Violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan in 'Una Santa Oscura'. Photo: Colm Hogan

Violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan in 'Una Santa Oscura'. Photo: Colm Hogan

Reviews

Una Santa Oscura

by Ian Wilson

4 - 6 March, 2010    |    Project Arts Centre, Dublin

Reviewed by Peter Crawley on 04 March

It’s no easy feat to fold a relatively obscure figure from antiquity, Hildegard von Bingen, into a contemporary setting, to parallel her spiritual vesselhood with a portrait of modern isolation. It’s no easier to combine an elliptical violin sonata with a coherent theatrical narrative ... read complete review

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