Einstein on the Beach

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Jan 07, 14 Music , Drama

Overview

This seminal work of avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson arrives full-circle, coming to France, the site of its 1976 Avignon Festival world premiere, at the tail end of this 2014 revival tour for a landmark Theâtre du Châtelet production and a first ever filming by award-winning arts filmmaker Don Kent. Eschewing conventional narrative, the opera revolves loosely around pacifist Einstein’s relationship to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Director
Don Kent
Original Music Composer
Philip Glass
Set Designer
Robert Wilson
Choreographer
Lucinda Childs
Lighting Manager
Urs Schönebaum

Top Billed Cast

Helga Davis
Featured Performer
Kate Moran
Featured Performer
Charles Williams
Mr. Johnson
Antoine Silverman
Einstein (Solo Violinist)
Katie Dorn
Dancer

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