Curtain Call: Celebrating a Century of Women Designing for Live Performance
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Through a collaboration between the League of Professional Theatre Women and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Curtain Call presents 100 years of exquisite opera, ballet, and theatre costumes and set designs of more than 100 designers.The insight, talent, and creativity of these women designers have enlightened performance over the last century and now their works can be seen and appreciated in one sensational exhibition.
The costumes and sets as well as their concept designs and dioramas are explained by the curators, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner and Carrie Robbins, and many of the designers themselves explain their work in several accompanying videos within the exhibition and an accompanying exhibition catalogue.
Specifications:
| Number of Works: | 160 set designs, costumes, diaramas, videos |
| Curator: | Carrie Robbins and Barbara Cohen-Stratyner |
| Organized by: | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center and the League of Professional Theatre Women |
| Approximate size: | 3700 square feet |
| Security: | Moderate security |
| Fee: | TBD |
| Shipping: | IA&A makes all arrangements; exhibitors pay outgoing costs within the contiguous US |
| Booking Time: | 8 weeks |
| Tour: | December 2009 - December 2011 |
| Publication: | Exhibition catalogue |
| Availability: | December 2009 - December 2011 |
| Contact: | Nicole Forrest |
Tour Schedule:
Summary | Specifications | Tour Schedule | Images | Installations | Press
