ldquo;There are moments in the history of theatre when stagecraft takes a new turn. I like to think that this happened for the American musical last week; when Tony Kushnerrsquo;s Caroline; or Change (at the Public); a collaboration with composer Jeanine Tesori and the director George C. Wolfe; bushwhacked a path beyond the narrative end of the deconstructed; overfreighted musicals of the past thirty years.rdquo;mdash;John Lahr; The New YorkerLouisiana; 1963: A nation reeling from the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy assassination. Caroline; a black maid; and Noah; the son of the Jewish family she works for; struggle to find an identity for their friendship. Through their intimate story; this beautiful new musical portrays the changing rhythms of a nation. Tony Kushner and composer Jeanine Tesori have created a story that addresses contemporary questions of culture; community; race and class through the lens and musical pulse of the 1960s.Tony Kushner is best known for the two-part masterwork; Angels in America; recently produced by HBO as a six-hour television event; directed by Mike Nichols to universal acclaim. His other plays include Homebody/Kabul; A Bright Room Called Day and Slavs!; as well as adaptations of Corneillersquo;s The Illusion; Anskyrsquo;s The Dybbuk; Brechtrsquo;s The Good Person of Szechuan and Goethersquo;s Stella. Current projects include: Henry Box Brown or The Mirror of Slavery and St. Cecilia or The Power of Music. He recently collaborated with Maurice Sendak on an American version of the childrenrsquo;s opera; Brundibar. He grew up in Lake Charles; Louisiana; and he lives in New York.Jeanine Tesori wrote the score for Thoroughly Modern Millie; which won the 2002 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical and the multiple-award-winning Violet.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. superb collectionBy K. PlattBobbie Sumberg looks at the Collection of the Museum and uses the collection to discover more about the people who wore these textiles. This book is illustrated with excellent photographs. The accompanying text is interesting. As a textile artist I find this book fascinating since it includes a wealth of information. The textiles themselves come from all over the world including Burma. India. China. Peru. Mexico. Canada. Saudi Arabia. New Mexico and more. The textiles are a testament to the arts of these nations. I find the wearables the most fascinating but this book also contains bedding. decorative. home and church textiles too. Not only does this book generate interest in the Museum itself. it is of great interest to textile students and textile artists world-wide. Superb. This review first appeared on Karen Platts book review website.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Any college arts library including references on multicultural arts will relish thisBy Midwest Book ReviewCollege-level arts collections strong in textiles will relish TEXTILES: COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART. It features textiles and clothing on display at the museum. showing how different cultures have taken common objects and made them unique. Dress and home decor are covered in a guide to types. techniques. and different. artistic approaches. Any college arts library including references on multicultural arts will relish this!
