Ways of Performing, 2006
Studio Theater
Dolores and Sanford Ziff Ballet Opera House

Cundo Bermudez, referred to as one of the most prominent artists of the Cuban Vanguardia of the 1940s and '50s, designed a spectacular 28-by-40 foot glass mosaic tile mural for the lobby of the Studio Theater. The work celebrates music and performance with imagery highlighting the artistic process and backstage activities of the theater. In Bermudez’ signature style, lavishly colored semi-abstracted figures of jesters and dancers preparing to perform seem to float on the vivid blue background of the mural. In the center of the piece is a red and rust colored mechanism, which Bermudez describes as “the machines that create costumes in theater, they create snow, they create rain, whatever you want.”

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