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Since 1994 Alex started an close collaboration with the contemporary music ensemble "Ictus" in Brussels, becoming a member of the ensemble in 1999. During these years up until today Alex has been involved in nearly all amplified concerts, CD publications and creations of Ictus with among others Georges Aperghis, Thierry De Mey, Philippe Manoury, Magnus Lindberg, Jonathan Harvey, Javier Alvarez, Steve Reich and Fausto Romitelli.
The Ictus Timeline (still under construction)
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04 October 2001 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
Festival international de danse contemporaine, Montréal (Can)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Saariaho -van Dam -Cassol -Brahms -DJ GRAZZHOPPA -Rosas -De Keersmaeker
Cultureel Centrum Roeselare (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Cage -Reich -Lindberg -Bartholomée -Debussy -Brahms -Xenakis -De Mey -Rosas -De Keersmaeker
Mikrokosmos
21 January 2012 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
deSingel, Antwerpenchoreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok "Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos", Gyorgy Ligeti "Three pieces for 2 pianos"
Rosas -De Keersmaeker -Bartok -Ligeti
De Munt / La Monnaie, Brussels (B)With Rosas: creation of the dance-production "Just Before"
Rosas -De Keersmaeker
Amor constante
08 February 1995 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
deSingel, Antwerpen (B)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Rosas -De Keersmaeker -De Mey
Thierry De Mey and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker @ Ircam
29 June 1994 Performance
IRCAM, Paris (Centre Pompidou) (F) Thierry De Mey and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Thierry De Mey, for String quartet (third mouvement) Thierry De Mey, Passacaglia et variation (work in progress, new creation Thierry De Mey, Musique de tables Thierry De Mey, Kinok (choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker)
De Keersmaeker -Rosas -De Mey
Kinok
17 May 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
KunstenFestivaldesArts and de Munt (Lunatheater), Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)
Rosas -De Keersmaeker -De Mey -Bartok -Beethoven
Rain Live - (premiere)
03 January 2002 Performance | Creation | Ictus & Rosas
Muziektheater Amsterdam (NL)Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
Reich -Rosas -De Keersmaeker -Synergy vocal
Expo 98 - Rosas short films
13 September 1998 Performance
Expo 98, Lissabon (PT)Rosas: films + live muziek - "Tippeke" en "Rosa"
Rosas -De Keersmaeker -De Mey -Greenaway -Bartok
Party Gerard Violette
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (F)DRUMMINGParty for the farewell of Gérard Violette. Choreagraphy Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Steve Reich, Drumming.
Reich -Rosas -De Keersmaeker
Reich evening
23 May 2007 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
deSingel, Antwerpen (B)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Drumming Live
Léonard de Vinci / Opéra de Rouen (F)A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
April Me - Creation
03 April 2002 Performance | Creation | Ictus & Rosas
Munt/Monnaie, Brussels (B)Creation of a new dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Rosas -De Keersmaeker -De Mey -Xenakis -Feldman -Grisey
Counter Phrases
27 April 2005 Concert
Opéra de Lille (F)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Rosas -De Keersmaeker -De Mey -Harvey -LINDBERG -Reich -Van Eycken -de Raaff -Francesconi -Hosokawa -Aperghis -Romitelli
Rain Live
13 November 2003 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
Festival Next Wave, BAM, New York (USA)Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
05 January 2002 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
17 April 2002 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
Hallen van Schaerbeek, Brussels (B)Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
Concertgebouw, Brugge (B)Brugge2002Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
21 March 2003 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
Léonard de Vinci / Opéra de Rouen (F)Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
Opéra de Paris, Paris (F)Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
Opéra de Rouen (F)Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
30 September 2005 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
Opéra de Lille, Lille (F)Dance-production with Rosas: cchoreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music: "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich); Rosas, Ictus and Synergy Vocals
04 June 2011 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
Brugge2002, Bruges (B)A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (F)A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
20 December 2012 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
De Singel
A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
April Me
Munt/Monnaie, Brussels (B)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Munt / Monnaie, Brussels (B)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Léonard de Vinci / Opéra de Rouen, Rouen (F)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Brugge2002, Brugge (B)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (F)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
19 July 2002 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
ImpulsTanz, Vienna (A)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
deSingel, Antwerp (B)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Leverkusen (D)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Forbach (CH)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Vlaamse Opera, Gent (B)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Cultureel Centrum Hasselt (B)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Weimar (D)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Schouwburg, Groningen (NL)Dance production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker) with music by Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis, Morton Feldman and Gerard Grisey (performed live by Ictus) and "Noces" by Igor Stravinsky (tape)
Counter Phrases Creation
13 March 2003 Concert | Creation
The Palais des Beaux Arts / Paleis voor Schone Kunsten within the context of the festival Ars Musica Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
15 March 2003 Concert
Dansenshus Stockholm (S)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Barbican Centre, London (UK)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
le Mégaron, Athens (GR)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
24 May 2003 Concert
Vienna (A)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham (UK)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (NL)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Kölner Philharmonie, Köln (DCreation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
12 September 2003 Concert
Transart festival, Bolzano (I)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
07 October 2003 Concert
Festival Musica, Strasbourg (F)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
07 November 2003 Concert
Léonard de Vinci / Opéra de Rouen, Rouen (F)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
16 January 2004 Concert
Théâtre de Caen, Caen (F)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Auditorium de Lyon, Lyon (F)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Cultureel Centrum Hasselt (B)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg (GD Luxembourg)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
14 June 2003 Concert
Cité de la Musique (in: festival Agora / Ircam), Paris (F)Creation of "Counter Phrases" , a film-concert with new compositions based on filmed choreographies of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; filmed by Thierry De Mey; compositions by Jonathan Harvey, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, Thierry De Mey, Luca Francesconi, Toshio Hosokawa, Georges Aperghis, Fausto Romitelli, Robin de Raaff and Stefan Van Eycken; conductor: Georges-Elie Octors; a coproduction of Rosas, Ictus and ECHO (European Concert Halls Organisation), presented by the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux Arts and Kaaitheater.
Grand Théâtre, Luxembourg (L)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Concertgebouw, Brugge (B)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Théâtre de Caen (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Vannes (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Nantes (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Pornichet (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Maison de la Musique, Nanterre (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
La Filature, Mulhouse (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Auditorium (presentation: Musica per Roma), Rome (I)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Theater am der Wien, Wenen (AT)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Heilbronn (D)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
14 August 2008 Performance | Ictus & Rosas
Edingburg Festival, Edingburg (GB)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Göteborg Festival (S)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Schouwburg, Kortrijk (B)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Sadler's Wells, London (GB)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Auditorium, Dijon (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Grand Théâtre de Provence, Aix-en-Provence (F)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Stadschouwburg (presentatie: Transit Festival en Stuc), Leuven (B)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM, Next Wave Festival), New York (USA)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Wuppertal (D)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Kaaitheater (co-presentatie met de Munt) (B)Dance production 2007 with music by Steve Reich: "Four Organs", "Drumming", "Piano Phase", performed live by musicians of Ictus; choreography : Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
24 June 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Lunatheater, Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)
19 October 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Octobre en Normandie, Rouen (F) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)
Amor constante - creation
30 November 1994 Performance | Creation | Ictus & Rosas
Cirque Royal, Bruxelles (B) Première AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Cirque Royal, Bruxelles (B) AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Cirque Royal, Bruxelles (B)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Lissabon 94 Cultural Capital (Centro cultural de Belèm) (PT)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
14 December 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
deSingel, Antwerp (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)
Muziektheater, Amsterdam (NL)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (F)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Rotterdamse Schouwburg (NL)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama (Japan)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Mercat de los Flors, Barcelona (ES)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
La Filature, Mulhouse (F)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
21 April 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
De Warande, Turnhout (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)
Central Studios, Utrecht (NL) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)
Opéra de Berlioz, Montpellier (F)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Koninklijk Circus, Brussels (B)AMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal, CanadaAMOR CONSTANTE with Rosas Choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music Thierry De Mey
Just before - Creation
12 October 1997 Performance | Creation | Ictus & Rosas
Zeitgenössische Musiktage, Dresden (D)With Rosas: creation of the dance-production "Just Before"
Muziektheater, Amsterdam (Nl)With Rosas: creation of the dance-production "Just Before"
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (F)With Rosas: creation of the dance-production "Just Before"
Stadsschouwburg, Rotterdam (Nl)With Rosas: creation of the dance-production "Just Before"
deSingel, Antwerpen (B)With Rosas: creation of the dance-production "Just Before"
Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York (USA)A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
Grand Théâtres
Sommerszene
Opéra de Dijon, Dijon (F)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok "Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos", Gyorgy Ligeti "Three pieces for 2 pianos"
Pact Zollverein, Essen (D)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok "Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos", Gyorgy Ligeti "Three pieces for 2 pianos"
Berlin (D)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok "Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos", Gyorgy Ligeti "Three pieces for 2 pianos"
Rain Live matinée
Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok "Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos", Gyorgy Ligeti "Three pieces for 2 pianos"
Leuven, Stadsschouwburg (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Cage -Reich -Rosas -De Keersmaeker -Lindberg -Bartholomée -Debussy -Brahms -Xenakis -De Mey
Théâtre de Caen, Caen (F)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Cultureel Centrum Hasselt (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Rosas Studios, Brussels (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Barbican Centre, London (UK)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Museumquartier, Impuls Tanz, Vienna (A)A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
Lisboa (PT)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Rivoli Teatro, Porto (PT)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Hannover 2000 / Tanztheater International, Expo Theatre, Hannover (D)A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
31 August 2000 Performance | Creation | Ictus & Rosas
Hannover 2000 / Tanztheater International, Expo Theatre, Hannover (D)Creation of a dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich
Adelaide Festival, AustraliaDance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Muziektheater, Amsterdam (NL)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Montpellier (F)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Frankfurt (D)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Hannover (D)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (F)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Rotterdamse Schouwburg, Rotterdam (NL)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
deSingel, Antwerp (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Lunatheater, Brussel (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by soloists of Ictus: Kaija Saariaho, George van Dam, Ictus Jungle Dept, Fabrizio Cassol, Johannes Brahms
Vooruit, Gent (B)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Dansens Hus, Stockholm (Z)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Le Hangar, Rouen (F)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Zeitgenössische Musiktage, Dresden (D)Dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed by Ictus: John Cage, Steve Reich, Magnus Lindberg, Pierre Bartholomée, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Thierry De Mey, Iannis Xenakis
Kaaitheater, Brussels
Choreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Steve Reich
Kaaitheater - Brussels - Belgium
Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (F)
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam (Nl)
Stadsschouwburg, Kortrijk (B)
A dance-production with Rosas: choreography Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; music performed live by Ictus and Synergy Vocals: Steve Reich llli
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Cannes (F)
Théâtre de Nîmes - Nîmes - France
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Ruhrtriennale, Bochum (D)
Choreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Gérard Grisey
Grisey -Rosas -De Keersmaeker
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la Monnaie / de Munt, Brussels (B)
Concertgebouw, Brugge (B)
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MC2 - Grenoble - FranceChoreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Gérard Grisey
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Sadler's Wells - London - United KingdomChoreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Gérard Grisey
Hollandfestival - Amsterdam - NetherlandsChoreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Gérard Grisey
Nationaltheater Mannheim (Theater der Welt) - Mannheim - GermanyChoreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Gérard Grisey
republic - Salzburg - AustriaChoreography: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, music: Gérard Grisey
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Q: WPF: LibVLCSharp integration in setup project/release version So I have been against a wall for this one for a while now.
My requirement is to play .mp4 video file in a wpf application. Sounds simple enough, right?
At first, I used built-in MediaElement class and everything worked.
But it turns out, MediaElement is based on Windows Media Player, and for people (myself included) who are using Windows 10 Pro N (or KN) versions, which are basically stripped-down versions of Windows 10, videos are not playing, because Windows Media Player is not included.
That is also reported by attaching an error callback to MediaElement, resulting in message:
"Windows Media Player version 10 or later is required"
Of course, one option is to show user a message and a link to download the feature pack (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/mediafeaturepack), which includes Windows Media Player, but in all my years using Windows apps, I have NEVER seen any app do/ask that. It is also wrong - the feature pack comes with alot more than just WMP and user might not want to bloat their system with unnecessary apps. That's why user chose Windows 10 Pro N (or KN) in the first place.
But then - how do other apps do it? How are videos on Slack, Discord apps played on my Windows 10 Pro N?
A bit of googling and general solution is to use VideoLAN.LibVLC.Windows framework, because it is open-sourced, well maintained and has proven itself over the years on multiple platforms.
Ok, I get it's nuget package, and since it is native code, I also download a wrapper libraries to use it in WPF - LibVLCSharp and LibVLCSharp.WPF.
I have successfully integrated video playback, everything works in Debug version.
Now it's time to test it in Release version. I create a new Setup project, build it, install it.
So here's the problem:
My app runs just fine, but when I get to the section where video is supposed to play, I get an exception error:
Failed to load required native libraries.
Have you installed the latest LibVLC package from nuget for your target platform?
Search paths include
C:\Program Files (x86)\My app\libvlc\win-x64\libvlc.dll,
C:\Program Files (x86)\My app\libvlc\win-x64\libvlccore.dll;
C:\Program Files (x86)\My app\libvlc\win-x64\libvlc.dll,
C:\Program Files (x86)\My app\libvlc\win-x64\libvlccore.dll;
C:\Program Files (x86)\My app\libvlc.dll,

So, in my install directory C:\Program Files (x86)\My app\, I find these 2 dlls:
LibVLCSharp.dll
LibVLCSharp.WPF.dll

I check the Debug version's folder (because it was working just fine there) and I see that I also have a libvlc folder being generater there, with contents:
libvlc
- win-x64
-- hrtfs
-- locale
-- lua
-- plugins
-- libvlc.dll
-- libvlc.lib
-- libvlccore.dll
-- libvlccore.lib
- win-x86
-- hrtfs
-- locale
-- lua
-- plugins
-- libvlc.dll
-- libvlc.lib
-- libvlccore.dll
-- libvlccore.lib

I copy that folder to my install directory and videos are now playing.
Ok, I can automate that folder copy during installation.
But now the problem is size.
My app is 10 MB in size. That libvlc folder is 324 MB in size.
It is quite unacceptable for a small 10 MB app to suddenly grow to be 334 MB large. I would understand 10-20 MB increase, but not by this much.
I understand, that I can create two seperate installations - one for x64 and one for x86 systems.
Great, that splits size in half.
Then by trial and error, I removed things from those folders that my app can live without and still play the videos.
I am left with this structure, which runs fine:
libvlc
- win-x64
-- plugins
-- libvlc.dll
-- libvlccore.dll

But it still weighs 125 MB. If I delete anything from plugins folder, app crashes.
Is there a better/correct way of including this "libvlc" folder to my Release version, without it blowing up my installer size?
Perhaps there is another, more lightweight framework that can play .mp4 files?
Did I jump into the wrong rabbit hole?
====================== Update ======================
Solved, thanks to @cube45 suggestion.
Indeed, I can delete plugins that I don't need, thus saving space (I initially deleted a required one, so I assumed all were mandatory, simply unlucky).
So again, by trial and error I only left those files that were needed for successfully displaying video.
The resulting list:
libvlc
- win-x64
-- libvlc.dll
-- libvlccore.dll
-- plugins
--- access
---- libimem_plugin.dll
--- codec
---- libavcodec_plugin.dll
---- libd3d11va_plugin.dll
--- video_output
---- libdirect3d9_plugin.dll
---- libdirect3d11_plugin.dll
---- libdrawable_plugin.dll
---- libvmem_plugin.dll

Same for x86 configuration.
The main problem, why the libvlc folder wasn't being generated in the install directory, was because I needed to explicitly add a content output for that directory.
I did so by:
1. Right clicked on **my setup project -> View -> File System**
2. Right clicked on **Application Folder -> Add -> Project Output**
3. Selected **Content Files -> Ok**

And voila - now libvlc folder with it's contents are included in the installer file and placed in install directory.
However, even compressed, the installer file now is 140 MB large, because it included whole libvlc folder. We need to include only those files we need and skip the rest.
So that's where the link @cube45 provided came in handy.
Process, where we select only those files/folders that we need, is called Cherry picking. So I added following to *.csproj file:
  <ItemGroup>
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="libvlc.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="libvlccore.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="plugins\access\libimem_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="plugins\codec\libavcodec_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="plugins\codec\libd3d11va_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libdirect3d9_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libdirect3d11_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libdrawable_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX64IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libvmem_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="libvlc.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="libvlccore.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="plugins\access\libimem_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="plugins\codec\libavcodec_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="plugins\codec\libd3d11va_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libdirect3d9_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libdirect3d11_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libdrawable_plugin.dll" />
    <VlcWindowsX86IncludeFiles Include="plugins\video_output\libvmem_plugin.dll" />
  </ItemGroup>

And voila - now my installation file weighs only 23 MB, which is completely acceptable!
Oh and that size can be cut down by half, because this was built for Any CPU configuration. So if I split this installation into two seperate ones, the weight would be ~11.5 MB (but then a whole new set of problems would occur, so I'm not gona delve into that).
Long story short - success!

A: So a few things:

Ok, I get it's nuget package, and since it is native code, I also download a wrapper libraries to use it in WPF - LibVLCSharp and LibVLCSharp.WPF.

You only need to reference LibVLCSharp.WPF and VideoLAN.LibVLC.Windows, LibVLCSharp is a dependency of the .WPF project

I check the Debug version's folder (because it was working just fine there) and I see that I also have a libvlc folder being generater there, with contents:

You should also have that in the Release folder too. If not, something might be wrong with VideoLAN.LibVLC.Windows or the way you're using it.

I understand, that I can create two seperate installations - one for x64 and one for x86 systems.

Yes, that would avoid embedding libvlc twice, that's what I'd recommend

If I delete anything from plugins folder, app crashes.

That's the way you should customize it, but you would need to figure out by yourself what you really need (you'll likely only need the "file" access plugin, no gui plugin, no mux...). I'd recommend taking a look at this documentation : https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libvlc-nuget/-/blob/master/cherry-picking.md
If that's not slim enough for you (for example, codec/libavcodec_plugin.dll is still too heavy for you), I'm afraid you'll have to build libvlc by yourself. Warning : it's not a nice walk in the park.

Perhaps there is another, more lightweight framework that can play .mp4 files?

I only know about FFMediaElement and other ffmpeg-based projects, but I'm unsure about the ffmpeg licensing, and I did not test them myself.

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THE BIG FREEZE swept over Warrandyte as the Tennis and Junior Football organisations helped raise awareness and funds for Motor Neurone Disease.
An intuitive initiative by the tennis club allowed them to run their own ice bucket challenge at the tennis courts.
The installation of their new irrigation system forced the club to load up buckets of water for general use around their rooms and courts and inspired by a "waste not want not" mentality, the club announced that they would be holding their own Big Freeze event with their excess water.
Warrandyte Community Bank representatives Adrian Yong and Dee Dickson were in attendance and with the help of junior players Hamish Pattenden, Oliver Liu, Callum Aldenhoven and Harvey Arifovic, were granted the pleasure of tipping the buckets of ice-cold water over the brave participants.
The dunkees in question were none other than Craig Haslam, Ariel Paterson, Wayne Bradford and Maree Neil who were suitably soaked in the name of a good cause.
The outstanding effort by the club raised $210, making their mark for an important cause.
Over at Warrandyte Reserve, the Junior Football club's round eight home game were a "true blue success" as the club also joined in to #FightMND.
The Under 15 side donned the classic blue MND socks in their game while the club put up a host of MND merchandise for sale to raise funds with as many as 100 beanies snapped up by supporters.
It was a fantastic show of support for MND Round by Warrandyte's sporting organisations in a strong community display that all involved with should be proud of.
Venom seek to bite back
Men and Youth Women sides set themselves for finals
WARRANDYTE'S Division One Men and Youth League Women look poised for Big V finals as the season passes the halfway mark.
Division One Men
Heading into the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend, the Mens team are currently 2nd on the ladder with 11 wins.
The men's side are perched comfortably with the standout being import Jacob Thom, who has well and truly settled in to life at the organisation.
He's averaging 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists over 15 games, including an impressive dunk against Collingwood that featured in the Big V highlights reel.
Brenton Charles continues to provide good support for the side, currently placed second in the division for average assists and total assists with 77 so far this season.
Bryan Moore and Andrew Kelly have also been solid scoring options for the Venom.
Although they broke their four-game win streak against Western Port Steelers in Round 11, the team will be hard to stop in the backend of the season.
Youth League One Women
The Youth League Women have hit a similar vein of form at the midway point of the season, sitting two games clear in 4th position — despite losing their last two matches — thanks to a five-game win streak to start the season.
Venom's Ellie Caruana (Round 5) and Claudie Kuen (Round 7) also received Blue Carpet nominations — which is a round-by-round list of the 12 best men and women players in the entire Big V League.
They seem to have a penchant for the close encounters, which includes a two-point victory over Keilor in Round 8 and a hard defensive effort against Eltham leading them to a one-point victory against their crosstown rivals in Round 9.
A 41-point rout of Corio Bay in Round 7 stands as their most comprehensive performance, with Kuens 30 points rounding out a dominant display.
Division One Women
The Women's side have started to get their campaign rolling, despite sitting second from the bottom of the ladder, the team have been playing well.
Skipper Meg Dargan continues to set the pace for her side, averaging 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists with her best returns coming against Camberwell and Bellarine.
In Round 7, a 20-point final quarter against third-placed Bellarine gave the Venom their first win of the season, an important scalp to get their season underway and instil some confidence in a talented side.
Dargan again proved to be the difference with an impressive season-high 23 points.
In a strange turn of events, the away fixture against Mildura was called off at half-time due to a significant water leak making the court unsafe for play, turning the match into a veritable "wet weather game."
Youth League One Men
The Youth League Men also sit last in their division despite getting off to good starts against finals bound Bendigo and the undefeated Ballarat in the last month.
Sebastian Goldby led the side with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Hume in Round 8, prevailing by three points for their second win of the season.
The sides only other triumph was a thrilling one-point win against Werribee in Round 3 with Goldby, Harrison Ayton and Mitchell Kerr- Read all throwing in solid scoring contributions.
Despite a 2–13 record, the Venom have shown promising signs in numerous close games and will look to square the ledger as the season
Pens down for Pascoe
AFTER 43 YEARS of faithful service to the Warrandyte Cricket Club, long-time 1st XI scorer and club volunteer Ann Pascoe has decided to pack away her signature coloured pens and step away from official club duties.
One of the Warrandyte community's longest serving sports volunteers, Ann's combined years of service between Norwood and Warrandyte tallies up to five decades.
For 43 years, Warrandyte's 1st XI enjoyed immaculate scorebooks thanks to Pascoe's signature coloured pens and impeccably neat handwriting, along with the use of her own symbols for ducks, wides, leg byes, et cetera.
Her involvement with the club began in 1977, when husband, Steve Pascoe crossed from Norwood to take up the club's first coaching position.
Ann took up the scoring for the 1st XI, and has been doing it ever since.
Renowned league-wide for her well-kept books, Pascoe also held the positions of Treasurer and Secretary.
With such a unique approach to scoring, Ann admits the idea of using multi-coloured markers came from overseas.
"Coloured pens came into it around the 90's — I scored over in Windsor, England and they had an elderly gentleman score for them.
"He scored in coloured pencils and I thought that's a good idea, so I came home and started doing it here," she said.
Ann achieved life membership at both Warrandyte and the Ringwood District Cricket Association in 1993, and holds the distinction of being the first and only female on the league's life member honour board.
After approximately 550 games, 95,000 runs, 4,600 wickets and three 1st XI premierships, Ann has seen just about all there is to see on the cricket field including almost 200 players come through the ranks of the club's top-tier.
"The club's part of my life.
"I've seen a lot of those kids grow up — a lot of them weren't even born when I first started there — it's been good, but it's time to give it up."
However, the end of an era doesn't necessarily mean the end of Ann's involvement with the club, stating that she still intends to watch her beloved firsts on a Saturday afternoon, taking a deserved break
"It's not like I'm not going to be around the club, I just don't want to sit for six hours and score and concentrate for however many overs.
I still want to be involved — I just want to sit there and watch them play."
An extract from the RDCA Annual Report of 2001/2002 remarked that: "It is unlikely there would be many scorers throughout the cricket world with greater longevity."
This statement stood the test of time as it would be a further 18 years before Pascoe only recently announced that she was vacating the scorer's chair.
With the thanks of an eternally grateful 1st XI side, and the club overall, Ann fittingly scored her last game against Norwood in the last round of the season and brought to a close one of the more remarkable careers in Warrandyte sport.
Homespun run fun
THE BUSHFIRES in Gippsland and an unexpected Total Fire Ban may have put some people off, but those who congregated at Warrandyte Reserve for the ninth instalment on Run Warrandyte were not left hot and bothered.
An expanded event village and an impressive array of businesses on the netball courts meant there was plenty for runners to see, do, buy, drink and chat about before the business of running commenced.
For the second year in a row, runners would ascend the slopes of Everard Drive before taking to the trails in The Pound, which included — thanks to the generous support of Jan Day — a mad-dash through the grounds of her property between Pound Road and the riverside walking trail.
Although some were caught out by the heat, most managed to complete their chosen distance with a smile, and a one-litre drink bottle courtesy of Warrandyte Community Bank was well received.
This year's 15km race was taken by
Johnny Kingma, a runner from the northeast suburbs who, the previous week, placed 6th in the 42km course at the Roller Coaster Run in the Dandenong Ranges.
It is the first time that Johnny has run the course and he told the Diary how he was impressed at how scenic it is.
Early Morning warmup
Ryder Nummy crosses the line with his Dad Aaron
Very welcome drinks station at Jan Day's
People of all ages, from all over Victoria came to Warrandyte to participate in our villages annual fun run and talk on the ground is that people were surprised by the course and thoroughly enjoyed it.
With a smattering of attendance from local running clubs including Generation Run, Diamond Creek Runners, Westerfoldians and Victorian Ultra Runners, race organisers hope talk of the Run Warrandyte course will spread and that attendance will be up for next year.
Of course, 2020 will be the 10th anniversary of the run, planning has already started on what should be another awesome instalment of Warrandyte's most athletic event on the festival calendar.
New kids' courts for South Warrandyte
WORLD NUMBER One wheelchair tennis player, Dylan Alcott had a hit-up with the kids' at the South Warrandyte Tennis courts in February.
He was there to present a cheque from the ANZ Bank to the Warrandyte Tennis Club to enable them to install five purpose-built kids courts.
The South Warrandyte annex of the Warrandyte Tennis Club will convert two of their full-size tennis courts into two "Red Ball" courts, which are 1/4-size courts, and three 3/4-size "Orange Ball" courts.
The ANZ Tennis Hot Shots program allows kids to gain tennis skills and technique on smaller courts before having to develop the power to hit on the full size courts.
The low compression balls make the game fun and accessible for kids as young as three.
Warrandyte Tennis Club head coach Craig Haslam says they applied for the grant because the facility has been under-utilised, but with the renovation they will be able to participate in junior inter-club competitions.
"I am hoping that a lot of kids from all around the area will be able to play their matches here — tournaments too," Craig said.
While this does remove two of the full-size courts from the Club's fixture, there will still be eight adults' courts available across the club's two sites.
Dylan Alcott told the Diary he was "super-pumped" to come out to Warrandyte because he said it is important to support the next generation of young tennis players.
"You might not win the Australian Open, but tennis is such a great sport — it keeps you fit, and puts a smile on your face," he said.
Along with the cheque, the club received merchandise, equipment, signage and access to a local ANZ specialist.
Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said: "We are grateful for ANZ's ongoing support of tennis and the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots program, and their commitment to growing the game from the grassroots level up.
"We're excited for South Warrandyte Tennis Club and we know they will make the most of this wonderful opportunity."
The grant will be supplemented by additional funding from Manningham Council.
ANZ Tennis Hot Shots is Tennis Australia's official development program with a record 543,850 children between three and 12 years of age playing ANZ Tennis Hot Shots in 2017/18.
ANZ Tennis Hot Shots use smaller courts, lighter racquets, lower nets and low compression balls making it suitable for children of all abilities.

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The gentle, lumbering PACIFIC GREEN SEA TURTLE makes its home in Hawaiian waters. These huge, threatened creatures, which can grow to 4 feet and weigh up to 400 pounds, feed on limu (seaweed) that grows on rocks in shallow areas. The turtles, known as honu in Hawaiian, are referred to as green not for the color of the algae growing on their backs, but for the color of their meat.
It's common to get a look at a green sea turtle, but it is rare to come across the nearly extinct HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE. While Hawai'i's green sea turtle population has shown good recovery in recent years, the Hawaiian hawksbill population is estimated at fewer than 30 nesting turtles. The Hawaiian hawksbill turtle is named for its sharp, beak-like mouth but is known for its beautiful exterior shell, which was exploited for "tortoise shell" for many years by the fashion industry.
get a look at a turtle is to paddle a kayak in KAILUA BAY, or head to TURTLE CANYON off Waikiki Beach. Turtle Canyon is accessible only by boat or kayak.
Be mindful that sea turtles are protected by law. If you spot one, give it 10 to 15 feet of space and allow room for it to surface and breathe.
It's against the law to approach, chase, surround, touch or swim with any protected marine mammal. To report suspected violations, call the NOAA Enforcement Hotline at (800) 853-1964.


AUDJPY – Back to the Highs?
The Australian dollar has been a monster over the past few days rocketing through resistance at the .7450 level and pushing all the way to .7600 before finding sellers. The pair is benefiting from renewed investor interest in the carry trade and growing speculation that the RBA will reconsider tightening if inflation starts to accelerate.
To that end today AU CPI numbers will loom large and if the number prints hotter Aussie and the whole Aussie complex to could rally further. Meanwhile, USDJPY has started to stabilize after testing the 112.50 level three times over the past 24 hours. If AU data proves positive it could pull AUD/JPY to a retest of recent highs at 87.00 while 84.00 provides strong support for the pair.


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Preview: Wisconsin at (3) Ohio State
September 23, 2022|In Badgers|By Zach Heilprin
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The teams: The Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) at vs the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0)
The time: 6:30 p.m. CDT, Saturday
The place: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
The TV coverage: ABC with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit on the call, and Holly Rowe on the sideline.
The last time: Ohio State erased a 21-7 halftime deficit and beat Wisconsin 34-21 in the 2019 Big Ten championship.
The series: Ohio State leads 61-18-5
The line: Ohio State -19
THE BREAKDOWN: 5 THINGS TO WATCH
1) Best offense in the country
The Badgers will face what many believe is the best offense in the country. It's a group loaded with major talent in running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams, a bevy of wide receivers led by Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming, tight end Cade Stover and an offensive line filled with likely future NFL players.
But everything revolves around the play of quarterback CJ Stroud. A Heisman Trophy finalist last year, the redshirt sophomore has thrown for 941 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions so far this season, while completing 72.9 percent of his passes. How does Wisconsin try and slow him and the offense down? The only way is to get pressure. The Badgers can do it in a variety of ways, whether it's Nick Herbig on the outside, Keeanu Benton up the middle or defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard dialing up blitzes from different levels.
Holding the Buckeyes down completely won't happen but for Wisconsin to slow them the defense must get after Stroud, limit big plays, and not get overwhelmed by the environment.
2) Graham Mertz stepping up
Graham Mertz is playing the best sustained football of his career and he'll need to keep it up to give Wisconsin a chance. The junior has thrown for 200 yards in three straight games for the first time and already has six touchdowns after throwing 10 all of last year. Ohio State will obviously be the stiffest challenge Mertz has faced to this point, though the Buckeyes have given up some long pass plays in the first three weeks, including against Toledo last week. Can Mertz and the passing game hit on some of their own big plays and take the pressure off having to have long, sustained drives to score?
3) In the trenches
In the past, Wisconsin would give itself a shot in these types of games by dominating the line of scrimmage, especially on offense. The big, powerful offensive line would move bodies, keeping the Badgers in manageable down and distance and drain the clock while keeping the opposing offense off the field. Does this Wisconsin offensive line have it in it to do that against the Buckeyes? In a 38-7 loss three years ago in Columbus, the Badgers had just 83 yards rushing, Jack Coan was sacked five times and lost a pair of fumbles. This time around, the line must protect Mertz, while giving Braelon Allen, Chez Mellusi, and Isaac Guerendo a little space to make some plays. If they dominate, the game could be must closer than many expect.
4) On the road
Wisconsin will hit the road for the first time this season and face its most daunting crowd since its last trip to Columbus in 2019. Not only will the Badgers be facing nearly 100,000 fans, but they will also be doing it at night after a full day for the crowd to "prepare." Communication is critical in these situations and will be difficult for both sides of the ball. That's specifically true for Mertz, whose previous experience starting in tough environments away from Madison came at Purdue and Minnesota last year. This will be on a different scale and a huge challenge for everyone in white.
5) Playing clean
For the Badgers to have any shot at pulling the major upset they'll have to play a clean game. That means limiting mistakes like turnovers and penalties, while also avoiding major breakdowns on special teams. Wisconsin accomplished that last week against an overmatched New Mexico State team, but everyone saw what happened a week earlier in a disastrous loss against Washington State when 11 penalties, three turnovers and special teams' blunders did the Badgers in.
NUMBERS TO CONSIDER
Wisconsin is a 19-point underdog. It's the biggest the Badgers have been an underdog since 1996 when they went to Ohio State and the Buckeyes were favored by 26.5. Wisconsin lost that game just 17-14. The Badgers have not won in Columbus since 2004, a stretch of five straight games. Overall, they haven't beaten Ohio State since 2010.
Paul Chryst is 5-11 against ranked teams since 2018, including a 2-3 record last season. He's 1-5 all-time against teams ranked in the top 5, with three of those losses coming to Ohio State. The lone win was against LSU to open the 2016 season.
Since defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard joined the program in 2016, the Badgers rank first in the country in yards allowed per game at 284.8. In the four matchups he's been on the staff for against Ohio State, Wisconsin has allowed an average of 445.8 yards.
ZONE PREDICTIONS
Zach Heilprin's (2-1, 2-1 ATS) prediction: Ohio State 38, Wisconsin 13
Ebo's (2-1, 2-1 ATS) prediction: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 21
Nelson Raisbeck's (2-1, 1-2 ATS) prediction: Ohio State 45, Wisconsin 21
RJ Brachman's (2-1, 1-2 ATS) prediction: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 17
Ben Kenney's (2-1, 2-1 ATS) prediction: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 20
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March was a great month for TEDxCharlottesville. We offered the TEDLive event and had over 320 community visitors/watchers throughout the day!! Again Charlottesville is showing its support for TED programming and we remain excited about that. If you didn't get a chance to attend the live stream event at the Paramount, or watch it online, you can watch the talks here. In addition to the talks, those who attended the Live stream event at the Paramount were able to hear/see TEDxCville's very own Richard Averitt and John Hunter as they Skyped directly from Vancouver to share with the Cville audience their experience and the beautiful view. It was an exciting moment for many reasons and especially because John Hunter was invited back as a TED Legend – selected as one the top TED speakers of all time.
We've also been highlighting TEDxCharlottesville speakers via our TEDxC_ville Twitter account. Whether you attended last November's event or heard about it later, the speaker line-up was wonderful and well worth watching (again.) We are highlighting these speakers as we secure speakers for this years TEDx event. If the 2014 speaker line-up so far is any indication, it is going to be a diverse, energetic, inspiring, provocative and innovative group.
So where are we in the planning process? At minimum, we are ahead of where we were last year and our excitement level remains high. We've already secured more sponsors, a good number of speakers and looking to try some new things this year. Don't worry, we will keep you posted all year on this blog. If you have ideas, suggestions, comments or compliments, let us hear from you! This is after all a locally organized, sponsored and supported event. You are integral to TEDxCharlottesville.
Victor – It may vary by location as TEDx events are locally produced and sourced. TEDxCharlottesville held an Open Mic Night last year and had three Mic Night participants for our primary TEDx event. There may even be several local TEDx events in your area. I suggest that you reach out to the organizers and let them know you are interested in speaking. your topic seems fascinating!
I am not sure how to contact them. This web page is the only thing I have found. Do you have contact info for them?
Victor – We will see what we can find out. Would that be Boston area for you?
MIT IDEAS is all over the country and world. I live in Charlottesville, VA and and I think that community world be receptive to the story.
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A Closer Look at The The MB&F HM10 Bulldog
Dana Hanson 2 years ago
MB&F does two things incredibly well: have fun and think outside the box. Actually, make that three things. Because as anyone who's eyed up their strikingly eye-catching collection will know, they also make exceedingly good watches. Since its launch in 2005, MB&F (short for Maximilian Busser and Friends, in case you didn't know) has earned a reputation for delivering some of the boldest, most creative 3D watches available… and in a market that's quickly becoming saturated with 3D wannabees, that's saying something. Their latest release, the HM10 Bulldog, exemplifies everything the brand has become known for: exquisite craftsmanship, precision timekeeping, and a design that blends the weird and the wonderful to masterful effect. If you've seen the photos and want to find out more about MB&F's latest piece of wrist candy, you're in the right place to do exactly that. Without further ado, here are ten 10 things you didn't know about the MB&F HM10 Bulldog.
MB&F might not have the history of other swiss watchmakers like Breitling or Patek Phillippe, but it's certainly got the pedigree. Since its inception in 2005, it's developed a reputation for combining state-of-the-art technology with faultless craftsmanship, creating timeless pieces that push the boundaries of creativity and convention. Their sculptured, three-dimensional pieces have set a new standard in the industry, and rightly earned a place in the collections of millions of discerning (not to mention wealthy – fun they may be, but these watches are anything but cheap) watch enthusiasts.
2. The Inspiration
Wondering what kind of mind came up with the MB&F HM10 Bulldog? Then look no further than MB&F founder and creative director Maximilian Büsser. As Büsser explained via robbreport.com, the inspiration for the piece came in the hinterland between the dream state and reality… which may somewhat explain the creative originality of its design. "I was dozing off and boom! This thing came into my mind," Büsser recalled. "It's the very first piece I've created without sketching, the first one that arrived randomly in my mind."
3. The Design
Like many of MB&F's creations, the HM10 Bulldog takes its inspiration from the animal kingdom. If the name alone wasn't enough to tell you which species (and breed) is behind its look, just take a peek beneath the 3D movement, where you'll see a bulldog's jaw with bared teeth. As Forbes comments, the teeth are in fact the power reserve indication. When the watch is fully wound, the teeth are open. When it starts running out of power, they close. Simple, but oh so creative.
4. The Editions
Want choice? Then you've got it… the MB&F HM10 Bulldog comes in two very distinct editions. The first is an arresting titanium model. The second is an even more striking red gold and titanium version. Both are bold, both are finished to exceptional standards. But if you want to save your cents where you can, you might want to stick to the titanium version, as you'll understand when we get to….
5. The Price
MB&F might make modern watches, it might make fun watches. It may even make watches the likes of which you've never seen before. What it doesn't do is make cheap watches. If you fancy wrapping your wrist in an HM10 Bulldog, you'd better start saving…. because at $105,000 for the titanium edition and $120,000 for the titanium and red gold edition, every little helps.
6. The Size
Even in a market bursting with big watches, the HM10 Bulldog is a hefty proposition. Measuring a sizeable 45mm in diameter and 54mm from nose to tail, no one could accuse it of being delicate. And yet according to those lucky enough to have tried it out, it's not in any way cumbersome. Unlike some scaled-up watches that catch on the sleeve and weigh the wrist down, the HM10 Bulldog sits comfortably and quietly. Whether that's down to the way the long-hinged lugs wrap around the wrist, who knows? Perhaps it's more to do with the supremely supple, eminently luxurious calf-leather strap. Either way, you'll have no complaints about its wearability.
7. The Collection
The HM10 Bulldog may be the latest release from MB&F, but it's certainly not the first in its line of Horological Machines. Other pieces from the collection include Horological Machine No.1 (HM1), Horological Machine No.2 (HM2), Horological Machine No.3 (HM3), Horological Machine No.3 Frog (HM3 Frog), Horological Machine No.4 (HM4), Horological Machine No.5 (HM5), Horological Machine No.6 (HM6) and Horological Machine X (HMX).
8. The Finishing
Regardless of the technology buried inside, a watch that isn't finished to the proper standards won't make it off the starting blocks, let alone take prize position in a collection. Fortunately, the HM10 Bulldog is finished to exacting standards, with dark grey, ruthenium-plated movement bridges decorated with stunningly rendered Geneva stripes, hand-polished bevels, and an exquisitely crafted winding click spring complete with beveled edges and countersinks.
9. The Power
Sick of watches that start to run down within just a few hours? With the MB&F HM10 Bulldog, you'll have no such worries. The watch comes with a massive 45-hour power reserve, and thanks to its aluminum, paper-thin domes, it's as energy-efficient as they come.
10. The Spec
If you like what you've read about the MB&F HM10 Bulldog but need a bit more detail on the spec before splashing out on one, you're in the right place. Courtesy of the MB&F website, here's all you need to know about the machine: CASE – Material: launch editions in grade 5 titanium or 18k 5N+ red gold and titanium. Dimensions: 54 x 45 x 24 mm. Water-resistant to 5 ATM / 50m / 160ft. ENGINE – Manual-winding in-house movement. Bespoke flying 14mm balance wheel with four traditional regulating screws floating above the domed dials. Super-LumiNova on hour/minute domes and markers. Frequency: 2.5Hz (18,000bph). 301 components / 34 jewels / 45h power reserve. FUNCTIONS & INDICATIONS – Hours on left dome (rotating in 12 hours). Minutes on right dome (rotating in 60 minutes). Power reserve indicated by opening and closing of the jaws (end of power reserve = closed jaws).
Dana Hanson
Dana has extensive professional writing experience including technical and report writing, informational articles, persuasive articles, contrast and comparison, grant applications, and advertisement. She also enjoys creative writing, content writing on nearly any topic, because as a lifelong learner, she loves to do research and possess a high skill level in this area. Her academic degrees include AA social Sci/BA English/MEd Adult Ed & Community & Human Resource Development and ABD in PhD studies in Indust & Org Psychology.
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Cliffhangers, cult followers and Stan's Soviet mole
I'm a lot better at season finale cliffhangers than I used to be. I'll credit Lost for that. After all of those agonizing waits between seasons I learned to let a show recede from my memory. Besides, how could any show ever leave us hanging as hard as Lost did every May? Cliffhangers now are a cakewalk in comparison!
I also stopped watching previews for future episodes of the shows I watch. Those are done by marketing departments, not story writers, and are designed to leave you feeling anticipation for the next episode. If the show is good, you'll want to watch the next episode. If not, you won't. Ain't nobody got time for marketing departments.
Here are some quick thoughts on a few shows I watched that ended with life-and-death cliffhangers. On The Americans we know that the Keri Russell character is not going to die. The Following gave us three life-and-deathers: Joe Carroll, Ryan Hardy and Claire Matthews. Carroll might actually be dead, but we can be pretty sure Hardy and Matthews are not. Is the point of a cliffhanger then to really leave us wondering if a character will survive? Most of the times not. Instead it usually leaves us wondering, "How will they get out of this one?"
I liked The Following from its beginning but was apprehensive about what would happen when the shock value from its brutal violence wore off. If you remember the first season of American Horror Story, The Following was similarly messed up in psychology but with a startling level of violence. The disturbing apex of that quality featured escaped serial killer Joe Carroll honor killing one of his cult members, followed by Carroll – covered in blood – having sex with a follower as two other followers achieved the mood by choking each other.
The show did lag in parts of its 13-episode first season, but overall The Following remained very strong. It has a similar feel to the early episodes of Revenge, a story fitting together so perfectly that it almost has to be being told in review. Former college professor, failed author and Edgar Allan Poe worshiper Joe Carroll is writing a new story about the FBI agent who put him in prison and stole his wife.
The continuing revelations of more followers is something I will grant, for now. If they show up too conveniently too often they will cross the line from being part of the story to being a "hand of God" to bail it out. It got dangerously close to that point when people kept appearing out of the woods to help break out of the farmhouse.
How will the story change? Joe is dead, I will buy that for now yet not be surprised if he isn't. He's too good to remove from the show entirely, so some flashbacks wouldn't be out of the ream of possibility. The scene of the girl in the restaurant reacting to news of his death might indicate some sleeper cells.
I wasn't wild about the pilot. I can't quite put my finger on the uneasy feeling it left me with, maybe I thought it was a little forced. Having Stan suspect his neighbors of being spies to the point that he would break into their garage seemed too convenient to me. We can't expect television to always portray realistic situations, but that felt like it went too far. In any case I wasn't sure I would stick with the show and put it on the DVR level. An article detailing how the series creator had a background in intelligence convinced me to give it a chance. After a couple episodes I was not just enjoying the show, I was loving the drama. Most times a show generates its drama with action, but not The Americans. It carried drama throughout its episodes by placing the characters' dialogue gently on top of its already tense Cold War setting. Very nicely done.
I didn't like the choice of making Stan's Soviet mole as someone so obviously sexy, I felt it undercut Stan's reason for falling for her in the first place. He didn't carry on an affair with her because she is gorgeous and he is horny. He couldn't stop himself because spending years under deep cover with a white supremacist group cleaved his marriage. His wife hoped his new assignment in Washington would give her back the Stan Beeman she fell in love with. It hasn't. Stan is as preoccupied with his work as ever, barely knows his teenage son and his wife dangerously close to leaving him.
He sees Nina as someone vulnerable who understands what it is like to live a lie, something his wife just cannot do for him. Had they cast someone less drool-inducingly sexy I think that would have played better.
(Stan's wife is played by the perfectly beautiful Susan Misner, leading me to quip, "Yeah, I'd cheat on my wife Susan Misner. Sure I would, right after I spy for the Soviets." Meaning of course that I would never.)
Otherwise I thought the show was pretty well done.
Posted on 06/03/2013 09/09/2013 Categories Finales, ReviewsTags Claire Matthews, Cliffhangers, Joe Carroll, Keri Russell, Kevin Bacon, Lost, Moles, Ryan Hardy, Stan Beeman, Susan Misner, The Americans, The FollowingLeave a comment on Cliffhangers, cult followers and Stan's Soviet mole
Harold of Interest
Wow! The penultimate episode of season two was AWESOME! The only other episode that comes to mind as being near it is when the FBI shot Reese on the parking garage in season one, but still I would put this one ahead of that (the episodes share a director). I saw a tweet on Saturday, I forget from whom, saying how the episode felt four hours long because of all the plot development. Watching it on DVR I kept thinking, "I must be to the final break now" and only finding I wasn't close yet. Outstanding television episodes fly to their final commercial break. Only the very, very best seem to take forever to get there.
It occurred to me later Thursday night that this was the kind of episode Lost fans begged for during its later seasons – heavy mythology and rapid plot development. Lost's creative team was reluctant to deliver it because they felt fully explaining the show's meaning would take away too much of the audience's imagination. Darlton even noted their reluctance in The End's script: And here it is. The closest we're ever gonna come to actually describing it. That was their very last chance, and they stuck to their core belief in their storytelling. Person of Interest ran this risk with all it crammed into last week's episode. If the writers weren't up to the task they would have undercut the finale, but they pulled it off in spades.
I won't begin to attempt recapping the episode, you can get that here. Instead I want to look forward and see if there is anything that might give leads to what we'll see this week.
Harold and The Laptop
Harold sold the the virus that Decima used to take down The Machine. The CIA sent Reese and Kara Stanton deep into China to steal it, leading to both of them being nearly killed before the virus fell into Decima's hands. We've known it for a long time, Decima knows it and now, maybe most importantly, John knows it. We don't know why Harold sold it.
Some possible answers?
He wanted to destroy The Machine. He was not happy about Nathan leaving the back door for non-relevant numbers, isn't it possible that Harold so feared what he'd built and what Nathan had done with it that he created a way to destroy it and made sure it found its way into the hands of those who would want to?
He wanted to smoke out John. Harold knew he couldn't protect the non-relevant numbers on his own, couldn't he have manipulated the entire situation so the CIA would want to retire John, forcing him to escape and go the one place Harold knows he can find him: Off the grid? This one is a stretch, Harold would have to have his hands on an awful lot of moving parts to make it work. But remember when he and Agent Donnelly squared off while Reese was in prison? If anyone could pull it off, Harold could. There's more here…
Remember Jessica? Jessica was John's love before September 11 pulled him back into the military. He was about to leave the CIA to reunite with her when he and Kara got sent to China. How would Harold have known about her? Her number kept coming up because of her abusive husband, who eventually does kill her. When Reese learns this at the hospital, he fails to notice a man in a wheelchair who would soon become very familiar: Harold Finch.
That is some deep mythology and nothing in the lead up to the finale suggests it will come up again. But as Harold's character is peeled back we are starting to see that he may not be the virtuous do-gooder we first saw him as. I'm also hoping for it because Jessica was played by the incomparably gorgeous Susan Misner, who delighted us all on ABC's Nashville and FX's The Americans this spring.
Harold and Nathan Ingram
I would be very surprised if the finale doesn't show us how Nathan died. His number came up a split second before Harold's script shut Ingram's makeshift system down. Will it have something to do with Harold's limp? It could. Although if I had to bet I'd put money on it having to do with him being in the wheelchair as mentioned above. It could also be what changed Harold's mind about the backdoor. Recall their argument in the library when he told Nathan he would tell the non-relevant people that everyone dies and he can't play god. Having one hit so close to home could change his mind.
Harold and John
They have been partners until now, Reese even credits Harold with rescuing his life after escaping China. Will John turn against him now that he knows Harold was responsible for the laptop? He didn't express as much in their short interactions waiting for the phone call in the library, but John will put his personal feelings aside to finish his mission. I think he will have his word with Finch at the right time. Going into season three the show will need to change its dynamic. Finch and Reese at odds could be that change.
Like I said, Harold's character is being peeled back as we get closer to the end of the season. Way back at the start of the series I observed they were featuring the more well-known Jim Caviezel's character more than Michael Emerson's, figuring he would draw viewers while Emerson's Lost fans would be comfortable waiting for Ben to be studied. It really feels like we are at that point now. The writers ran Harold's story up to the key moments in his life thus far: Separating himself from Grace, taking on The Machine's non-relevant numbers, Nathan's death, the laptop. All of this will come together, somehow.
Other potential changes could be evident after the finale. It is only one hour, which is disappointing, and maybe nothing can live up to the excitement of last week's lead-in. But The Machine is off, Root has the Northern Lights director tied up and Decima is closing in. This should be great.
Posted on 05/06/2013 09/22/2015 Categories Previews, ReviewsTags Damon and Carlton, Jim Caviezel, Lost, Michael Emerson, Person of Interest, Susan Misner, The End, The Machine1 Comment on Harold of Interest


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