Julie Taymor and Gullermo Gomez-Pena present artistic meaning through different forms of viewing and through different styles. Taymor and Gomez-Pena are both unique in that they interpret theatre and performance differently than many other conventional theatre playwrights and directors. Their different approaches to theatre are shown through their different cultural backgrounds, cultural experiences, and emotional connections to the art. Taymor’s style can be seen through her use of ideographs and other elements to capture and portray the true essence of characters, while the highlight of Gomez-Pena’s style is his provocative imagery and dialogue that is highly controversial and even offensive. Gomez-Pena also focuses more on his take and
