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Bolero and Don Juan - Thursday, April 23 at Kimmel Center in Rittenhouse, Philadelphia

Bolero and Don Juan

Thursday, April 23·Rittenhouse·Kimmel Center·300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

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Seduction is the subtext in this program that pairs Richard Strauss’s portrait of the famous fictional philanderer and Ravel’s Bolero , whose relentless pulse mirrors the beat of desire. Beyond the bedroom, we turn our gaze to galaxies far, far away, as Pulitzer Prize – winning composer Kevin Puts’s Contact imagines encounters with other beings.

Seduction is the subtext in this program that pairs Richard Strauss’s portrait of the famous fictional philanderer and Ravel’s Bolero , whose relentless pulse mirrors the beat of desire. Beyond the bedroom, we turn our gaze to galaxies far, far away, as Pulitzer Prize – winning composer Kevin Puts’s...

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Seduction is the subtext in this program that pairs Richard Strauss’s portrait of the famous fictional philanderer and Ravel’s Bolero , whose relentless pulse mirrors the beat of desire. Beyond the bedroom, we turn our gaze to galaxies far, far away, as Pulitzer Prize – winning composer Kevin Puts’s...

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