Performing arts and the written word
A medley of music, dance, theatre, opera land literature features! in] tonight's Festival Highlights package at 9 on One.j Rudolf 1 Nureyev 'will open tile programme with the ballet ; “The Two Brothers" [—■ one of his rrire televised performances. iAnd in direct contrast to Nureyev will be a performance; by Japan’s Srinkai Juku, [who offer an intriguing mix of inter-
national performing arts styles. I i | Musical highlights range [from Indian [sitar player- Budhaditfya Mukherjee to classical guitar; ist Alice Artzt and San Francisco’s Kronos Quar] tet, rehearsing the music by Wellington composer (Tack Body. . [ ,| [ From the theatre comes a glimpse of New Zealand actress Ellie Smith as “Lillian” in the revealing one-person play [ writter
by an American, William Luce, and based on:[the autobiographies of [Lillian Hellman. There will also be excerpts from Brecht’s modern version of "The Threepenny Opera, l ” currently playing to packed houses at ' Wellington’s Downstage Theatre! ]! i For opera buffs [ the Pocket Opera Company, Nurnberg, presents Pdnchielli’s traditional [ J :“La Gioconda”; and Wellington J City Opera performs
Mozart’s "Il ; Seraglio,” featuring a cast of internationally known New Zealand singers'. ! ' T : ! ! 1 The written word willnot be neglected and this includes film bhot during Writers’ and[ ; Readers’ Week of Margaret Drabble (United Kingdom),; John McGrath (Scotland),; Edmund White (America) and, from New Zealand, Sue McCauley of “Other Halves” fame. I
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