Through the Eyes of Rodin

Meet the Michelangelo of the early 20th century.

In this powerful performance, you will look through the unflinching eyes of Rodin at his life, his times, and his intentions for his work. You will see why he chose to express the evolution of human consciousness, from the dawn of time to the summit of genius, expressing the victory of mind over matter.

Using slides, monologue and theatrics, demonstrations, and re-enactments, Rodin shows us how "The Human Body is above all the mirror of the soul".

Called the Father of Modern Sculpture, Rodin was determined to match the greatness of Raphael and Michelangelo when he was 20 years old, was forced by his family's poverty to work for other sculptors for 20 years, and was repeatedly rejected by critics and even customers for his work's power and honesty.

Rodin by his example shows how an isolated individual who is fiercely independent with strong work ethics can weather violent public ridicule and criticism to triumph as a celebrated sculptor, revered by giants in society, far more educated than himself.

Through his sculpture, Rodin re-defines beauty as vitality, action, and powerful character -- the expressiveness of the pose, rather than merely the outward beauty of the body, and re-defines ugliness as that which is characterless, false or artificial.

Rodin teaches us to never allow ourselves to be discouraged and to relish work as the key to happiness and a meaningful life, and urges us to be fiercely, profoundly truthful.

Memorable quotations

Michelangelo Buonnaroti

Vincent Van Gogh

Leonardo da Vinci

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Claude Monet