Virtual Teachers-only Tour: Is it Real? Staging Nature

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Online

$10 per person

Tony Straiges, Maquette element for Mother's Tree in Into the Woods, ca. 1987. Painted board and paper, with found objects. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Gift of the artist. © Tony Straiges

Virtual Teachers-only Tour: Is it Real? Staging Nature

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Online

$10 per person

Register

R. Scott Blackshire, PhD, Curator, Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts and Kim Neptune, Assistant Curator lead a behind-the-scenes look at the new exhibition, Is it Real? Staging Nature. Explore how scenic and costume designers interpret elements of nature for opera, ballet, and theatre. Learn about the surprising manmade materials and hardware required when staging nature. 

Fee: $10 per person (includes a two-pack of adult e-tickets good through Sept. 30) **Teachers who are members and do not want the two-pack of tickets can email education@mcnayart.org for free access to the program.

Registration is required. Attendees receive a Zoom link to join via email two hours before the event. Email education@mcnayart.org or call 210.805.1768 if you have difficulty joining. E-tickets are emailed following the event. 

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