Einstein on the Beach

Einstein on the Beach — the groundbreaking collaboration between composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson, is an opera that broke all the rules. Find out more about its legendary creators through two documentaries Philip Glass: Looking Glass andAbsolute Wilson, and at the talk by the opera’s directing associate Charles Otte.

Decoding Einstein

Restaging Einstein on the Beach : Artistic and Technical Theatre in Collaboration

Directing associate Charles Otte of Einstein on the Beach will give an analysis of performance style, vision, dimensional nature of physical space, and challenges all within context of bodies of work of Robert Wilson and Philip Glass.

Otte began his career in live theatre before attending graduate school in film production at the University of Southern California where he received the John Huston award for directing excellence. He joined the Einstein on the Beach team as stage manager for Robert Wilson and Philip Glass in 1984 and has continued to work with them ever since, including staging Glass’s multi-media opera La Belle et La Bête, and assisting Wilson on numerous projects. He is currently a professor at the University of Texas at Austin teaching Integrated Media for Live Performance.

Philip Glass: Looking Glass

Controversial, prolific, influential, avant-garde, father of minimalist music are a number of wordsand phrases used to describe Philip Glass. In Philip Glass: Looking Glass, watch as the camera follows him from New York to London and from Paris to Boston as he speaks about his career andthe people who influenced his work. The quiet life of a composer craftsman under the microscope.

Absolute Wilson

Filmmaker Katharine Otto-Bernstein followed Robert Wilson around the world for five years to create an unmissable portrait of a truly fearless artist. Born in segregated America, Wilson grew up to become the legendary avant-garde stage director and playwright who also works with disabled children using therapy as a tool for artistic expression. More than a biography, this film explores the very essence of Robert Wilson, featuring his collaborators including Philip Glass, Jesse Norman, Tom Waits and many more.