Russian Mystical Utopias
Introduction:
Scriabin's conception of music with lights
The mystical transfiguration of reality in Russian Symbolism
The technological challenges of performing the illuminated "Prometheus"
Anna Gawboy's Yale production of "Prometheus" with lights (9:45)
Alexander Scriabin, "Prometheus: A Poem of Fire," 1910 (audio only)
Optional: "Poem of Ecstasy"
Optional: Piano Concerto (22:09)
Optional: "Prometheus" (49:30)
Jean Delville, Cover Illustration for Scriabin's Prometheus
