Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
Brief Synopsis
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A performance documentary about the collaboration between composer Philip Glass and theater artist Robert Wilson who are seen at work remounting their opera, "Einstein on the Beach," for the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 1984 Next Wave Festival. The film, a presentation of "Great Performances," featur
Cast & Crew
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Robert Wilson
Director
Philip Glass
Will Lyman
Narrator
Robert Wilson
Robert Applegarth
Associate Producer
Murphy Birdsall
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Changing Image of Opera, The, Great Performances (01/31/86)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A performance documentary about the collaboration between composer Philip Glass and theater artist Robert Wilson who are seen at work remounting their opera, "Einstein on the Beach," for the Brooklyn Academy of Music's 1984 Next Wave Festival. The film, a presentation of "Great Performances," features conversations, rehearsal footage, and interviews with Glass and Wilson.
Crew
Robert Applegarth
Associate Producer
Murphy Birdsall
Assistant Editor
Susan Brockman
Editor
Lucinda Childs
Choreographer
John Dildine
Sound
Rich Dior
Sound
David Eubank
Camera Assistant
Sandy Gendler
Sound Editor
Philip Glass
Music
Edward Gray
Associate Producer
Dale Harris
Consultant
Lawrence Hoff
Sound
Gerald Jonas
Other
Sidney Kantor
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Kreutz
Production Coordinator
Harvey Lichtenstein
Executive Producer
John Lindley
Camera Operator
Larry Loewinger
Sound
Danny Michael
Sound Mixer
Danny Michael
Sound
Peter G. Miller
Sound Mixer
Peter G. Miller
Sound
Mark D Obenhaus
Photography
Benoit Renaud
Production Assistant
Marc Rogers
Gaffer
Sarah Stein
Editor
Michael Trim
Gaffer
Jac Venza
Executive Producer
Chrisann Verges
Producer
Peter Weinberg
Producer
Robert Wilson
Other
Steven Wren
Production Manager
Steven Wren
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Changing Image of Opera, The, Great Performances (01/31/86)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
