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They returned to New York City as the San Francisco troupe was winding down and Irving served as artistic director of Manhattan’s Lincoln Center from 1965 to 1972.

What we ultimately witness is the feeling of the Hammer itself praying on her altar, which is what’s brilliant about the curatorial work of the project: Its limitations become the artistic statement.

The shows are among a raft of new productions that were announced by the prestigious London venue's new artistic director Indhu Rubasingham on Tuesday.

"For years our understanding of Roman gladiatorial combat and animal spectacles has relied heavily on historical texts and artistic depictions," he said.

Following the success of the film, there were a series of attempts to turn the beloved West Coast story into a musical, said López, but they fizzled out due to  irreconcilable artistic differences.