Picasso At The Lapin Agile Essay - 761 Words

Picasso at the Lapin Agile From the time you enter the Falk Theatre, until the curtain rises and falls on the production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile, you are in for a treat. The play is an original work by Steve Martin with a running time of 90minutes, which feels more like 30minutes. Aside from the uncomfortable seating, this production is nothing short of wonderful. The Theatre has been transformed from a long movie Theater atmosphere to a quaint surrounding by means of risers that are placed directly on the stage. The new seating divides the old Theater in half and allows for the actors and the audience to share the same space. Not only this atmosphere that makes it wonderful but also the performances, the direction, the design†¦show more content†¦In the set design, we first see the use of layering, with a large cyclorama that has been painted onto a piece of scrim to allow for a visual effect at the end of the play. The painting depicts a beautiful scene of â€Å"sheep in a meadow in the fogâ € , with a wall to represent the interior of the â€Å"Lapin Agile† containing a painting of â€Å"sheep in a meadow in the fog†. On each side of this backdrop are doors: the entrance to the bar and the other the to the bathroom. The emphasis on details can be noticed in the set with the signs that are posted on either side of the bathroom door, which swings freely when pushed. The door has a board on it the says ‘OUI’ and when it is flung in the opposite direction it too says ‘OUI’ a creative and pun intended ‘wee wee’. This is a subtlety in the stage design that brings the humor away from the actual text and into an unusual place, the set. Little things like these accentuate my appreciation of the production as a whole. The lighting is also something that was exceptionally well done. The designers used a large amount of light with soft yellow and orange tones to give an overall feeling of warmth to the setting. The day moves from morning to night with the most drastic change at nightfall where the tones switch to blues and the star light shine across the cyclorama. It is perhaps the blocking from the director and the skills of the actors though that makes this performance so wonderful. The technique of layering was used by both in howShow MoreRelatedAnnual Ring Essay2117 Words   |  9 Pagesa working-class area long time ago. As you can imagine, they were very poor back in the days. However, people who lived in the area were inspired by the colors and the rural aspect of Montmartre that recognizes Picasso and another famous cabaret, the Lapin Agile. There is a Musee Picasso in Paris. If you are interested in art, I recommend you visit there. It is located in 3 arrondissement. (Destination 360, 2017) After you enjoy and rest your feet at a cafà © in the Quartier Montmartre, head north