"We only move into the 21st century on the foundation of things that have been established long, long ago."
Opening to "Loss & Desire" by Charles Atlas with Jane Alexander
From "Art in the Twenty-First Century" Season 2 (2003)
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Created by Charles Atlas, the opening for "Loss & Desire" begins with four-time Oscar-nominated actress Jane Alexander seated before a mirror in a glamorous dressing room, reflecting on the emotions that motivate some of the characters she has brought to life on stage and screen. Alexander notes that as an actress this emotional range is “familiar territory.” Alexander introduces the artists featured in the hour, commenting that they create works that are “both personal and universal.”
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