Programs & Events
Yuval Sharon Reflects on The Industry’s production of John Cage’s Europeras 1 & 2
Joyous, anarchic, sometimes even silly: on the surface, our production of Europeras 1 & 2 might trick you into believing it was little more than a comedic romp through operatic history. An audience member who wandered into Sony Pictures Studios’ Stage 23 and left smiling may not know what a profound and invigorating experience the…
Read MoreJohn Cage and the California Experimentalists
In preparation for our next production, John Cage’s Europeras 1 & 2, which premieres on November 6 at Sony Pictures Studios in partnership with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, we asked our Music Director Marc Lowenstein to give some insight into the work of John Cage and The Industry’s Highway One series, which pays homage to the great…
Read MoreAn interview with YOUNG CAESAR designers Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras
Jason, you have worked as a designer on several productions with The Industry. Which projects have you produced, and how did your relationship with The Industry begin? Jason: I’ve worked as the Projection Designer on Crescent City opera and Invisible Cities, and as the Production Designer for Hopscotch. It all started when I met Yuval in…
Read MoreAn interview with FIRST TAKE artist Laura Karpman
The third installment of FIRST TAKE is this weekend, and we pulled Laura Karpman out of rehearsal to discuss her opera BALLS. The opera dramatizes the tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and draws on the comedic, dramatic, and hugely political nature of this match. “The Battle of the Sexes” changed not…
Read MoreHopscotch recording out January 13, release concert January 20
The Industry drew international acclaim last year for Hopscotch, a revolutionary mobile opera that took place in cars and public sites around Los Angeles. The recording will be released on January 13 via The Industry Records, and is available to order now by clicking here. To mark the occasion, a release event titled “Hopscotch in Concert” will take place…
Read MoreInvisible Cities film screening
In anticipation of a DVD release of INVISIBLE CITIES, The Industry’s 2013 breakthrough production at Union Station, a free screening of the filmed version will be shown on Sunday, October 16 at 5:00pm at the historic Warner Grand Theater. Shot live with two steady cams as part of KCET’s Emmy Award-winning documentary, the filmed version of INVISIBLE…
Read MoreAn Interview With Yuval Sharon and Rand Steiger on Nimbus
Nimbus, The Industry’s new performance installation, with a newly commissioned score by Rand Steiger, opens Saturday, Oct. 1 as part of Noon to Midnight at the LA Philharmonic. This installation kicks off The Industry’s artistic director Yuval Sharon’s three-year residency as artist-collaborator at the LA Philharmonic. Following is an interview with The Industry’s artistic director…
Read MoreReturn of FIRST TAKE, Debut of SECOND TAKE
Biennial workshop of new operas in concert, Feb. 24 + 25, 2017 in Los Angeles CO-PRESENTED BY wild Up FIRST TAKE: 6 WORKS-IN-PROGRESS by Nicholas Deyoe, William Gardiner and Thomas Rawle, John Hastings, Laura Karpman, Marc Lowenstein, Dylan Mattingly SECOND TAKE: CONCERT PREMIERE OF ANDREW MCINTOSH’S BONNIE AND CLYDE “An essential component in American…
Read MoreThe Edge of Forever record release party and concert June 24
The Industry Records is thrilled to announce our next release! The Edge of Forever — Music by Lewis Pesacov, Libretto by Elizabeth Cine, Performed by wild Up, Conducted By Christopher Rountree Please join us to celebrate the release with a FREE party and concert. Seating will be on a first come first serve basis. June 24,…
Read MoreThe Industry Benefit Concert – SONIC GARDEN
A big THANK YOU to everyone who attended Sonic Garden – a concert benefiting The Industry. Our secret garden location made for a beautiful evening, celebrating our commissioned composers: Andy Akiho, Annie Gosfield, Andrew McIntosh and Rand Steiger, and the work The Industry will create in the next two years. Enjoy photos from the event…
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