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the Smithsonian. It was an unusual experience...to take on the task of getting inside Malevich’s revolutionary mind—his courage to present outrageously new ideas in such a forceful manner. “
Her designs have appeared on the stage of the Kennedy Center (Cootie Shots), the Orange County Performing Arts Center (Two Thousand Steps), and the Odyssey Theater (Year of the Empire). In 1997, Ferrara created the costumes for the Public Television production Isabella D’este: First Lady of the Renaissance.
The Ferrara’s have worked together several times. Martha describes collaborations with her brother Bill:
“This will be my fth production collaboration with Bill—preceded by Coronation of Poppia, Il Trovatore, The Turn of the Screw, and The Bartered Bride. All of those projects were started at long distance, with me in California and Bill in Iowa or Oklahoma. If communication, visually and verbally, is clear and frequent, then it’s a ne arrangement. “
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