REDCAT (Venue Partner)
631 W 2nd St
213-237-2800
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Photo courtesy the artist.
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Feb 2–4
Daily (8:30–10:30pm)
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- Price
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$16-25
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“Early Morning Opera: Abacus is a visual investigation into imagined communities and hyped-up modern phenomena such as overblown tech conferences, televangelists, and other dubious agencies of contemporary culture. Directed by gifted multimedia artist, Lars Jan, Abacus gives credence to Marshall McLuhan's popular theory, "the medium is the message." Part opera, part performance art, and part an as-yet-undefined art medium, the show contrasts big-screen imagery with the wry commentary of a single individual, providing a hauntingly powerful critique of modernity.”
Tanja M. Laden, Flavorpill
Award-winning director and media artist Lars Jan and his company Early Morning Opera employ the latest in high-tech wizardry to explore the seductive power of multimedia persuasion, including TED-style presentations and video-enhanced megachurch events. Abacus introduces media visionary and cult icon Paul Abacus, who is given a platform to expound on such theories as a re-imagining of Buckminster Fuller’s fabled Geoscope as a new “data cathedral” for the masses and a call for a world without national borders. Part pitchman and part sermonizer, Abacus is magnified by a team of live video Steadicams and large-scale projections in this genre-defying, visually immersive production that was first staged at REDCAT’s New Original Works Festival and has since won national praise.
