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More than a symbol, anobrazis an instant that contains an entire cosmos.
The Russian director who taught me the word called it an image but an image of God.
But Ill say this for the Belgian theater titan: He is an artist constantly in search of anobraz.
Van Hoves productions are rife with cutting-edge video technology.
Which is to say,The Damnedis going to be calledtopicalandrelevantand perhaps evennecessary.
Flat words with a short shelf life.
Well, be that as it may.
When we have not been educated in love, we cannot make love.
Hes destructive, sullen, easily bored, and easily provoked and hes got pedophilic urges.
HeisNazism hes any fascist plague of conscienceless cowardice and,The Damnedargues, he belongs to all of us.
This is my fault.
Its humiliation and degradation and its both intimate and allegorical.
The son has laid waste to the mother, and to the motherland.
But for all Martins heinous, head-spinning violence, von Aschenbach isThe Damneds real villain.
It transcends time 1934, 2018 and makes a dreadful palimpsest of history and present.
Theres no petty attempt at audience-shaming, no finger wagging or spurious call to action.
