EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH
by Don Kent, with Robert Wilson & Philip Glass. 2014. 4 hours, 23 minutes.
In partnership with Beach Sessions Dance Series, we’re pleased to present a special screening of Einstein on the Beach, an opera in four acts moving through Einstein’s life, from steam engines to space travel. Originally created in 1976 by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass, this experimental piece breaks all theatrical rules of opera through its repetitive motives and rhythmic structures. Choreographed by Lucinda Childs with text by Christopher Knowles.
Beach Sessions Dance Series is a pioneering performance series in Rockaway Beach, Queens, NYC. Their mission is to commission, produce, and present site-responsive choreographic work on New York’s shoreline, creating ambitious new work that expands the boundaries of contemporary dance.
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RFF is proud to be sponsored by Blundstone®, Istic Illic Pictures, and NYC Ferry. Rockaway Film Festival made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Rockaway Film Festival is funded in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Art, and by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall. RFF receives additional support from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards.