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- Charles McGuigan
Steve Moore is a slight man, drawn somewhat by the disease he lives with. I’d put him at about 140 pounds. But that might be a little much. Steve’s face is rubbery. He can make his eyebrows shift sharply upward, forming inverted Vees that accent his eyes which are still a radiant blue. There’s something tragic and also comic in this face. It’s the face of a clown, the face of Petrucchika. It combines the twin masks of comedy and tragedy, that histrionic yin-yang. Half the time you don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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Piece Description
Steve Moore is a slight man, drawn somewhat by the disease he lives with. I’d put him at about 140 pounds. But that might be a little much. Steve’s face is rubbery. He can make his eyebrows shift sharply upward, forming inverted Vees that accent his eyes which are still a radiant blue. There’s something tragic and also comic in this face. It’s the face of a clown, the face of Petrucchika. It combines the twin masks of comedy and tragedy, that histrionic yin-yang. Half the time you don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Timing and Cues
music break 25:28-26:02
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original music | Charles Arthur | 00:00 |
