It was Beltane evening when my sister and I walked out of Boettcher Concert Hall into the night air. We were in high spirits after enjoying a performance of Stravinsky’s Rites of Spring and were curious to see people gathered around an intriguing, spinning piece of art.
It was a zoetrope! Have you ever seen one? This zoetrope was created by an artist named Gregory Barsamian. I looked him up later and was delighted and amazed by his work. I had never seen anything like it!
The zoetrope we saw is at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It features the permanent sculptures at and near the center – Lawrence & Anne Argent’s Big Blue Bear, Jonathan Borofsky’s Dancers, and Fernando Botero’s Man, Woman.
This is the video I took of our local Barsamian work (sorry about the shadow of my hand at the very end – video editing is a skill I do not have):
I will write more about Beltane, the Colorado Symphony, and the concert we attended another time. For now- I hope you enjoy this zoetrope and its adorable bear butts as much as I did.
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