The exterior of the Nichols House Museum as wlll be experienced by audience members upon arrival.

From the video documentation Aliana de la Guardia enters the home. This many by part of musical interludes and audience may follow Rose or instrumentalists through the house as the enter and exit through in various doors and hallways. This video still shows us experimenting with period costume, which may alter or change leading up to the full performance. (Photo by Nichols House Museum staff)

Filming “Formal in Design” aria for soprano and percussion in Rose’s bedroom at the Nichols House Museum. A private moment revealing her desire to create beautiful gardens as works of art. Experimenting with period costume and using natural light for filming. (Photo by Nichols House Museum staff)

Filming “Formal in Design” aria for soprano and percussion. In an effort to maximize space in the museum, which has limited capacity, the percussionist is places in the second bedroom across the hall from Rose’s bedroom at the Nichols House Museum. Experimenting with movement and performer placement, and using natural light for filming. (Photo by Maxx Finn)

From the documented work sample, Aliana de la Guardia and Mike Williams performing “A Letter from President Wilson.” Experimenting with instrumentalists as actors, the percussionist reads and hands the note to Rose in the parlor where she held many gatherings for her activist community at the Nichols House Museum. (Video shot by Craig Incardone)