Einstein On The Beach, currently at Brooklyn Academy of Music, is one of the most-referenced but least-often-seen spectacles of American avant garde theater. With the combined forces of composer Phillip Glass and director Robert Wilson, it's almost required viewing for any theater fan. But can a repetitive, cacophonous opera from 1976 still hold our attention for over four hours in this short-attention-spanned Internet age? Watch this insta-review to find out.
Einstein On The Beach, currently at Brooklyn Academy of Music, is one of the most-referenced but least-often-seen spectacles of American avant garde theater. With the combined forces of composer Phillip Glass and director Robert Wilson, it's almost required viewing for any theater fan. But can a repetitive, cacophonous opera from 1976 still hold our attention for over four hours in this short-attention-spanned Internet age? Watch this insta-review to find out.