The Crumbling

Alexis Gideon and a team of artistic collaborators present the world premiere of The Crumbling, a 21 minute narrative stop-motion animated opera that combines projected video with live music.  Follow the trials of an apprentice librarian as she tries to save her city from crumbling down around her.  Set in a dream-like town made of myth, The Crumbling explores the importance of words and symbols in a decaying culture.  Drawing from esoteric texts and ancient lore, this unique blend of live performance and video animation mixes modern technology with a unique visual aesthetic to create a kind of contemporary story-song.

Funding for Alexis Gideon was provided by the Investing in Professional Artists Program, a partnership of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments.