Posted on Apr 14, 2024
'Lempicka' showcases a little-known queer artist's dazzling life
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Librettist Carson Kreitzer was inspired by paintings by modernist art deco artist Tamara de Lempicka, who's better known in Europe than in the United States.
"I found this art book and I just thought, oh, this isn't a play," said Kreitzer. "Like, words are not going to be enough. There is this elevation, there is this crispness, this larger-than-life quality. And I knew it should be a musical."
Librettist Carson Kreitzer was inspired by paintings by modernist art deco artist Tamara de Lempicka, who's better known in Europe than in the United States.
"I found this art book and I just thought, oh, this isn't a play," said Kreitzer. "Like, words are not going to be enough. There is this elevation, there is this crispness, this larger-than-life quality. And I knew it should be a musical."
'Lempicka' showcases a little-known queer artist's dazzling life
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