At Such a Dizzy Height
Late in his career, Marc Chagall produced a number of paintings in glass with colorful, dream-like images symbolizing peace, love, tolerance and faith. This choral work accompanies choreographer, Robin Lane's translation of Chagall's "Peace Windows" into motion. It is the the finale of At Such a Dizzy Height, a visually stunning work of aerial dance, circus arts, video, and live music draws inspiration from the paintings of Chagall.
In the words of choreographer/artistic director Robin Lane:
"Chagall did not make distinctions between what can or cannot fly, between humanity and the natural world, between art and spirit. Chagall refused to limit possibilities. His work is both grounded in history and delightfully spontaneous. Chagall says his paintings are not symbolic of anything, they are reality. They are meant to be experienced like poetry. So that is what we tried to do. At Such A Dizzy Height takes place at the intersection of love and art."
We float, we go the window
We want to fly out
the walls spin all around us
We fly out over fields full of flowers
over rooftops, over tightly shuttered houses
We dream secret dreams, thirsting for love
Now, the candle flares up to the moon
Now, the moon flies down to our arms
the very road prays,the houses weep
the sky sails past on all sides.
The stars come out,they are my stars
They journey out with me,
they wait for me until I return
The stars come out, they are my stars
my sweet stars
Poor things, forgive me
I've left you alone up there at
such a dizzy height.
Our dreams, (Nos rêves)
our secret dreams (Nos rêves secrets)
they thirst for love (soif d'amour)
only for love.
Late in his career, Marc Chagall produced a number of paintings in glass with colorful, dream-like images symbolizing peace, love, tolerance and faith. This choral work accompanies choreographer, Robin Lane's translation of Chagall's "Peace Windows" into motion. It is the the finale of At Such a Dizzy Height, a visually stunning work of aerial dance, circus arts, video, and live music draws inspiration from the paintings of Chagall.
In the words of choreographer/artistic director Robin Lane:
"Chagall did not make distinctions between what can or cannot fly, between humanity and the natural world, between art and spirit. Chagall refused to limit possibilities. His work is both grounded in history and delightfully spontaneous. Chagall says his paintings are not symbolic of anything, they are reality. They are meant to be experienced like poetry. So that is what we tried to do. At Such A Dizzy Height takes place at the intersection of love and art."