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Goddesses, Empresses, and Femmes Fatales

Sunday, October 31st, 1993
Sappho, photo Nicmi Erol

For the ancient Greeks, theater was a Dionysian ritual, and in the amphitheater of Pergamon, you can still feel that mythical intensity. The steep incline of the stone seats creates a tremendous focus of energy on the stage. When I stood at the center and sang, I felt my voice amplified, sound waves vibrating in the air.

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Ritsuko Taho

Wednesday, December 14th, 1988
Ritsuko Taho, Duet, Permanent Sculpture Installation, Tokushima, Japan 1996

RITSUKO TAHO’s ever-changing instal­lation is a spare but elegant invi­tation to partic­ipate in a work of art, both literally and metaphor­i­cally – by bringing more leaves, and by making a leap of imag­i­nation that trans­forms a heap of trash on a vacant lot into a poem in silver and brown.

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