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100 1 $aBlumenthal, Eileen,$d1948-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84105019
245 10 $aJulie Taymor, playing with fire :$btheater, opera, film /$cEileen Blumenthal, Julie Taymor.
260 $aNew York :$bH.N. Abrams,$c1995.
263 $a9509
300 $a208 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c29 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aIn this unique book, award-winning writer Eileen Blumenthal traces Taymor's theatrical apprenticeship: in France, where she studied mime; at Oberlin College, where she worked with the experimental director Herbert Blau; in Indonesia, where she honed her directorial skills by immersing herself in traditional dance-drama, puppetry, and mask-making and formed her own theater company, Teatr Loh; and in New York, where she has further developed her art.
520 8 $aBlumenthal then presents each of Taymor's major projects in theater, opera, and film. The many pictures illustrating Blumenthal's text include not only production photos but also Taymor's sketches for characters and costumes, and shots of Taymor in rehearsal and constructing puppets and masks.
520 8 $a.
520 8 $aFollowing the essay, fifteen major productions, from Way of Snow to Titus Andronicus, are lavishly illustrated, mostly in color. Scores of the photographs and design renderings are published for the first time in this volume. Also featured are Taymor's own notes on each production, in which she describes how projects were conceived and carried out, plus some of the challenges encountered along the way.
520 8 $aAltogether this sumptuous book offers a fascinating look at the creative spirit of one of today's leading directors, writers, and designers.
600 10 $aTaymor, Julie,$d1952-$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aExperimental theater.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85046445
700 1 $aTaymor, Julie,$d1952-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94119693
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