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Black Lodge: a brief stay in purgatory with William S Burroughs and David Lynch

Timur & the Dime Museum in Black Lodge
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Timur in Black Lodge
© Steven Pisano
By Kurt Gottschalk, 05 October 2022
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“a nonlinear nightmare, a hybrid delusion, a dark dream”
Reviewed at Philadelphia Film Center, Philadelphia on 2 October 2022
Programme
Little, Black Lodge
Performers
Opera Philadelphia
Michael McQuilken, Director
Opera Philadelphia Orchestra
Timur & the Dime Museum
Jennifer Harrison Newman, Dancer
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Kurt Gottschalk
Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.