Originally conceived as a ballet work, Ludwig van Beethoven's The Creatures of Prometheus tells the story of two clay statues made human by a cunning Prometheus. In this imaginative multimedia ...

Beethoven’s only ballet, The Creatures of Prometheus, is coming up in a concert by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra this weekend, completed with dancers from the Tia Russell Dance Studio and New Haven ...

A symphony orchestra in a vast concert hall. Ballet dancers, barefoot. A spoken-word poet and a singer. A traditional African drummer. According to Greek myth, the titan Prometheus sculpted humans out ...

In Greek mythology, the god Prometheus fashions the first man and woman out of clay, then brings them to life. Beethoven brought the story to life for the ballet stage in his "Creatures of Prometheus.

Ballet and Beethoven don't seem to go together, but he did write one, called "The Creatures of Prometheus," and it was a success. From Royal Festival Hall, in London, Sir Roger Norrington conducts the ...

Beethoven’s earliest treasures contain nuggets of his later genius. The New Mexico Philharmonic will explore those gems with “Early Beethoven” in a Coffee Concert on Friday, May 3. Guest conductor ...

The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here. A debut in triplicate: ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Sharmont “Influence” Little: “Humanity has never been given by a Greek god.” A symphony orchestra ...