Robert Wilson and the CIVIL warS, Robert Wilson and the CIVIL warS

Howard Brookner

United States, Germany, United Kingdom, 1986, Color, 94’

French Premiere

At the beginning of the 1980s, Robert Wilson embarked on one of the most ambitious projects in the history of opera. It would remain unfinished, but Howard Brookner documented the process. A vertiginous plunge into the mind and wake of the visionary artist, who passed away in 2025.

Technical sheet

  • Script:
    Howard Brookner
  • Photography:
    Robert Chappell, Ira Brenner, Tom DiCillo, Howard Brookner
  • Editing:
    Michelle Bahlke
  • Music:
    Gavin Bryars, David Byrne, Philip Glass
  • Sound:
    Dan Zlotnik
  • Cast:
    Philip Glass, David Byrne, Lucinda Childs, Bénédicte Pesle, Heiner Müller, Sheryl Sutton, Etel Adnan, Robert Wilson
  • Production:
    Aaron Brookner (Pinball London), Paula Vaccaro (Pinball London)
  • Contact:
    Pinball London (Pinball London)