Triptych

About the Book

TRIPTYCH-a Mystery (Part 1-The Painting) deals with a well known biblical figure during several incarnations through which he finally achieves complete self awareness and self-acceptance. It is a self contained novel within a larger three part structure including Part 2 (Preliminary Studies) and Part 3 (Afterimages), which though formally related to Part -and dealing with the creative process, but telling their own stories-are not printed here. Part 1-The Painting is written in its own three part structure and is in the form of a mystery story-to which the word, "mystery," is to be applied in more than one definition: To begin with it is not a "Whodunit?" but "Whoisit?" And though the answer to this question should become apparent by halfway through the work, the final denouement can be perceived as either diabolical or holy-or both-depending upon the reader's point of view.

About the Author

Ted Dalbotten was born in Fresno, California in 1922 and spent his youth on a farm there. He is the graduate of UC Berkeley in music (1946), The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre (1948), and earned a MA degree in Dance Education at Columbia Teachers College (1972) where he thought for many years as well as at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. Till recently he has been employed as both vocal and dance accompanist. Over the years he has danced in the work of a number of choreographers, and during the last few has occasionally acted with the Instant Shakespeare Company.