An evening of sophisticated absurdity
THE NOSE
William Kentridge’s production
at the Metropolitan Opera
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
&
A private tour of the acclaimed exhibition
William Kentridge: Five Themes
at the Museum of Modern Art
Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 9:30 a.m.

Tickets are $750 and $500
RSVP

“There’s a mixture of anarchy and the absurd that interests me. I love in this opera the sense that anything is possible.” – William Kentridge on The Nose.

Seize the William Kentridge moment in New York. The renowned South African artist whose work will be celebrated with a MoMA retrospective designed and directed the absurdist opera The Nose. Dmitry Shostakovich’s adaptation of Gogol’s comic masterpiece will have just six performances in New York. Conducted by Valery Gergiev.

Tickets are $750 and $500. The package includes Orchestra Prime seats at the performance followed by an intimate private reception; a private tour of MoMA and a catalogue of the William Kentridge: Five Themes exhibition. Tickets are going fast. RSVP by February 10 on the attached form.

The New Yorker profile of William Kentridge by Calvin Tomkins.

All proceeds will benefit CEC ArtsLink, a 501 (c)(3) not for profit organization. For more information please contact Zhenia Stadnik at 212/643-1985 x26 or zstadnik@cecartslink.org.