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VISUAL ART
H. Barbara Weinberg, “John Singer Sargent”
Henry James, “Picture and Text”
Debra Brehmer, “Every Portrait Tells a Lie”
Sarah Churchwell, “How John Singer Sargent Made a Scene”

OPERA
Libretto (in several languages, including English) of Turnadot

Watch these video clips:

This opera has several famous arias (solo songs) .”In Questa Reggia” (“In the Palace”) is performed by Turnadot as she explains the three riddles to test any prince who want to marry her. This performance is by legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson

The most famous aria from the opera is Calef’s “Nessun Dorma” (“None Shall Sleep”)–you have probably heard it before. In it, he declares his assurance her will win the hand of the princess. Here is the aria performed by Luciano Pavarotti

THEATRE
Frank Wedekind, Spring Awakening
The play text above is from Project Gutenberg. Pgs 23-161.

DANCE

Read the history first. History of 20th Century Black American Dance, V&A

Quinn Peterson Interview with Choreographer Kyle Abraham (from Life &Times)

Excerpt of “The Gettin”--discussed in the interview–from the dance Watershed and When the Wolves Came In.