GERSHWIN LIVE: WE ARE READY TO LEAVE THIS PLACE at DIXON PLACE

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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This solo audio/video performance by Jim Coleman deconstructs the recruitment video from Heaven’s Gate – the UFO religious millenarian cult based in San Diego which committed mass suicide in 1997.

Gershwin Live is an evolving 21st century salon, artists with fearless & distinctive voices are given free rein to present theater, dance, film, cabaret, ghost stories, music & uncategorizable hybrids. Curated by Michael Wiener & Neke Carson.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jim Coleman was an integral member of seminal NYC band Cop Shoot Cop. Post CSC, Jim has scored countless indie feature films and television series, working with directors such as Beth B, Hal Hartley, Todd Phillips, Richard Kern and Danny Leiner. Jim has also composed music for a number of theater and dance performances, with his work being showcased at Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Salzburg Opera Festival. He has released several solo albums as Phylr, and is currently collaborating with Michael Wiener as the Children…. Additionally, Coleman is collaborating with Beth B on an installation based on near death experiences.