Great back ground on costuming and Mardi Gras with a little music to set the theme. How legends and myths are a source of inspiration for many costumes in New Orleans.
Chris relates the reasons and results from his choice of costume for Mardi Gras 2006, the Greek Sisyphus who pushes a rock up a steep mountain, never reaching the top and ties it in with Post-Katrina efforts to rebuild New Orleans.
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Produced by Eve Abrams
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Rene O'Deay
Posted on February 17, 2007 at 08:18 PM | Permalink
Review of A Mardi Gras Sisyphus Story
Great back ground on costuming and Mardi Gras with a little music to set the theme. How legends and myths are a source of inspiration for many costumes in New Orleans.
Chris relates the reasons and results from his choice of costume for Mardi Gras 2006, the Greek Sisyphus who pushes a rock up a steep mountain, never reaching the top and ties it in with Post-Katrina efforts to rebuild New Orleans.
Very upbeat, matter-of-fact, resolute.