Project Description: 

Degenerate Art Ensemble was commissioned by director Robert Wilson and the Watermill Center a Laboratory for Performance to create their own interpretation of his and Phillip Glass' seminal work Einstein on the Beach. This was the first time ever that Wilson and Glass permitted new interpretations of this work. The production took place  April 5-7 2012 at the Baryshnikov Center in New York, and celebrated the 35th anniversary of Einstein on the Beach.  Mr. Wilson has selected five teams of emerging artists to re-interpret sections of this 20th century masterpiece. These artists have created new works inspired by five different sections of the seminal opera Einstein on the Beach, which was originally created in 1976 by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass.  Four scenes and the Knee Plays are the sources of inspiration for this work. On The Beach celebrates a new generation of artists and their reactions to an opera that is widely recognized as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century.

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Letter from the Atomic Shores a tribute to Einstein On The Beach Performed 2012 at the Baryshnikov Art Center commissioned by Robert Wilson and The Watermill Center 
Choreography - Haruko Nishimura, Music - Joshua Kohl & Jherek Bischoff (with samples from Phillip Glass' score to Einstein on the Beach), Video - Leo Mayberry, Costume - Marisa Vitiello, Light Design - John Torres & Robert Wilson. "Concord Table" created by Alan Maskin & Olson Kundig Architects
PERFORMERS: Haruko Nishimura, Dohee Lee, Jonas Radvik
MUSICIANS: Joshua Kohl Conductor Jherek Bischoff Bass ,Loren Dempster Cello ,Brent Arnold Cello. Tom Swafford Violin

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION Ian Lucero Camera and Editing