Symphony No. 8 (Mahler) Symphony No. 8 (Mahler) The Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. Because it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently called the "Symphony of a Thousand", although the work is normally presented with far fewer than a thousand performers and the composer did not sanction that name. The work was composed in a single inspired burst, at Maiernigg in southern Austria in the summer of 1906. The last of Mahler's works that was premiered in his lifetime, the symphony was a critical and
A Thousand Faces (play) "Whatsonstage.com" called it "a bold dance piece". A Thousand Faces (play) A Thousand Faces is a concert dance play by British dancer Amina Khayyam. "A Thousand Faces" is a story of women who are discriminately attacked because of their gender, often caught up within cultural expectations. "A Thousand Faces" explores what independence has meant for Bangladeshi women – and if 'freedom' is a notion that they can identify with using dance, costume and puppetry. The dance piece that uses Kathak's intricate and detailed theatrical movements of abhinaya. The production aims to raise awareness of acid violence. "A Thousand Faces" premiered