My Experience

After taking this class I have realized some of the things that are going on around me, and with this new knowledge I will now be more apart of my community and help just about anyone that is in need. Sometimes life isn't as bad as people say it is, because life is what a person makes it. In my life I have heard the saying "When life gives you lemons make lemonade", but if the words "and share them with your family and friends" were added I think that would better suit my personality now after taking this class. I have noticed after taking this class I am more open to going to museums, just because now I have a better since of the paintings that I am looking at and can actually see what is in front of me. Certainly I thought that I knew what art was, but taking this class has shown me that I really only know the basics of it all. I know that I will learn so much more about art on the path that I am leading now, because now I am following my dream instead of letting it go in the wind. 

Einstein on the Beach

The performance art that caught my attention while I was looking around for the perfect one for me was Einstein on the Beach. When first taking a look at this it doesn't have the feel of an opera, but it is an opera which has 4 acts to it. Einstein on the Beach was composed by Philip Glass and the theater producer for this magical performance is Robert Wilson. The whole idea of this opera is it doesn't really need to make any since and no one has to understand it, just need to sit back and relax and watch what is going on in front of the crowd. The premiere of this show was on July 25, 1976 in Avignon, France at the Avignon Festival. It was the first and longest score that Philip Glass had created at the time. The whole performance took about five hours with no intermission. Some of the main props that were used in this were Symbols from Albert Einsteins life. This piece spoke to me while I was watching a few clips of it because I have been getting more into Albert's life and the things that he did, also I wanted to see what they did and how they incorporated it into the show.