THE OPERA OF TIMUR

Review: Timur Bekbosunov rises above the 'Collapse' at REDCAT Timur and the Dime Museum's 'Collapse; A Post Ecological Requiem' Now that we've got 3-D printers, shall we make a singer? I want Al Jolson for the base material, useful for wholehearted expression derived from curious cultural transgression (but obviously without the blackface). Add a tad of Ethel Merman to enhance that in-your-face quality. For technique and theatricality, of course, Callas. This may be the ingre

Timur and the Dime Museum are getting to be regulars on the REDCAT stage: Their star turns, cameos and original presentations embody the edgy, witty, musical-theater experimentation that the venue champions. Fitting, then, that the world premiere of COLLAPSE happens at REDCAT. Featuring the operatic, post-punk, cabaret, torch-song tenor and hypnotic theatrics of frontman Timur Bekbosunov, the Dime Museum backs him with an aural array of samples/accordion/keys, guitar, bass an

THEATER “Collapse” @ REDCAT (Downtown) It’s impossible to classify the music of Timur and the Dime Museum in just one word. Led by the soaring vocals of classically trained tenor Timur Bekbosunov, the fivesome meld their haunting melodies with the stagecraft of post-punk cabaret in this operatic song cycle composed as a requiem mass. Their performance is set to video projections by artist Jesse Gilbert, with costumes designed by Victor Wilde of the Bohemian Society. Don’t mis

Composed by the band’s music director Daniel Corral, Collapse is a dark, satirical look at environmental problems that have haunted Corral into creative action. The Alaska native said he was largely inspired by the impacts of climate change he’s seen in his home state, where he believes the equilibrium between progress and conservation is more apparent than in a city like Los Angeles. “It can be difficult to talk about global warming in an impressive and profound way without

Kazakh-American Timur Bekbosunov and his band, Timur and the Dime Museum, will be premiering their new collaborative production, “Collapse,” described as a sardonic, post-ecological requiem for the planet, at Los Angeles’ Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theatre (REDCAT), from March 27-29. The multimedia requiem was composed by Daniel Corral and produced by Beth Morrison Projects. The interactive show tells different stories through a four-piece band and Bekbosunov’s tenor. Bekbos