Music ·Drama · France · 2014 · 4h 25m

Einstein on the Beach

Einstein on the Beach poster
Director
Don KentRobert Wilson
Cast
Helga Davis as Featured Performer Kate Moran as Featured Performer Jasper Newell as Boy Charles Williams as Mr. Johnson Antoine Silverman as Einstein (Solo Violinist) Katie Dorn as Dancer
Crew
Julien Jaunet — Director of Photography Arnaud Petitet — Editor Philip Glass — Original Music Composer Philip Glass — Writer Denis Morlière — Producer Antoine Perset — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Einstein on the Beach — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
operaminimalismcontemporary classical music
Key Collaborators
Don Kent Director Robert Wilson Director Julien Jaunet Director of Photography Arnaud Petitet Editor Philip Glass Original Music Composer Philip Glass Writer Denis Morlière Producer Antoine Perset Producer Carlos Soto Costume Design
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