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What is "Twilight: Gods"?
What is "Twilight: Gods"?
- A movie adaptation of Wagner's "Gotterdammerung"
- A drive-through adaptation of Wagner's "Gotterdammerung" (correct)
- A play adaptation of Wagner's "Gotterdammerung"
- A book adaptation of Wagner's "Gotterdammerung"
How is the work consumed?
How is the work consumed?
- From inside a theater
- From inside a car (correct)
- From inside a concert hall
- From inside a museum
How many destinations are there in the experience?
How many destinations are there in the experience?
- Three
- Four
- Five (correct)
- Six
Who performs the original narration in the role of The Norns?
Who performs the original narration in the role of The Norns?
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What mitigates the necessary truncation?
What mitigates the necessary truncation?
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What is the overall experience of the singers?
What is the overall experience of the singers?
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What is unique about the experience in terms of audience interaction?
What is unique about the experience in terms of audience interaction?
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Study Notes
- "Twilight: Gods" is a drive-through adaptation of Wagner's "Gotterdammerung" for Lyric Opera of Chicago, created by Yuval Sharon.
- The work is consumed from inside a car, led by guides in a funereal procession through different stations in varying sections of the garage.
- At each of the five destinations, the driver stops in a precise spot and turns off the engine to avoid exhaust fumes. A passenger finds a radio station on the FM dial and live singing fills the cabin.
- The experience was conceived for acres of space, filled by a stunning design from Jason H. Thompson and Kaitlyn Pietras.
- The running time is 70 minutes and includes an original narration performed by avery r. young in the role of The Norns.
- The necessary truncation is mitigated by an original narration, performed in Chicago by avery r. young, an interdisciplinary artist in the role of The Norns.
- The singers traverse the space, and the overall experience is one of humans divorced by circumstance and environment and the mistakes of the past.
- There are no bows, no emotional catharsis, and no sense that anyone else saw what was seen by you.
- The experience is divorced from other audience members, and you can talk in your car in the dark.
- The work was born of regulation and necessity, like most pandemic art.
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