{"product_id":"dasjati-halfway-to-heaven-a-photographic-report-on-the-ten-lives-of-the-buddha-project-hardcover","title":"DasJati: Halfway to Heaven: A Photographic Report on the Ten Lives of the Buddha Project - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. P. Somtow\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a daring adventure, a breathtaking leap of ambition, an amazing \"gift to the world\" from a small country that may seem to some to be far from the world's operatic center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a new way to bring to news audiences the most iconic stories of Theravada Buddhism, told and retold for thousands of years, in the language of music, singing, drama, and dance, a language that belongs to every culture in the world -- yet the particular dialect of this language is equal parts Asia and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalfway through this journey, let's take a moment to look at all that has already been achieved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive linked works of music drama -- from the oratorio-like \u003cem\u003eMahajanaka \u003c\/em\u003eto the intimate chamber opera \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Prince, \u003c\/em\u003efrom the childlike simplicity of \u003cem\u003eThe Faithful Son \u003c\/em\u003eto the convoluted machinations of \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Lord, \u003c\/em\u003eto the cosmic allegory of \u003cem\u003eChariot of Heaven.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been a hiatus for almost two years, but now it's time for final five music dramas to emerge, and 2019 will see premieres of two of them: the short ballet \u003cem\u003eChandakumar \u003c\/em\u003eand the magically complex \u003cem\u003eArchitect of Dreams. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735253225568,"sku":"9781940999432","price":58.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/bLSp26PQcb9781940999432.webp?v=1777697806","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/dasjati-halfway-to-heaven-a-photographic-report-on-the-ten-lives-of-the-buddha-project-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}