La Casa Azul Inspired by the Writings of Frida Kahlo |
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| Author:
| Faucher, Sophie
Bartlett, Neil |
| Series title: | Oberon Modern Plays Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84002-348-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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'I took my tears and turned them into paintings' In the electric calm of a blue-painted room, a dying woman reassembles the images of an extraordinary life. The woman is Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. The life is one of struggle - with love, with the body, with her country, and most of all, with her art. La Casa Azul is a collaboration between Quebeçois playwright Sophie Faucher, who also played Frida Kahlo in this production, and internationally...
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'I took my tears and turned them into paintings'
In the electric calm of a blue-painted room, a dying woman reassembles the images of an extraordinary life. The woman is Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. The life is one of struggle - with love, with the body, with her country, and most of all, with her art.
La Casa Azul is a collaboration between Quebeçois playwright Sophie Faucher, who also played Frida Kahlo in this production, and internationally acclaimed director Robert Lepage.