Sleeping Beauty – Live from Moscow

Sleeping Beauty – Live from Moscow

by | Feb 5, 2017

Fathom events, January - The world-famous Bolshoi Ballet presented the equally noteworthy Sleeping Beauty ballet to cinema audiences around the world for a one-day-only viewing on Sunday, 22 January 2017. Originally choreographed by the inimitable French Ballet Master Marius Petipa in 1890. Petipa (1818-1910) is recognized as the most influential choreographer in ballet history. This current Bolshoi offering is based on the 2011 version by Yuri Grigorovich. The dancers, of course, were exquisite.  Yulia Stepanova played the Lilac...

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Roméo et Juliette at Met

Roméo et Juliette at Met

by | Feb 4, 2017

Fathom events, January - Charles Gounod”s (1818-1893) passionate and lush adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic star-crossed lovers, Roméo et Juliette, was presented Live in High Definition cinema on Saturday, 21 January 2017 to hundreds of delighted audiences in movie theatres throughout the world.  It was a one-night only performance broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.  It’s world premiere was at the Théatre Lyrique de Paris in 1867 where it was enthusiastically received. It has remained a favorite...

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How was the world of technology in 2016?

How was the world of technology in 2016?

by | Jan 9, 2017

January 2017 - How was the world of technology in 2016? - talk with the experts from San Francisco Bay area: Kevin Krewell, Principal Analyst of Tirias Research, Rodney Thayer, Cybersecurity Consultant and Pallab Chatterjee, Editor in Chief Media & Entertainment Technologies. Autonomous vehicles made a lot of progress this year, more than anticipated – stated Kevin Krewell. The amount of effort and engineering going into driverless cars was remarkable. Typically, cars are a slow moving industry, taking 5+ years to qualify an...

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L’Amour de Loin at Met

L’Amour de Loin at Met

by | Jan 3, 2017

December, Fathom events - L’Amour de Loin (Love from Afar), an opera in five acts, received its world premiere performance at the Salzburg Festival on August 15, 2000. The current Met Production is distinguished for two historic reasons.  First, composed by the Finnish Kaija Saariahoit , it is only the second opera composed by a woman performed by the Met since 1903. In addition, the brilliant conducting is masterfully handled by another Finn, Susanna Malkki, who enjoys the distinction of being the very first woman to grace the...

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