12 hours. No intermission. Stalin as opera. Sleep is for cowards.
A full recording of an all-night performance of Robert Wilson's The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin: An Opera. Recorded on December 21, 1973. In many ways a compilation of all the stage work Wilson had done with the “Byrds,” The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin reworked elements of The Life and Times of Sigmund Freud, Deafman Glance, Overture, and KA MOUNTAIN AND GUARDenia TERRACE into a seven act, 12-hour piece.
Direction
Wilson's signature slow motion choreography stretched to absurd limits.
Production
Seven acts of accumulated experimental theater history compressed into one night.
Costume
The Byrds' visual vocabulary evolved across Wilson's entire early career.
Director
Robert Wilson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Byrds' were Wilson's ensemble of performers with disabilities, central to his aesthetic of 'internally heard' movement and speech.
Recorded December 21, 1973—Wilson's birthday and the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, because of course it was.
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