Stepping out of her family's shadow, and laying bare family history
A couple of years ago, theater director Irina Brook became obsessed with shadows. She kept photographing her own, and filmed others moving around her.
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A couple of years ago, theater director Irina Brook became obsessed with shadows. She kept photographing her own, and filmed others moving around her.
At 60, and already a renowned theater maker, Irina Brook is rethinking her work and tackling the legacy of her famous parents: āIām only just emerging from my cocoon.ā
Brook also directed the 1963 film version of "Lord of the Flies"
New York City Opera will present Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's thrilling double bill, The Seven Deadly Sins & Mahagonny Songspiel, for the first time ever told as one story, a tragic fable for today.
How Operas Are Going Green During the pandemic, some houses have continued finding ways to make their spaces and performances more environmentally sustainable. La Scala in Milan is now using LED bulbs and smart lighting.Credit...Alessandro Grassani for The New York Times By Rebecca Schmid May 10, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic has challenged day-to-day norms in the opera industry. But while addressing those challenges, some houses have found new ways to tackle another crisis with potentially broader implications: climate change. One of them is La Scala, in Milan, which will install solar panel...