Madame Butterfly - Waiting Chair

The Waiting Chair which lends its name to the exhibition was originally designed by Robert Wilson and appeared on the stage of Wilson’s Madame Butterfly premiering on November 19, 1993, at the Paris National Opera. The high gloss, piano-lacquered Waiting Chair which magically stands on two points of ground contact was created in a very limited edition of three for public exhibition.

Courtesy of RW Work Ltd.

● Type: Chair
● Dimensions: 33.5 L x 53.9 W x 119 H cm
● Material: Wood, lacquer, bamboo
● Date: 1993

Madame Butterfly is one of the longest-running Wilson operatic interpretations, with its most recent revival nearly 30 years later in November 2019. In Madame Butterfly, Wilson and collaborators Suzushi Hanayagi and Frida Parmeggiani applied the deliberate, sparse movements and appearance of Kabuki, lending a gorgeously patient and serious cast to the Puccini opera.

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