01.10.2014
Join us for a performance by Sir András Schiff on the 16th followed by a private lunch for select participants. At the lunch you'll have the opportunity to meet with the artist himself and chat.
“Among current piano titans, Sir András Schiff is the Zen master. He is both utterly relaxed and absolutely awake; taken together, those qualities add up to an unbreakable focus. He is tireless and seemingly infallible, and his playing is window-clear. Listening to Schiff play is like looking into a running stream and seeing all the colorful, round pebbles beneath the water.” (San Jose Mercury News)
Haydn Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Hob, XVI:50
Beethoven Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Mozart Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545
Schubert Sonata in c minor, D. 958
Learn more about this performance here on the UMS website.
“Among current piano titans, Sir András Schiff is the Zen master. He is both utterly relaxed and absolutely awake; taken together, those qualities add up to an unbreakable focus. He is tireless and seemingly infallible, and his playing is window-clear. Listening to Schiff play is like looking into a running stream and seeing all the colorful, round pebbles beneath the water.” (San Jose Mercury News)
Haydn Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Hob, XVI:50
Beethoven Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Mozart Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545
Schubert Sonata in c minor, D. 958
Learn more about this performance here on the UMS website.
Med Ambassador Anran Wang's Reflection of the Event:
Bullet Catch started in a darkened theater with an empty stage. Rob Drummond, the writer and sole actor of the show, casually strolled through the audience before climbing up on stage, setting an informal and interactive tone that would continue throughout the act. During his show Rob explored the history of the Bullet Catch - a trick in which the magician convinces an audience member to fire a gun at the magician's head - and performed a number of a number of his own illusions with the help of a man pulled on stage. It was fascinating to watch how Rob was able to use illusions and trickery - not normally associated with trust-building - to convince his stage guest to fire the gun. One of the more noteworthy moments in the show was when he revealed the secret behind a floating table right on stage - but only to those who wanted to know. In the end, as I'm sure Rob intended when he wrote the show, the actual bullet catch was not the most important aspect of the show. Rather, it was the journey that led us to that moment which held the most significance.
Following the show, we had a discussion with Rob where he revealed the secrets behind some of the tricks he had just performed - and his motivations for writing the show in the first place. I know that some of my fellow students found the explanations disappointing (probably those who preferred to keep their eyes closed during the floating table reveal) but I found them to be more interesting than the tricks themselves. Rob had carefully crafted each scene in the show to allow ambiguity and audience participation while still flowing in the same direction in each performance. Even though he was ostensibly fooling us, my appreciation for his skill at his craft was what brought me to trust him the most. Bullet Catch remains one of my favorite events because I left still thinking about the show - how Rob performed his tricks, why I felt compelled to trust him, and most of all, whether I would have pulled the trigger if I were on that stage.
Following the show, we had a discussion with Rob where he revealed the secrets behind some of the tricks he had just performed - and his motivations for writing the show in the first place. I know that some of my fellow students found the explanations disappointing (probably those who preferred to keep their eyes closed during the floating table reveal) but I found them to be more interesting than the tricks themselves. Rob had carefully crafted each scene in the show to allow ambiguity and audience participation while still flowing in the same direction in each performance. Even though he was ostensibly fooling us, my appreciation for his skill at his craft was what brought me to trust him the most. Bullet Catch remains one of my favorite events because I left still thinking about the show - how Rob performed his tricks, why I felt compelled to trust him, and most of all, whether I would have pulled the trigger if I were on that stage.
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