tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521694843897019630.post956857477635244632..comments2023-06-21T09:03:58.526-04:00Comments on Solange On Theater: Hitting some wrong notesSolange De Santishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01584045582749238772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521694843897019630.post-76763516881478503482012-01-24T00:24:23.945-05:002012-01-24T00:24:23.945-05:00Very perceptive, Brian C.
I'm not sure that t...Very perceptive, Brian C.<br /><br />I'm not sure that their acceptance of their lot is quintessentially Canadian; what I think is Canadian is that they seem to be content with "pleasant."<br /><br />Contrast this with a story such as the film "Mr. Holland's Opus," about a teacher who always wanted to be a composer. Sometimes he's not very nice to the people around him, but the writer wants to show his frustration and anger at his thwarted ambitions. <br /><br />What also pricks the bubble a little in terms of "2 Pianos" is that both of these men have had such successful careers - admittedly not as concert pianists, but still. <br /><br />Thanks for the expansion of the Bach reference! Most apt.Solangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3521694843897019630.post-42577317520244235112012-01-20T03:53:49.148-05:002012-01-20T03:53:49.148-05:00As a fellow Canadian, I thank you for this candid ...As a fellow Canadian, I thank you for this candid review of this perennial favourite back home, which I, too, should see!<br /><br />Although you seemed entertained by the show - the performers are a funny duo - I can see that it could leave the audience wanting more. Reminiscing is fine, but where was the "thrill of victory, the agony of defeat"? <br /><br />Is the show quintessentially Canadian in the characters' acceptance of their lot in life: that they didn't become the musical virtuosos they had aspired to be; that they tried their best and that was good enough? Something to be said for reconciling oneself to reality, but perhaps not so thrilling a stage play as it could have been. Or perhaps more insight into how they arrived at that place would have bolstered their message.<br /><br />The choice of Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze to end the show is so interesting! That selection is the best known part of a larger Bach piece called the Hunting Cantata, which begins: "The lively hunt is all my heart's desire..." Your review of this show asks: "Where is the hunt, and where the desire?"Brian Cnoreply@blogger.com