The performance art that caught my attention while I was looking around for the perfect one for me was Einstein on the Beach. When first taking a look at this it doesn't have the feel of an opera, but it is an opera which has 4 acts to it. Einstein on the Beach was composed by Philip Glass and the theater producer for this magical performance is Robert Wilson. The whole idea of this opera is it doesn't really need to make any since and no one has to understand it, just need to sit back and relax and watch what is going on in front of the crowd. The premiere of this show was on July 25, 1976 in Avignon, France at the Avignon Festival. It was the first and longest score that Philip Glass had created at the time. The whole performance took about five hours with no intermission. Some of the main props that were used in this were Symbols from Albert Einsteins life. This piece spoke to me while I was watching a few clips of it because I have been getting more into Albert's life and the things that he did, also I wanted to see what they did and how they incorporated it into the show.
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