alexander
gedeon
alexander
gedeon
gedeon
i am a stage director of opera & concert theater based in LA. i came to the idea of directing opera after studying experimental theater in college & playing in nightclubs as a musician for more than a decade. gradually i saw that opera was the synthesis of everything i loved: composing stage pictures, complex music, projects epic in scope & scale.
--+ i recently spent a month in Knoxville at the longhaven artist residency with choreographer daeun jung & composer daniel corral.
--+ this month, i premiere everything rises at the 2022 BAM Next Wave Festival, with Jennifer Koh & Davóne Tines; music by ken ueno.
in march ‘23, i associate-direct proximity at lyric opera of chicago, with libretto by anna deavere smith, music by daniel bernard-roumain, caroline shaw & john luther adams; directed by yuval sharon.
opera | concert theater
the double
everything rises
sanctuaries
concerto for having fun with elvis on stage
la tragèdie de carmen
everything rises
sanctuaries
concerto for having fun with elvis on stage
la tragèdie de carmen
popular music
before pivoting to opera, i worked as the songwriter, choreographer, guitarist & lead singer of brooklyn-based punk-funk band trick and the heartstrings, & LA disco ensemble yellow alex. i collaborated with grammy winning producer paul epworth (adele, florence + the machine) & had song placements in indie films, ABC TV and the iTunes worldwide playlist. my last record, house of discipline, received over a year of airplay on LA’s KCRW.
prisoner of fashion / house of discipline
body & voice
i sometimes perform in my own {& other folks’} work as a guitarist, singer, reciter & pantomime. as a bandleader, i frequently choreograph movement for musicians.
other words
art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. rather, the work of art becomes a political force simply through the faithful representation of the spirit. it is a political act to create an image of the self or of the collective.
[lewis hyde]
i can wait, as an insect can wait. i am somebody who is waiting all my life. this is very important to wait & to know how to wait & not be bored to wait. you're annoyed, maybe, to wait too long, you know? but i am waiting.
[igor stravinsky]