Word: tir
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...subsequent designs, Hockney used diverse sources, balancing eclecticism against hedonism: Tiepolo's punchinello figures and Picasso's own designs for Satie's Parade; the paintings of Dufy and Matisse for the imaginary seaside town of Zanzibar in Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias; Matisse again for the blazing and mysterious red-and-blue moonlit garden in Ravel's L 'Enfant et les Sortilèges; Chinese vase painting for Stravinsky's Le Rossignol...
...real answer, as the Met staged its first new production of a season shortened by labor disputes. It was a trio of French works, with the umbrella title of Parade. The idea of presenting Satie's slight ballet Parade, Poulenc's absurdist opera buffa Les Mamelles de Tirésias and Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges came from Met Production Adviser John Dexter. The common theme was not World War I (though with effort all the pieces can be connected to it) but the devices of British Artist David Hockney...
...harriers, tune in Monday for the latest on their whereabouts, the results of the tir-meet itself, and a complete gourmet-guide for traveling musicians and sports teams...