Underground Railway Theater, Engine of Delight & Social Change
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0737J5S4D |
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| Number of Pages | : | 101 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
experimental theater scene of the 1970s--parachuting the reader into the middle of a rehearsal with collaborators Julie Taymor, BILL IRWIN and HERBERT BLAU. Kirkpatrick Sale came the first night and we got to show him how we had reduced his book "Conquest of Paradise" to little songs that rhymed. JULIE TAYMOR, DESIGNER/DIRECTOR OF "THE LION KING" says, "I was an early collaborator of theirsthis book is a testament to the unbridled experimentation and success they have achieved." KEITH LOCKHART, CONDUCTOR, BOSTON POPS, says: "To work with a theatrical group that understands music so well, in projects that define and enhance — rather than obscure — the musical experience, has been a true delight." The book traces the company's origins to the U.S. I worked with URT again on shows about environmental injustice, Vietnam vets, and nuclear war. The text is illustrated with OVER 100 PHOTOS of rehearsals, performances, puppets, posters and sketches . More sure-fire musical ideas!"The co-founders of URT feature, along the way, COMPELLING STORIES such as the 1988 artist-exchange between American