An operaA entitled
Einstein on the Beach suggests a story about the theoretical physicist Albert Einstein taking a holiday on a beach somewhere.
Einstein on the Beach (Haus der Berliner Festspieie) If I were to be honest about the experience I most enjoyed in 2014, it was getting the opportunity to see the recent revival of
Einstein on the Beach.
premiere of The Old Woman, directed by Robert Wilson--the man who brought us the epic (and still-touring) dance/theater work
Einstein on the Beach. Wilson's The Old Woman is based on Daniil Kharms' bizarre novella of the same name.
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A LONG OPERA WITH NO PLOT,
Einstein on the Beach is the brainchild of Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson.
8-17 are already well under way, of course, though Weisbrodt has had a decisive hand in one marquee event-the North American premiere of a new staging of artist/director Robert Wilson's and composer Phillip Glass's
Einstein on the Beach.
Linear narrative covers all the major plot points: Wilson's restrictive upbringing by a dismissive father and distant mother in Waco, Texas, in the 1940s and '50s; his seminal work with the Byrd Hoffman School of Byrds in late 1960s New York, the international success of "
Einstein on the Beach" with composer Philip Glass in 1976.
It's an introduction to the personality of acclaimed theater director Robert Wilson, who has rocked the opera world with controversial spectaculars, from Philip Glass's 1976
Einstein on the Beach to his minimalist production of Wagner's Lohengrin at the Metropolitan Opera earlier this year.
This winter's revival of
Einstein on the Beach, Robert Wilson and Philip Glass's epic meditation on the life and meaning of Albert Einstein, raised a number of interesting questions.
The new revival of
Einstein on the Beach, the trippy five-hour opus by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass, with choreography by Lucinda Childs, makes its official North American premiere this month at Toronto's Luminato Festival.
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EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH HAS TRAVELED TO TIMES EINSTEIN HAS BEEN STAGED IN: