The Beautiful Banality And Creeping Dread Of Opening Night
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 () It’s a little bit shocking when the voices come in. Even if you already knew Opening Night was a record of a live performance inaugurating a new experimental theater space in LA, you didn’t expect the microphone to swoop so close to the action. Throughout the previous half-hour, the performance has remained at a professional remove from the audience, and yet as closing track “Opening Night” begins we’re greeted by a flood of personalities, their conviviality a contrast to the icy, creeping music surrounding them.
Tuesday, 1 April 2025 ()
It’s a little bit shocking when the voices come in. Even if you already knew Opening Night was a record of a live performance inaugurating a new experimental theater space in LA, you didn’t expect the microphone to swoop so close to the action. Throughout the previous half-hour, the performance has remained at a professional remove from the audience, and yet as closing track “Opening Night” begins we’re greeted by a flood of personalities, their conviviality a contrast to the icy, creeping music surrounding them.