Symphonie Fantastique - Thursday, March 29th through Saturday, March 31st, 2012
 | Symphonie FantastiqueBasil Twist Christopher O'Riley, piano Thursday, March 29 - 8:00 pm Friday, March 30 - 8:00 pm Saturday, March 31 - 2:00 pm Saturday, March 31 - 8:00 pm Kogod Theatre Puppeteer Basil Twist and pianist Christopher O'Riley perform a specially arranged version of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique, re-imagined as a bewitching underwater marvel combining puppetry with the powerful insinuations of music, dance and abstract art.Third-generation puppeteer Twist has called puppetry "a very simple form of magic." Set to the five movements of Hector Berlioz's symphonic masterpiece, the abstract hour-long work is performed entirely in a specially constructed 1,000-gallon water tank, using mirrors, slides, dyes, blacklight, overhead projections, air bubbles, latex fishing lures and other materials. This performance is sponsored in part by the generous support of The Gazette & The Star, the Henson Endowment for Performing Arts, and by a gift from Barbara and Charles Reiher. Learn more about Jim Henson's legacy at the University of Maryland through UMD's Dance and Theatre Subject Specialist Librarian Leahkim Gannett's Puppetry In the Libraries Libguide. Explore the music and magic of this performance and learn more about Hector Berlioz, Basil Twist, and Christopher O'Riley in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library: Hector Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique
Basil Twist and Christopher O'Riley
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