Documentation of “Love Focused Like a Laser”
A Hybrid Opera & Art Collective by Matthew Stone
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“Last week in Miami, just as Art Basel was beginning to feel like a desert of the truth, the British artist and mystic Matthew Stone arrived to create a spiritual oasis. … Stone’s optimism feels at once rainbowy and post-apocalyptic.” – NY Times
Performance credits:
Director – Matthew Stone
Music Director – James Connolly (L-Vis 1990) of Night Slugs
Costume Design – Shayne Oliver & Paul Cupo for Hood By Air
Vocalists – Kelela, Zebra Katz & Michele Lamy
Performance – boychild, Andre J, Matthew Stone
Choreography – Madeline Hollander
Environmental Design – AJ Gvojic of Thunder Horse Video
Producer – Vivan Thi Tang
Sound Engineer – Jim Toth of Timbre Tech
Music Collaborators: Aaron David Ross, Girl Unit, Helix, Matthew Stone, Massacooraman
Andre J costume: Renato Dicent
Video credits:
Producer: Lauren Siegel
Music by: L-Vis 1990, ADR & Girl Unit
Cinematography: William Graydon
Presented by The Hole gallery at Shore Club Miami on Dec 4th 2013.