The ending of this art work, that combined biblical characters with figures of Polish mythology, which began with genesis and ended with the birth of the Christ Child.
This photo was unusable in the early 1960s, when the troop visited
Berlin for the first ever International Pantomime Festival. The
limitations of the Academy of Art Theater in West Berlin exaggerated
the high contrast of the lighting of these scenes. But modern
features in Adobe's Photoshop PS2 made it possible to rescue this
wonderful scene to the point that, while still not perfect, one can
at least enjoy the gentle exquisiteness of this scene and these
characters, with their amazing elaborate and perfect costuming, magnificent colors, and deep expression.
One of the great experiences of my life, bar none.
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