to admire B]]></description>
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<p>It is not difficult to admire Baroque artist, Artemisia Gentileschi. Her biography is one of despair made into beautiful creations. Gentileschi was a trained artist by her father&#8217;s hand who most likely had exposed her to sexual abuse as well as hired her mentor, Agustino Tassi, who she was later raped and abused by. Artemisia tried to speak but the trials against her rapist later resulted in her torturing and painful physical examinations. Through all of her tragedy came beautiful and powerful works of art. Her heavily chiaro-scuro style works often depict gender versus gender situations and psychologically twisting affairs. In this painting, Gentileschi reveals her desire for revenge in a beautiful, Carrivagio-esque depiction of Judith slaying her male enemy, Holofernes.  In the tail of Holofernes, the Hebrews defeated him through Judith&#8217;s sly tactics of seduction and rage.  A truely femenist story, just as Artemisia painted. She painted her revenge; possibly the most exquisite revenge I have ever seen.</p>
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<link>http://martinworster.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/santiago-de-compostela-galicia-spain-travel-photography-by-martin-worster/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>martinworster</dc:creator>
<guid>http://martinworster.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/santiago-de-compostela-galicia-spain-travel-photography-by-martin-worster/</guid>
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Main baroque masterpiece in the main plaza in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, NW Spain. The city is a medieval gem &#8211; the surrounding countryside exquisite and far from the normal image of Spain. </p>
<p>Very green and verdant with Celtic undertones &#8211; rainy climate and a fresh Atlantic bashing the hilly coastline. Beautiful&#8230;</p>
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<link>http://finelystrung.com/2009/11/19/tartini-adagio/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Christopher Martyn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://finelystrung.com/2009/11/19/tartini-adagio/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>A few weeks ago, I dropped in on the Tartini ensemble during a rehearsal in St Mary&#8217;s  church, Penzance. They were preparing for a concert of music by Dietrich Buxtehude and Jan Adam Reincken. And a very interesting and exciting concert it turned out to be:  music by two composers whose work is heard less often than it deserves to be, with brilliant performances on period instruments by the ensemble. </p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a photograph taken during the rehearsal.</p>
<p><a href="http://finelystrung.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/10x8.jpg"><img src="http://finelystrung.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/10x8.jpg" alt="" title="Buxtehude" width="509" height="342" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1179" /></a></p>
<p>It was also the first outing for the baroque violin that I wrote about a couple of posts ago.  After the rehearsal, Pamela Rosenfeld played this adagio by Tartini on it, accompanied by Nigel Wicken on a chamber organ.</p>
<p><a href="http://finelystrung.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/tartini-adagio-mp3.mp3">Tartini adagio</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Artist Birthdays November 19 - EUSTACHE LE SUEUR]]></title>
<link>http://parkwestgallery.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/artist-birthdays-november-19-eustache-le-sueur/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Park West Gallery</dc:creator>
<guid>http://parkwestgallery.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/artist-birthdays-november-19-eustache-le-sueur/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[EUSTACHE LE SUEUR (November 19, 1617 – April 30, 1655) Nationality: French Field: Painting Art Movem]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Architectu re-kindlings]]></title>
<link>http://sketchbloom.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/architectu-re-kindlings/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sketchbloom</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sketchbloom.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/architectu-re-kindlings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[image via Octogon (Design and Architecture online from Budapest) So here it happens, the siren of Ar]]></description>
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<p>So here it happens, the siren of Architecture called, and I heeded.</p>
<p>Nay, I <em>relinquished</em>.</p>
<p>Architecture, that capricious muse, finally seeps in my art chamber- yet how could I have kept it at bay?</p>
<p>Architecture is, indeed, <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2005/06/sounds-of-architecture.html"><em>frozen music</em></a>.</p>
<p>If this building was music, what song/genre would it be?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.designcommunity.com/discussion/14602.html">Sir Barry</a> says that some architects of the Baroque era literally applied to their designs harmonic ratios learned from musical intervals and harmonic relations between notes. </p>
<p>I always thought Baroque was the music closest to the act of creating, to perfect mathematical equations, the music of the cosmos. Fractals&#8217; music. Baroque and its clavichords is what I am listening to right now, as I finish a 3D digital model. The model dances and takes form. Digital sculpture.</p>
<p>You must pardon if I wax poetic. I just finished &#8216;Death in Venice&#8217; and my heart is full of <a href="http://peterjukes.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/saddest-poem/">poetry </a>tonight.<br />
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