Marisa Dewa

I fell in love with this opera when I first saw and heard it at the age of sixteen, no doubt due to the combination of David Hockney's set design with Stravinsky's score. To this day I continue to be awed and inspired by this stunning production of The Rake's Progress. You can hear a clip of it and see the actual sets as well as Hockney's sketches at the following website. I can't recommend it enough...

How do you incite spontaneous music making? Just place "street" pianos in random locations across the country, city by city, all over the world...This amazing art installation was in Los Angeles in 2012 and has been slowly making its way around the globe. Check out the website -it may be coming to your city soon!