A Weekend with Pablo Picasso
“Herbert Sigüenza delivers an outstanding performance of his acclaimed one-man show…While working on a challenging commission, Picasso engages the listener, who plays the role of an uninvited houseguest, in a captivating, one-sided conversation. For three days, he shares his memories, opinions, and musings, interspersed with phone calls, cups of coffee, cigarettes, music—and the creation of art. Sigüenza captures Picasso’s words, wit, charm, and passionate outbursts in evocative tones. Whether speaking in French, Spanish, or slightly accented English, he creates an intimacy that holds the listener enthralled. And then, all too quickly, the weekend is over. Winner of the AudioFIle Earphones Award.”
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Finalist for the Audie Award for Best History/Biography Narration
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
In this one-man tour-de-force based on Picasso's writings, writer/performer Herbert Sigüenza takes on the role of the legendary artist.
Sigüenza invites the listener into Picasso's private studio for an intimate and revealing weekend as he prepares to deliver six new works to a buyer on Monday morning.
This audiobook includes a conversation with Herbert Sigüenza and Stephanie Barron, senior curator and department head of modern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in December 2020.
Director: Rosalind Ayres. Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg. Herbert Sigüenza as Pablo Picasso. Senior Producer: Anna Lyse Erikson. Prepared for Audio by Mark Holden, The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer, Editor, and Mixer: Neil Wogenson. Original Music and Sound Design: Bruno Louchouarn. Narration by: Matthew Wolf. Senior Radio Producer: Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist: Jeff Gardner.
Lead funding for A Weekend with Pablo Picasso is generously provided by the Campizondo Foundation.
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