The Muse - The 2009 Pageant of the Masters (Laguna Beach, CA)

On my day off from work yesterday, I went to watch an amazing show at Laguna Beach - "The Muse, the 2009 Pageant of the Masters". The show was 1 hour and 30 minutes long with an intermission of 15 minutes after the first hour. It showed a series of "living pictures" - incredible art re-creations of classical and contemporary works like the "Last Supper" by Leonardo Da'Vinci with real people posing to look exactly like their counterparts in the original pieces. The show took place at an outdoor amphitheater, there was a professional orchestra, live narration, sophisticated lighting, it was just awesome! One thing I loved about the show was the narration. With the display of every painting/sculpture, the narrator told interesting stories of the artist, their models, some of the stories were about love and friendships. These stories offered fascinating insights into the creative process and made the show very entertaining. The first few minutes really blew me away especially when they showed Monet's piece! I could not believe that the subjects in the paintings were live people! The paintings looked so flat and SO REAL! But, my favorite pieces were the ones by Camille Claudel. They were so beautiful. I was surprised I've never heard of Camille until this show. You have to see her work to believe me.

You should definitely check out this show if you are in the Southern California area. The tickets were very inexpensive. We paid $22 for two tickets... buy one get one free from the show web-site (http://foapom.com). I don't know if they still have that special, but $22 per person is still not a bad price for this show. Oh, and sorry for not having any photos. They did not allow cameras during the show.

Here is a link to the web-site and program: http://foapom.com/site/pageant_program.asp. I also copied and pasted the program below. If you end up going or have seen it, please leave a comment on your thoughts for others to view.

Have a great day everyone!!!! XOXO!!!
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Act One

1.	Sarcophagus of the Muses		Unknown	Marble	2nd cent. AD	Roman
2.	Venus Victorious		Antonio Canova	Marble	1805-08	Italian
3.	Divine Inspiration
	a. Allegory of Faith		Johannes Vermeer	Oil	c. 1670	Dutch
	b. Madonna of Port Lligat		Salvador Dali	Oil	1950	Spanish
	c. Mahana No Atua		Paul Gauguin	Oil	1894	French
4.	Palau de Musica Catalana		E. Arnau & Lluis Bru	Ceramic	1905-08	Spanish
5.	Objets d'Art
	a. Dragonfly Brooch		Rene Lalique	Gold/Gems	c. 1898	French
	b. Art Nouveau Lamps		C. Jonchery / L. Chandon	Gilt Bronze	c. 1900	French
	c. Mermaids with Seashells		Raoul Larche	Gilt Bronze	1900	French
6.	Le Dejeuner sur L'Herbe		Claude Monet	Oil	1866	French
7.	The Land of Make Believe
	a. Morning		Maxfield Parrish	Oil	1922	American
	b. Land of Make Believe		Maxfield Parrish	Oil	1905	American
	c. Garden of Allah		Maxfield Parrish	Oil	1918	American
8.	The Angel of Death...		Daniel Chester French	Marble	1926	American
9.	Questioner of the Sphinx		Elihu Vedder	Oil	1863	American
10.	Roger Delivering Angelica		Jean Ingres	Oil	1819	French
11.	Beauty vs. Beast
	a. Creature of the Black Lagoon		Universal	Lithograph	1954	American
	b. Tarzan and His Mate		Warner Bros.	Lithograph	1934	American
	c. The Mummy		Universal	Lithograph	1932	American
	d. King Kong		RKO Warner Bros.	Lithograph	1933	American

Act Two

12.	Frida and Diego
	a. The Making of a Fresco		Diego Rivera	Mural	1931	Mexican
	b. On the Borderline		Frida Kahlo	Oil	1940	Mexican
	Tree of Hope		Frida Kahlo	Oil	1946	Mexican
	c. Dreams of a Sunday Afternoon		Diego Rivera	Mural	1948	Mexican
13.	The Book of the City of Ladies		Unknown	Illustration	1405	French
14.	a. Joan of Arc		Anna Hyatt Huntington	Gilt Bronze	c. 1914	American
	b. El Cid Campeador		Anna Hyatt Huntington	Bronze	1927-1943	American
15.	Royal Portraits
	a. Mme. Victoire		Adelaide Labille-Guiard	Oil	1788	French
	b. Mme Adelaide de France		Adelaide Labille-Guiard	Oil	1787	French
	c. Mme. Louise-Elizabeth		Adelaide Labille-Guiard	Oil	1788	French
16.	The Hunt		Harriet Frishmuth	Bronze	1921	American
17.	Bacchanale		Malvina Hoffman	Plaster	1925	American
18.	The Horse Fair		Rosa Bonheur	Oil	1853-1855	French
19.	In Praise of Camille
	a. L'Age Mur		Camille Claudel	Bronze	1894-1903	French
	b. La Valse		Camille Claudel	Plaster	1893	French
	c. La Fortune		Camille Claudel	Plaster	pre-1904	French
20.	The Last Supper		Leonardo da Vinci	Fresco	1495-1498	Italian