Problem Radical(s) Problem Radical(s) is an experimental opera mixing everyday radical acts, a sprawling sculpture, massive inflating tarps, industrious performers, and hardcore noise. Each night, the performers navigate an ever-expanding, unstable installation. Musicians and singers reassemble the modular electronic and instrumental score, evoking American radical thinkers, civic activists, and maneuverable personal blimps. Writer/director: Kara Feely Composer: Travis Just Installation: Hannah Dougherty Video: Daniel Kötter Costume Designer: Peter Ksander Lighting Designer: Miranda k. Hardy Stage Manager: Sarah Nerboso Associate Producer: Morgan von Prelle Pecelli Performers: Karl Allen, Sarah Dahlen, Francesco Gagliardi, Caitlin McDonough Thayer Musicians: Kevin Farrell, Travis Just, James Moore Design Assistants: Peiyi Wong, Stacey Berman, Sara Patterson April-May, 2009: Performance Space 122, NYC July 2008: Artist Residency at Abrons Arts Center, NYC ``Problem Radical(s) is an experimental theatricalist opera just the way such things should be and rarely are. Creators Kara Feely and Travis Just have created a sophisticated collision between elegant formal considerations and the disruptive garbage of a world going down the drain that is exciting and exhilarating. The spectator is swept away in its delirious mix and emerges clear and emotionally refreshed.`` Richard Foreman ``It's shows like this that shut down the NEA`` Backstage ``...`{`t`}`he sheer noise, aural and visual, packs a Richard Foreman-esque thrill. Just's electronic, antimelodic score has drama and humor, and Hannah Dougherty's environment seems packed with incipient incident.`` Time Out New York <a href="http://objectcollection.bandcamp.com/album/problem-radical-s">Problem Radical(s) by Object Collection</a> photos by Danielle Colburn