Drawing on the wall

If all things were possible I would jump on the Chinatown bus tomorrow morning and head to NYC to see the William Kentridge directed version of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" being performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this weekend. Kentridge is one of my artistic heroes. His drawings and animated film transcend medium and nationality. His work is timeless, timely, poetic, kinetic and as simple and pure as a mark on the wall. I would sacrifice comfort, sleep and other many good meals to see his production of this great opera. We'll see. It isn't likely but I haven't given up. Tax weekend. Too many things and not enough clock. I've already emailed the opera's production company to determine its US tour schedule (not promising.) Perhaps there will be a DVD? The Philadephia Museum of Art had its act together
and reserved an evening for Mr. Kentridge to speak at their museum on Friday, April 13.

later: I've added a link to the title of this post. It will take you to Roberta and Libbie's Phillie Blog. They attended the lecture and posted images of William Kentridge's presentation.