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EMPIRES AND APPETITES: 
A History of Food and Famine
1989

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A musical with six performers and 100 puppets. 
Score by Pat Irwin, lyrics by Andrea Balis 

 

 

 

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                            "Song of Malthus"

                             The population of the earth progresses mathematically. 
                             The generation of the food supply progresses arithmetically.

A musical with six performers and 100 puppets. 
Score by Pat Irwin, lyrics by Andrea Balis

"Song of Malthus"
The population of the earth progresses mathematically. 
The generation of the food supply progresses arithmetically.

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