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“The Twelfth Night”
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In the Lincoln Center’s production of “The Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare, directed by Nicholas Hynter the concept of Eastern influences were used. The Eastern concept came from two art exhibitions entitled “Flowers Underfoot” and “King of the World”. Besides those Hynter also took a Hackney approach to the idea. Using abstract yet rich in texture. The concept used extreme colors that are rarely used on stage. Hynter also wanted the effect of a dream like state that could be any time period. He also wanted his set to not look like a permanent set. The set designer Bob Crowley used lots of water in his design to get the idea of an island and reflection in the concept. Crowley used a red, blue, and gold carpet design with flowers, coming from the concept of oriental feuilles or “a thousand flowers”. The carpet was made out of Duval a fabric used in school auditoriums for draperies. Jane Snow used six flower stencils to paint the flowers on the carpet. Olivia’s castle was made out of black scrims of varying weight and density and made with computer mock up to add texture and to give it a transparent look. The stage was surrounded by silk so that it could easily dry when the rain fell or if water from the pool splashed up so that the actors were not inconvenienced. Bridges and planks were used to show the roads of life and how they can all end up in one place but also that two people could be at the same place, yet miss each other.
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