j o h n  r o s

we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
– edward r. murrow

as waited and walked — in passing across scapes of mind and eye — looking not to a passerby or to life’s eye, but simply ahead — in constraint, self-ambition and moral disregard.
through and by — to marked segments on this timeline — marked by fear, oppression, deception, delusion — our own, our maker’s, our provider’s.
resting and eastward — constantly looking for more time — more hope — more fear;
this travel and transition is no different, nor the same — marking in haste — west to east — separated — illusive — guise-d.

by wolfgang amadeus mozart
directed by william kentridge

…one of the most original and strangely beautiful opera productions of our time—an artwork in itself that never overshadowed the musical element of this endlessly enigmatic piece.
—opera magazine

created at the peak of the enlightenment, the magic flute, mozart’s glorious expression of the epic struggle between good and evil, undergoes a bold interpretation by the renowned south african visual artist and theater director william kentridge.
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