Peter and the Wolf
Date: 1985 - 1995 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: North America [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Music Performing Art [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Peter Tchaikovsky
Confronting Bodies: Cellist in symphony group.
Dates of Action: 1995
Location: Eureka California
Description of Artwork: Tchaikovsky's "Peter and the Wolf" is a renown symphony piece recounting the story of a wolf preying upon various animals.
The Incident: A free performance for children of "Peter and the Wolf" was scheduled for performance by the area symphony. Anne Conrad-Antoville, a cellist in the orchestra, asked that production be canceled or music be switched because she claimed the piece portrayed the wolf species in a negative light.
Results of Incident: A private hearing by the ochestra's board decided to continue with the performance.
Source: NCAC: based on a report by "Artistic Freedom Under Attack" Vol 3, 1995 provided by People for the American Way [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]] [[Category:]]