tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post8349136572474937523..comments2023-12-27T05:20:26.800-05:00Comments on BAM blog: In Context: Qyrq Qyz (Forty Girls)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-10112169899816469612018-03-24T23:24:00.402-04:002018-03-24T23:24:00.402-04:00The performance was spectacular - beautiful music ...The performance was spectacular - beautiful music and captivating videos and images. I'm so intrigued to learn more of the epic and the country. <br /><br />However, I am disappointed that BAM allowed people into the theatre more than 15 minutes after the performance started, kept opening the exit door and allowing light in, and staff whispering among themselves in the back, all which detracted from the otherwise enjoyable experience. Name: Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844376692030488436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-51946570952703599252018-03-24T23:19:55.809-04:002018-03-24T23:19:55.809-04:00Absolutely gorgeous!!Absolutely gorgeous!!Sue Kolodhttp://susankolodphd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-57331127633985488192018-03-24T22:51:50.627-04:002018-03-24T22:51:50.627-04:00The sound and video were beautiful. The instrument...The sound and video were beautiful. The instrumental and vocal music and performance were absorbing, moving. A great experience. Myra Zuckerbraunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01205129581832101839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-9559250283769561332018-03-24T22:26:26.390-04:002018-03-24T22:26:26.390-04:00All the right ingredients were there - great music...All the right ingredients were there - great music and musicians, compelling and timely story, multimedia approach, but in the end it did not cohere - the lack of supertitles for text was the most glaring omission making it impossible to follow the story and the video was cliche-riddled (a snake writhing around a prone woman? -come on!) and unhelpful to the narrative. There was a great deal of stacking and unstacking of mattresses - not sure what that was meant to signify. If this was an epic about a group of women warriors repelling an assault and dying in the process, it was surely not in the video, which seems to have been divided into four parts about earth, water, air and fire??? The music was also quite static for long stretches, not seeming to reflect the events that were allegedly being depicted. The singing, when present was excellent throughout, but without text was difficult to relate to. A little interstitial text that was shown was terribly sized and timed, making it near-impossible to read and not relating to the larger narrative either. This work has enormous potential but needs editing.Broolyn Art-houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10896443767888766715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1658202452707400073.post-45768896377332904532018-03-24T07:09:07.047-04:002018-03-24T07:09:07.047-04:00We were mesmerized by the haunting music, songs an...We were mesmerized by the haunting music, songs and beauty of this production. We were transported to another era, and another world. We loved it...!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com