Event

WILLIAM KENTRIDGE: I AM NOT ME, THE HORSE IS NOT MINE

Renowned South African artist William Kentridge will present a dazzling and comic 40-minute performance
in which the artist himself gives an unusual presentation related to his current opera-in-progress: a work
inspired by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovichs satirical opera The Nose, based on the Nikolai Gogol short
story of the same name, which will debut at the Metropolitan Opera in March 2010. The Nose tells the surreal
story of a pompous government official who awakes one morning to find that his nose has taken on a life of its
own, jumping off its owners face to go for a walk around the city of St. Petersburg. Alone on stage save for a
large screen, Kentridge is soon joined by two projected images of himself, followed by a series of his own
collages, drawings, and animations, creating an engrossing and visually dramatic experience that
exemplifies this artists particular brand of magic.