In the air again, this time back to Dairyland. I tend to watch in-flight movies with the sound off; I find movies are usually much more entertaining when I get to develop my own narrative. So, in that spirit, TSR presents:
Graham Vick’s Tannhäuser
The Silent Film Version
ACT I
A gaggle of women in Eileen Fisher sheaths and some half-dressed men run into a train station, which is positioned amid a field of 'aa, to reenact Janet Jackson’s Control video. They hop rhythmically as the sharp shards of cooled lava cut their bare feet. A redhead wrapped in a sheet assumes a wide stance to straddle a large man. He rises to practice strumming an air harp, ignoring the large, unwieldy harp behind him. A ring of fire sprouts up surrounding the redhead and the air harpist. [Perhaps this is where the Love is a burning thing and it makes a fiery ring cabaletta appears? –Ed.] The woman terrifies the man by opening up her sheet to flash him. The harp falls over on a child who has materialized.
Two people in black undress the child who has been crushed by the harp. They turn him horizontal and pass him through a hole in the tree growing in the train station. [There's a hole in the tree. Why’s a tree in the station? –Ed.] Suddenly the air harpist is surrounded by half-naked men crawling through the hall. Semi-legible English words like HATE and LECHERY and REDRUM are written in red on their fleshy torsos. A horse arrives, accompanied by clothed men carrying dead animals. The men sneer, then smile. The horse walks away, and the men stab the already dead animals.
ACT II
A lady in blue runs around the hall, opening up the windows and airing out the funk left by the animals. She develops vertigo from spinning around too much, and falls onto the lava. The air harpist returns and gathers with the lady in blue around the large harp, which has been painted silver. The hall fills with a horde of Blue Nuns and gentlemen with swords. Each man walks downstage individually and stops to gaze up at what I imagine is the train schedule (invisible to the audience). A half dozen men sit a circle in a roped off VIP area, with the lady in blue and the harp. A few stand and face the invisible schedule, but do not play the harp. The air harpist also stands and does not play the harp, but many around him suddenly feel a need to touch themselves in private places or crawl on the ground or dry hump the harp. Everyone becomes agitated and the VIP area is dismantled. The air harpist leaves, perhaps to catch a train to the Air Harp World Championships in Rome.
ACT III
The lady in blue is still in the atrium, sitting on the ground. In a flash she’s surrounded by the half-naked red-word men, who run in, wave their arms a bit, and run out again through the same door. She reaches out to a gentleman who has also been sitting around waiting; he strangles her. One of the people in black who has been sitting at the back of the hall walks over, the lady in blue stands up, and they exit, leaving her blue shawl on the ground as a picnic blanket. The air harpist returns, but given his disheveled state, clearly he did not win in Rome and is quite irritated by it. The redhead from Act I is carried in horizontally aloft by more half-naked men, accompanied by the Eileen Fisher women who either hold the front hem of their skirts in their teeth (showing us their coochies) or wrap the backs of their skirts around their heads like shawls (showing us their bums).
Suddenly the Wartburg Strangler gestures dramatically as the word “Elisabeth!” is projected above the stage, and all of the fluorescent lights in the terminal are turned on simultaneously. The redhead is carried out of the terminal. The coochie women are sucked into the lava. Clothed children surround the tree, which then grows unnaturally green leaves. Half-naked pre-pubescent boys emerge from the lava where the coochie women disappeared, with semi-legible words like PEACE and KIND and I SYMBOLIZE INNOCENCE AND REDEMPTION, GET IT? GET IT? are written in red on their torsos, words which are not washed off by the rain coming down through the train station’s broken skylights.
ENDE
(So what were you saying, vf?)
I have to admit, it's been a long time since I've laughed so heartily at the opera. When the kids started coming out of the ground, I was literally wiping the tears from my eyes.
NB: Peter Seiffert is fantastic throughout; his strength amazingly never falters and somehow he manages to kick it up a notch for the Act III Rome monologue. The whole experience was worth it just for him. And the horse (of course, of course).
Credit where it's due: Johnny Cash reference by heather wings
This is effing genius; I'm glad I wrote my rant about the damned thing before seeing what you wrote.
Posted by: Lisa Hirsch | Sep 30, 2007 at 03:03 PM
Oh, and of course I agree about Seiffert. Here's hoping he is our next Siegfried.
Posted by: Lisa Hirsch | Sep 30, 2007 at 03:05 PM
Expressability
Posted by: ForumStaff | Apr 23, 2011 at 09:08 AM
i'm from armenia
anyone in here ?
i am trying to make some new friends .
love to sing and watch reality shows besides school. - oh yes, and love to sing, become a famous singer and musician one day like justin bieber.
i could also see myself becoming a recording artist or a rock singer with a music career, just love to have a career in singing one day and become famous . lol
that's why i just got myself this ebook called Make It Big by Al Walser that teaches me on how to become a singer it's here in case you're interested check out http://www.alwalser.com, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3rTVQRETA or http://youtu.be/vjK5CiWv1gg
love to hear from you guys - niki
ps: i also love the following things - google just told me hehe :
how to get famous for singing
how to get famous on youtube
how to get famous
how to get famous like justin bieber
how to be famous on youtube
how do i get famous for singing
how do you get famous for singing
how can you get famous
how do you get famous on youtube
how can i be a famous singer
getting famous
i want to get famous
how to became famous
to get famous
become a rock star
i want to be a rock star
how to become famous
how to be a rock star
how to be a rockstar
rock star music
how to become a pop star
how to sell music
how become famous
how to become a famous
become a rockstar
how to become pop star
how to become a rockstar
how to become a rock star
selling music on itunes
how to sell music on itunes
how do i sell my music on itunes
how to sell my music on itunes
online music distribution
selling songs
selling music online
upload music to itunes
how to get music on itunes
sell music on line
how to put music on itunes
how to get songs on itunes for free
where to sell music online
how to put my music on itunes store
tune core
put your music on itunes for free
put your music on itunes
sell music on itunes
how to get a record deal fast
how do i get a record deal
record deals
getting a record deal
how to get a record deal with hollywood records
get record deal
how to get record deal
record deal
how do you get a record deal
how to get signed
how to get noticed by a record label
get a record deal now
jive records
how to get a record deal with young money
how to get a recording deal
get signed
getting record deal
how to get signed to a record deal
how to get your music heard
record deal contract
how to get into the music industry
how get a record deal
music contract
how to get a record deal with def jam
get a record deal with hollywood records
how to get your band signed
how to get signed to a record label
get recording contract
free record deal
how to get signed to a label
how to get signed to a major record label
get signed to a label
get signed to a record label
how to get a rap record deal
want a record deal
i want a record deal
how to get a recording contract
how to get signed by a record company
record company contracts
how to get signed to a record company
record company contract
ways to get a record deal
looking for a record deal
best way to get a record deal
getting signed to a record label
i need a record deal
record labels looking for artists
find a record deal
recording deal
looking for record deal
how to get signed by a record label
get a record deal online
need a record deal
sign a record deal
how to land a record deal
record label contracts
how to get a record deal
get discovered as a singer
how do i get discovered as a singer
how to get discovered as a singer
how can i get discovered as a singer
how to get discovered by a record label
get discovered singing
how did selena gomez get discovered
how did lady gaga get discovered
how to learn to sing
how to get discovered in the music industry
how to get discovered as a musician
how do you get discovered
get a record deal now
how singers get discovered
ways to get discovered as a singer
how do i learn how to sing
i want to get discovered
get your music discovered
how to get discovered in singing
how to become noticed as a singer
how to get discovered
i want to audition for american idol
american idol audition 2011
american idol audition cities
audition for american idol
2011 american idol audition locations
next american idol audition
american idol audition 2010
how to become famous singer
become a singer
how do you become a singer
how to become a famous singer
how to become a good singer
how to become singer
vocal exercises for singers
how to become a professional singer
i want to be a singer
how can i become a singer
becoming a famous singer
how to be a good singer
how to be discovered as a singer
how do i become a singer
how do you become famous singer
to become a singer
how do i become famous singer
how can you become a singer
be a singer now
how to be a singer
music management companies
best music manager
i need a music manager
music management agencies
music management contract
how to find a music manager
music managers looking for artist
music management nyc
music managers in atlanta
top music managers
contact music managers
find a music manager
music management los angeles
looking for music manager
elite music management
where to find a music manager
music managers
digital music marketing
music marketing strategies
music marketing companies
independent music marketing
music marketing tips
music marketing plan
online music marketing
indie music marketing
music marketing and promotion
music marketing ideas
music marketing online
music marketing tools
music marketing agencies
guerilla music marketing
marketing music
music and marketing
internet music marketing
music video marketing
music industry marketing
band marketing
music publicity
free music marketing
music marketing services
music marketing agency
music marketing plans
artist promotion
music marketing plan template
independent music promotion
music marketing company
how to market music
music internet marketing
music marketing firms
how to market your music
guerrilla music marketing
promote music online
marketing in the music industry
renegade music marketing
promoting music online
marketing music industry
marketing in music
music promotion online
music marketing blog
online music market
marketing independent music
music marketing articles
music in marketing
promotion music
viral marketing music
music marketing manifesto
music marketing manager
music promotion
music online marketing
music marketers
music business marketing
how to promote your music
guerilla marketing
music marketing books
music marketing plan sample
band promotion
online music marketing companies
music distribution
music companies
promote my music
guerrilla marketing
music marketing
music video promotion
music promotion tips
independent music promotion
music promoter
music promotion company
music promotion companies
music promotion online
music artist promotion
internet music promotion
music promoting
online music promotion
free music promotion
music promotions
music promote
music promotion services
music promotion sites
digital music promotion
music promotions company
band promotion
music promoters
music promotions companies
radio promotion
hip hop music promotion
promoting music
promote your music
music submit
indie music promotion
gospel music promoters
music promotion site
promotion companies
music band promotion
music video promotion companies
promote your music online
how to be a music promoter
music promotion websites
how to promote my music
promoting your music
musicsubmit
free music promotions
music promotion tools
music promotion ideas
websites to promote your music
music pr companies
promote music online
promoting music online
viral music promotion
independent music promoters
ways to promote your music
music promoter contract
free music promotion sites
music promotion and marketing
music industry
how to promote your music
music promotion agency
artist music promotion
music business
music marketing
promote music free
music promotion service
free online music promotion
music industry jobs
top music promoters
music marketing and promotion
ways to promote music
music radio promotion
music publishing companies
music managers
music management
music distribution
music promoters in los angeles
music agents
radio music promotion
music manager
music distribution companies
promoting my music
music promotion
music publishers list
how to get music published
music publishers looking for songs
list of music publishers
international music publishers
independent music publishers
how to get your music published
find a music publisher
list of music publishing companies
music publishing websites
independent music publishing companies
music publishers
music talent agent
music talent agency
music agents
music talent agencies
music booking agents
music talent management
radio talent agents
talent agent music
music talent search
talent agents los angeles
booking agents
music talent scouts
booking agency
talent booking agent
music managers
music talent managers
music management
music artist agency
music talent agents
press kits for musicians
press kits examples
band press kits
press kits for bands
media press kits
online press kits
press kits templates
press kits for artists
professional press kits
free press kits
sample press kits for bands
electronic press kits for musicians
promo packs for bands
press kits
bryan farrish radio promotion
radio promoter
radio promotion companies
college radio promotion
radio promoters
internet radio promotion
music radio promotion
radio station promotions
radio promotion ideas
music promotion sites
sirius radio promotions
rci music promotion
college radio promotion companies
independent radio promoter
music publicist
indie artist promotion
radio promotion company
radio airplay promotion
music promotion package
top radio promotion companies
hip hop radio promotion
bryan farrish
online music promotion services
online radio promotion
radio promotion
record labels in la
record label companies
independent record labels
major record labels
independent record label
record labels in los angeles
independent record labels looking for artist
indie record label
top record labels
major record labels list
record label names
online record labels
record labels in miami
boston record labels
austin record labels
record labels contacts
major record label
record labels los angeles
record labels in chicago
record label contract
record label promotion
record label contracts
record label deals
how to contact record labels
list of record labels
record labels looking for artists
record labels contact information
record label contact
record label contact info
music labels
record labels in nyc
how to find a record label
kanye west record label
record labels signing artist
record labels looking for songwriters
record label
record label contact information
record labels contacts
record label contact info
contact record labels
hip hop record label contacts
top record labels
record labels contact
record label contact list
how to contact record labels
free record label contacts
list of record labels contacts
record labels contact numbers
record labels looking for artists
def jam record label contacts
a&r record label contacts
record label contact numbers
submit music to record labels
list of record labels
record labels looking for talent
record labels in new york
hit quarters
all music industry contacts
record labels looking for artist
contacting record labels
how to get in contact with a record label
record label contacts
disney singing auditions
singing jobs
songs to sing for an audition
disney channel singing auditions
singing auditions for disney
singing audition tips
disney channel auditions
explore talent
audition singing
singing lessons
singing competition
singing audition songs
singing tips
singing career
audition songs
talent shows
talent agents
singing classes
how to become famous
free singing lessons
good audition songs
singing competitions in florida 2011
voice training
singing schools
vocal training
singing agencies
audition tips
singing careers
singing opportunities
singing voice
singing lesson
singers wanted
tips for singing
singing audition
submitting demos to record labels
submit demo to record label
submit demo
submit a demo
submit your demo
submit demo to def jam
submit demo online
submitting demos
how to make a demo
music demos
demo submission
make a demo
where to send demos
submit demo to young money
submit demos online
how to submit a demo to a record label
submit demos to record labels
submitting a demo
submit music to
how to send demo to record label
how to submit music
where to send a demo
submit demos
Posted by: connesque | Sep 21, 2011 at 12:15 AM
future political Coach Outletand to ensure their re-electability after passing unpopular measures
head of state will oversee
Posted by: Coach Outlet | Nov 12, 2011 at 09:59 PM
This is effing genius; I'm happy I authored my argument about the darned element before seeing what you authored.
Posted by: Seattle public relations firms | Dec 30, 2011 at 11:16 PM
this is one of the best play that I saw in my life, in fact I went to see it two times in the same week, my girl love it, my brother love it, everybody I know love it!!!
Posted by: online pharmacy | Jan 10, 2012 at 05:43 AM