Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)
An exploration of Robert Mapplethorpe's work through music and poetry
Marking 30 years since the death of groundbreaking photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, composer Bryce Dessner (The National) brings us Triptych (Eyes of One on Another), a powerful work that explores the origins and impact of Mapplethorpe's controversial photography. Created with librettist korde arrington tuttle and director Kaneza Schaal in collaboration with the vocal group Roomful of Teeth and the San Francisco.
Contemporary Music Players, Triptych includes music, projections of Mapplethorpe's images, and the poetry of Patti Smith and Essex Hemphill.
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An exploration of Robert Mapplethorpe's work through music and poetry
Marking 30 years since the death of groundbreaking photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, composer Bryce Dessner (The National) brings us Triptych (Eyes of One on Another), a powerful work that explores the origins and impact of Mapplethorpe's controversial photography. Created with librettist korde arrington tuttle and director Kaneza Schaal in collaboration with the vocal group Roomful of Teeth and the San Francisco.
Contemporary Music Players, Triptych includes music, projections of Mapplethorpe's images, and the poetry of Patti Smith and Essex Hemphill.
Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)
An exploration of Robert Mapplethorpe's work through music and poetry
Marking 30 years since the death of groundbreaking photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, composer Bryce Dessner (The National) brings us Triptych (Eyes of One on Another), a powerful work that explores the origins and impact of Mapplethorpe's controversial photography. Created with librettist korde arrington tuttle and director Kaneza Schaal in collaboration with the vocal group Roomful of Teeth and the San Francisco.
Contemporary Music Players, Triptych includes music, projections of Mapplethorpe's images, and the poetry of Patti Smith and Essex Hemphill.
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An exploration of Robert Mapplethorpe's work through music and poetry
Marking 30 years since the death of groundbreaking photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, composer Bryce Dessner (The National) brings us Triptych (Eyes of One on Another), a powerful work that explores the origins and impact of Mapplethorpe's controversial photography. Created with librettist korde arrington tuttle and director Kaneza Schaal in collaboration with the vocal group Roomful of Teeth and the San Francisco.
Contemporary Music Players, Triptych includes music, projections of Mapplethorpe's images, and the poetry of Patti Smith and Essex Hemphill.
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