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Living Pictures

THE PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS

 

In an outdoor ampitheater nestled in the hills above the seaside California town of Laguna Beach, the Pageant of the Masters presents dramatic reinterpretations of famous (and infamous!) works of art by live actors, usually local residents. This annual art festival extravaganza combines art, theater, poetry, and a bit of spectacle, as meticulously painted and costumed actors silently hold their positions in front of painted backdrops evoking the works of Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, and even Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, as a narrator tells a story about ...

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