| The opening segment for Program
6: Loss & Desire begins with four-time Oscar-nominated
actress Jane Alexander seated before a mirror in her glamorous
dressing room, reflecting on the emotions that motivate some
of the characters she has brought to life on stage and screen.
Having played remarkable women, such as Joan of Arc and Madame
Ranevsky in “The Cherry Orchard,” who are driven
to action by loss and desire, Alexander notes that as an actress
this emotional range is “familiar territory.” Like
drama, music, and literature, contemporary art has the power
to evoke thoughts about loss and desire. Alexander introduces
the artists featured in the hour, commenting that they create
works that are “both personal and universal.” |
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