Thursday, April 20, 2006

meditation from thaïs

 set in egypt, the story concerns a cenobite monk, athanaël, who attempts to convert thaïs, a courtesan of alexandria and devotée of venus, to christianity.

['thaïs' - jules massenet to a french libretto by louis gallet based on the novel by anatole france, 1894]

Thursday, December 08, 2005

fool for love



 "MAY: it was exactly supper time and they were all sitting down at the table and they were having fried chicken. that's how close we were to the window. we could see what they were eating"

['fool for love' - sam shepard, 1983]

Friday, October 14, 2005

arráncame la vida

 
"-mañana? -pregunto.
-mañana -le conteste y nos separamos
-oye -grito desde la reja-, ya es mañana"

['arráncame la vida' - ángeles mastretta, 1985]

Monday, April 25, 2005

the kid stays in the picture

"luck happens when opportunity meets preparation"

['the kid stays in the picture' - nanette burstein & brett morgen, 2002]