'Symphonie Fantastique' as Rorschach Test - Puppeteer Basil Twist revives the abstract show that launched his career
Puppeteer Basil Twist revives the abstract show that launched his career---The other night, MacArthur "genius grant"-winning puppet master Basil Twist spotted a face in his aquatic ballet Symphonie Fantastique, currently enjoying a 20th-anniversary run at HERE Arts Center. Considering Twist conceived the hour-long spectacle as an abstract work set to Hector Berlioz's 1830 composition of the same name, he was momentar…