Poznan, Parsifal and Takarazuka

I would like to post a few pics

from my trip to Poznań.

I went there for the conference about Asia

for students and young scholars.

Program

My luggage

Anna Karenina for the long way

and my ballet shoes

to not miss my everyday's exercises

(have I written here that 

I started taking ballet lessons?) 

The conference was really interesting.

I listened to a lot of lectures

which were about the part of Asia

rather far from my academic field

and it is always so refreshing!

For example about Gagauz people

and the symbol of wolf in their culture.

It is also worth mentioning 

that I met one visual kei fan

which encouraged me

to explore Takarazuka world closer.

Even thought I enjoyed the idea 

of this theater for a long time

I did not have time/ motivation to look at it closer.

But oh gosh after seeing the character of Death

in Elisabeth I feel fully motivated to change it!

Death looking like Kamijo.

I am absolutely charmed by the idea of Death

looking like a beautiful, long-haired man

who continually follows my dear Sissi.

Sissi longed for Death. She was fascinated by it.

Was it because she imagined it as the delicate, 

but dangerous man,

mysterious and charming?

The Kingdom of Dead

with its secret charm

suited her better than

Austrian Empire

with stiff and plain Franz Joseph.

Watch this :3

Oh, I was going to write about Poznan.

So a few pics.

Love the colorful tenement houses.

This place.

Kaya. Satsuki. Memories:3

And finally: opera.

Of course I could not miss it.

I am so jealous!

Poznan has such a beautiful opera!

Perfectly located: close to the castle and park

and classical in its forms with sophisticated interiors.

Pegasus on the roof
taking you up with every sound

Inside

Chandelier

Together with my aunt I went
to see Wagner's Parsifal.
And what can I say..
this opera got the better of me.
Maybe not even opera itself,
but Wagner's music definitely did it.
It was my first time hearing his music live
and I am simply speechless.
When hearing it on my computer and on tv
it was always like
so that's Wagner, that's nice,
but live... omg it's so monumental, mighty..
you simply feel like losing ground..
I have no idea what the story was about...
in fact the production design was poor,
the same like costumes and singer's acting...
so it only helped me to forget
that this even has any plot..
The music won it all.
I just remember myself
when looking at this gorgeous chandelier
with the full surprise that it is still in its place.
How can it bear all this power without
the dramatic fall on the ground which this music deserved?