http://www.camdenkiwi.org/2007/04/an-acquired-taste-phillip-glass-satyagraha/ Snippets of the life of a Kiwi in the London Borough of Camden, including politics, Green investing, musings and interesting things Sun, 29 May 2011 23:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.camdenkiwi.org/2007/04/an-acquired-taste-phillip-glass-satyagraha/comment-page-1/#comment-20533 Steve Battle Fri, 11 May 2007 20:12:40 +0000 http://www.camdenkiwi.org/2007/04/an-acquired-taste-phillip-glass-satyagraha/#comment-20533 I too caught Satyagraha at the Coliseum and was utterly spellbound by the last act. King had his back to us througout, looking to a world that we, the audience, couldn't see - very moving. I was really reminded of the slo-mo 'fighters' representing the ongoing struggle of war in Akhnaten. I thought projection was used to good effect in this production, giving you the gist of the words from the Bhagvad Gita. The projected, exploding sky, surrounding King sucked you in, as if to heaven. I too caught Satyagraha at the Coliseum and was utterly spellbound by the last act. King had his back to us througout, looking to a world that we, the audience, couldn’t see – very moving. I was really reminded of the slo-mo ‘fighters’ representing the ongoing struggle of war in Akhnaten. I thought projection was used to good effect in this production, giving you the gist of the words from the Bhagvad Gita. The projected, exploding sky, surrounding King sucked you in, as if to heaven.

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