Taglio

① memo 20180408 ~ Taglio ~ ‘Taglio’ (slash) golden hand-scratched earring by sculptor, jeweller Sara Domènech (Joid’Art – Taglio Collection) , Holland

Old Clocks

① memo 20180406 ~ Old Clocks ~ Old Clocks (Historické Hodiny) shop, 2012, Prague , Czech Republic

Piss

① memo 20180328 ~ Piss ~ Piss (Czech: Čůrající postavy) , an outdoor 2004 sculpture and fountain by Czech artist David Černý, installed outside the Franz Kafka Museum in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic, filmed on a spring day in 2012

PUSH Coming to Brussels Opera House Monnaie | Munt

① memo 20180319 ~ PUSH Coming to Brussels Opera House Monnaie | Munt ~
Good news ! The community opera PUSH (written by composer Howard Moody) inspired by the true story of Simon Gronowski , a boy whose mother pushed him off the ‘Transport XX’ train heading to Auschwitz in 1943 – an action that saved his life and gave the opera its name – is now programmed in Simon’s hometown in March 2019 in the De Munt | La Monnaie opera house of Brussels .

Howard had met Simon, now in his 80s, in Brussels and promised to write an opera based on his life. PUSH tells this story but also deals with much broader themes of persecution.
After the world premiere of PUSH in 2016 in the UK , and a recent second performance in , Howard Moody once again brings together professional musicians and amateur performers – both adults and children – from the UK and Belgium in a unique theatrical experience.