music and tales
People have done far more than conceptualize steampunk cities. They’ve actually built and designed entire steampunk cities you can walk through. I am certain most of you know what Second Life is. It’s an online world, created, designed and populated by […]
Here are some great pictures of other folks’ imaginings of mythical steampunk cities. . . . . . . . . . .
I am now consumed with getting my fictional city of New Albion living and breathing in my head. The first song in each Act is the Narrator describing and discussing the city and the next generation of the McAlastair family. […]
So last week while i was in Belgrade the director e-mailed me and asked a very interesting question. Could a blind person attend The Steampunk Opera and through the music and vocals, get a full experience? Or as i chose […]
I could have been hip. Really. I could have posted this vid right when it came out and been in the first wave of people showcasing this pretty damn cool video by Panic! At The Disco which has a total […]
The past week’s discussion on Tragedy was definitely more for me than for you. Most of what i learned and ruminated on were not put down in these posts, as i would research, write and only afterwards, at night, really […]
With Shakespeare we finally see the supernatural fade from the forefront of Tragedy. Instead of gods punishing men for their transgressions or disobedience, or Fate playing cattily with human fortune, Shakespeare put the main causes and effects of their downfall […]
The classic Tarot card Wheel Of Fortune singlehandedly sums ups the entire Medieval concept of tragedy. After the fall of Rome, theater fell into lean times. The Church disapproved of it, and although it was performed in street stages, inns […]
The Steampunk Opera is heavily immersed in the tragedy genre, sometimes embracing it and sometimes subverting it, but as my writing and composition of it has progressed i’ve found myself exploring the long, great theatrical tradition. Tragedy is not simply […]
As we gear up for our series on dramatic Tragedy this week, a great little appetite wetter would be this drop dead amazing trailer. What is even more amazing is that it’s a trailer for a video game about zombies. […]