With "Feria" (1997) Mr. Lindberg began thinking in terms of dramaturgy, handling themes, timbres and other musical elements like characters that would interact throughout a composition.
The destruction of the World Trade Centre gives him a chance to prove that he can handle bigger themes.
As the author of a study of Mae West, Leider is well equipped to handle these themes.
He has a gift for suspenseful storytelling, rich dialogue and dark laughter that allows him to handle big themes in an entertaining way.
CB Hollywood has been on form where family films are concerned lately, with Frozen and Inside Out proving that children can handle complex themes, sometimes better than their parents if the emotionally ravaged grownups we spotted leaving Toy Story 3 are anything to go by.
Directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders handle these themes artfully, never dropping the fun energy by balancing the realities of life with the inspiration of possibility.
So when they invited me to be one of six live bloggers for the 2013 TEDxChange on April 3rd, with the theme "Positive Disruption," I was curious how as the host of this event, Melinda Gates, would handle that theme.
In his books Dr. Keilson handled heavy themes with a light hand.
"Distant Star" handles similar themes, but is more surreal in tone.
All evening I kept thinking how other writers have handled similar themes.
