David T. Little on his latest film opera, "Black Lodge"

Composer David T. Little introduces his newest operatic creation, "Black Lodge" (created with librettist/poet Anne Waldman), recently produced as a film by Beth Morrison Projects, and directed by Michael Joseph McQuilken. Little discusses his exploration of David Lynch, William S. Burroughs, and Antonin Artaud, which led to the creation of this opera, as well as the work's cyclical structure, based on the Buddhist idea of a "bardo."
Drawing on the disturbing and complicated mythologies of the surrealist writer William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch), "Black Lodge" uses dance, industrial rock, classical string quartet, and opera to take viewers through a Lynchian psychological escape room.
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Music:
"Black Lodge" for singer, rock band, electronics, and string quartet
Composed by David T. Little
Libretto by Anne Waldman
Story & Screenplay by Michael Joseph McQuilken
Produced by Beth Morrison Projects
"Black Lodge" footage courtesy of Beth Morrison Projects
Featuring Timur and Jennifer Harrison Newman
With musical performance by Timur and the Dime Museum
and the Isaura String Quartet