Have you ever heard of Stendhal syndrome?
It is a rare psychosomatic condition that can occur when someone experiences a strong emotional connection to a work of art.
We worried that my granddaughter was experiencing it when she stood in front of a Van Gogh in the Musée d'Orsay sobbing quietly.
No one disturbed her and seeing these paintings is an experience she will never forget. It took a while before she was able to move on.
And it wasn't until much later that she could talk about it.
She is passionate about Broadway musicals and it seems she was singing the songs from Starry Musical to herself as she stood before these famous paintings.
STARRY is the story about two brothers, Theo and Vincent van Gogh, and their journey together to find the power of expression.
Since returning from Paris, she borrowed my copy of 'Lust for Life' by Irving Stone and I'm sure the book came alive for her because of her experience at the museum.
From the lyrics of A New Horizon:
Burning bright
Could we color past the lines
And draft our own designs
For a future that's ours
Of freedom and light?
Brother, we were born with wings
We are meant for greater things
On a new horizon
What happens when two worlds collide?
Somewhere in that great divide
I can see it
That new horizon
It's waiting in the sky
A new horizon
Starry (Original Concept Recording) [Deluxe Edition] (2020)
Starry Musical
