Julie Taymor
Playing with Fire
by Eileen Blumenthal and Julie Taymor (1999)
A lavishly-illustrated account of Julie Taymor’s career in theatre, opera and film, the book traces the development of her “cross-pollination”: from her summer travel to Sri Lanka and India in high school; apprenticeship at L’École de Mime Jacques LeCoq; at Oberlin College; in Indonesia working together with W.S. Rendra and Bengkel Theatre, to her commercial success in The Lion King and Titus. Containing general essays of her twenty productions accompanied with generous photographs (of set constructions, productions etc), sketches for characters, costumes and set designs, Julie Taymor: Playing with Fire would be a valuable visual resource for those involved in theatre and a good introduction to those unfamiliar with Taymor’s works.
December 15, 2006 @ 6:16 pm
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