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Includes bibliographical references (pages 13-14)Can several art disciplines, and available technology be effectively integrated into a theatrical work of art? Susanne Langer states that, "A work of art is a single indivisable (sic.) symbol." Assuming the validity of this statement, the answer is yes. Recognizing limitations; the number of disciplines which could be effectively combined, time, available technology, and money; I endeavored to create a work of art. This work involved drama, dance, sculpture, music,\ud projections and light. In this work a virtual history involving a virtual person's gradual realizations of self and his integral part in the universe, provided unity. From this concept the various disciplines were developed. I created three pieces of .sculpture to be used as the set. A transitional piece was designed to be moved by the dancers. It was constructed of red steel tubing and aluminum screen. Screen was chosen for its ambiguous quality of opacity and translucence. The second piece provided an enclosure, onto and out of which the dancers could be drawn. It consisted of a yellow and grey mass of steel tubing and nylon fabric embodying softness and flexibility within a rigid frame work. The third piece, of blue steel tubing and darkened aluminum foil, floated above the stage, turning with; the air currents, symbolizing ???realization???