FIRST FINAL SECOND - A gala by Christoph Marthaler

FIRST FINAL SECOND
A gala by Christoph Marthaler

Gala events are a relic of a time when glamorous public celebrations were staged on a grand scale and watched or attended by millions of people. There were colossal decorations, orchestras, ballets, international celebrity guests, showers of gold, wind machines and elegantly greying presenters with a wry sense of humour.