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Hey Duende Duders! How are you??? Howā€™s your fall been going? I hope itā€™s been (pumpkin) spicy, cozily (and thrillingly šŸ˜ˆ) spooky and just autumnally awesome in every way. Firstly, Iā€™d like to apologize for the months-long dearth of duende discussing. Life has been stressful, to say the least, as Iā€™m sure itā€™s been for all of you. BUT the wait will have been well worth it because my 13th guest is none other than legendary expert artist of all imagined realms - human, wild, fantastical, spiritual and beyond - the magical, mythmaker of my weirdo writer woman dreams - O-Lan Jones!! @ojones777 šŸ„° Iā€™ve been wanting O-Lan on Duende Discussions since I was first dreaming it up because whether it is through her riveting performances as an actress and singer, or as a primitive, provocative opera composer, theatre director, visual artist and more, Mz. Jones is a stunningly present channeler of emotion and truth, aka, the duende-iest of duende stirrers!Ā  And stir up duende we did! In our vibrant convo, we discuss how growing up encouraged to be freely creative in her own way has impacted her expressive art today, her natural aptitude for distinct rhythms in experimental opera-making, and the role that impulse plays in her creative conjurings. We also break down the challenge and gift of performing poetic words, how to most authentically play a ghost bride (!), and why her epic mythic opera Iceland is bringing back yearning ā˜ŗļøO-Lan also relays some fun behind-the-scenes stories from her brilliantly playful 1993 indie movie Shelf Life, and how its recent resurgence in the cinephile scene sparked an exciting new project. And in true Duende Discussions emo authenticity, I may have cried a little confessing how a note she gave me while directing my play about whale singer songwriters changed my life forever šŸ„² O-Lanā€™s impact on me as an artist, creative experimenter and appreciator of our wonderfully weird world is hard to articulate, but this fun convo is a start šŸ¤— Links in bio & stories to listen! Happy Spooky Season and follow O-Lan and her company @overtoneind for updates on all her cool art happenings šŸŽ¶šŸŽ­ #duende #olanjones #federicogarcĆ­alorca #actress #composer by @ojones777
Please join us and @primavoceemergingartists for their Fall concert series with @hannah.verduzco on Friday, Oct 23rd - and be treated to the world premiere of a NEWly commissioned aria by our Artistic Director @ojones777: LA SIGUANABA ā€¼ļø She writes, ā€œThis is a theatricalization drawn from the poems of Janel Pineda. Throughout the piece the singer is alternating between conjuring up, and becoming La Siguanaba, a mythical creature of folklore in El Salvador. She is a powerful, dangerous and charismatic being who seduces men and avenges wrondgdoing, appearing to them as both beautiful and hideous.ā€ FREE TICKETS avail while they last at pvea-verduzco.eventbrite.com ā˜®ļø We canā€™t wait to see soprano Hannah Verduzco and pianist Lucy Yates perform CANCIONES NUEVAS Y ROMANTICAS, featuring this world premiere by O-Lan Jones alongside works by Daniel CatĆ n, Edna Longoria, Maria Griever, and Peter Lieberson! by @ojones777
ā€¼ļø COMPOSER-LIBRETTIST SPEED DATING IS COMING THIS SATURDAY ā€¼ļø GRAB TIX AT OUR LINK IN BIO ā€¼ļø The Composer-Librettist Speed Dating event also kicks off our annual incubator program, Original Vision, which develops and presents new opera-theater. Composer-Librettist ā€œSpeed Datingā€ attendees get early access to the 26-27 Original Vision application. If youā€™re interested in applying to Original Vision come to the Composer-Librettist ā€œSpeed Datingā€ event to meet the Overtone team and ask any questions you may have about the program. Details Event: Composer-Librettist ā€œSpeed Datingā€ presented in collaboration with @synchromymusic & @rentpoet Date & Time: August 22, 5-7pm Who should attend: This opportunity is open to anyone interested in creating original opera, as a composer, librettist, performer-composer, etc. Location: First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles Parking: Free parking, underground lot available at church Tickets: https://www.bit.ly/OvertoneSpeedDating More info on what to expect at the ticket link above. šŸŽ„: @zoedangerlappin at @highwaysps Featuring selections from TIME IS THE ENEMY by @samararicecomposer & @rentpoet, MINE by @ojones777 , and CARCINIZE! by @murp.severt & @cheese.obj Performers: @kevinallenbaritone @nellejanderson @nolizzie @kkeeeennioo @elliotmenard @ojones777 @brghtwrk Music Director @fahad.siadat Directors @livia__reiner @ojones777 Sets @janmunroe2452 Costumes @danica.martino Lighting @wamelendez by @ojones777
The red cable is a lifeline. It reaches from the surface into the Mother Well, where Los Angeles River water waits to be lifted toward light. Draw a bow across the cable. Listen as the well becomes an instrument. Imagine your sound traveling with the water through every living thing it will nourish. Join the sounding. July 17, July 24 & July 31 4:00ā€“6:00 PM Metabolic Studio The public is welcome to participate. by @ojones777
šŸ”„Controlled Burn puppets resting up for Parade #metabolicstudio šŸ”„ by @ojones777
HYSTERIA (by @mollybutterfly and @divyamaus ) is a rage-comic opera exploring womenā€™s mental health through the lens of medicine, feminist fiction, reality TV, and the lives of the writers. This scene, "The Rest Cure," was workshopped in @overtoneind Original Vision and directed by O-Lan Jones @ojones777 in 2021. Based on Charlotte Perkins Gilmanā€™s ā€œThe Yellow Wallpaper,ā€ the protagonist Kate is being confined to her bed for weeks on end due to a perceived "condition". She begins hallucinating a woman in the wallpaper, and as her family and doctor ignore her, the spectre encourages her to escape, and chaos ensues. See the full work this Sunday at 7pm with a panel preceeding it at 6:30pm, link in bio! by @ojones777
āœØwelcome to my world ;-)āœØ tonight at HIGHWAYS, sold out, but waitlist at the door ā˜€ļø by @ojones777
āœØcome see an excerpt of Original Vision V: Menagerie. Plus a panel that includes MoiāœØ by @ojones777
Now streaming across the US and Europe! Tim Burton: Life in the Line - the official Tim Burton documentary. WATCH + GIFT - 50% with code INSPIREGIFT50 -Link in bio. šŸ–¤ Take a wander inside the mind of Tim Burton! Hear the stories, insights, and moments that have never been shared before - told by the people who helped build his universe. Johnny Depp Winona Ryder Jenna Ortega Michael Keaton Danny Elfman Helena Bonham Carter Danny DeVito Christopher Walken Christoph Waltz O-Lan Jones Deep Roy Mia Wasikowska Colleen Atwood Rick Heinrichs Jenny He Derek Frey Chris Lebenzon Daniel Waters Allison Abbate Denise Di Novi Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski Their stories. His universe. Watch it. Share it. Gift it. šŸ–¤ -link in bio by @ojones777
Isnā€™t this what the inside of everyoneā€™s head sounds like? Curious whatā€™s coming up for Overtone next year? Instead of New Yearā€™s Resolutions, weā€™re making NEW WORK Resolutions, setting intentions for the exciting new work weā€™ll be bringing you in 2026 - and humbly asking you to join us in our year-end campaign to help us bring these works to the stage and these resolutions to life. Of her new opera MINE, composer and librettist O-Lan Jones says, ā€œMy resolution in creating MINE is to dig down to the gnarly roots, and to swing from the magical branches.ā€ If you want to support the roots and help the branches grow, please consider joining our year-end campaign at our link in bio! A selected scene from MINE will be workshopped this Spring alongside our Original Vision Development Program pieces as part of #OperaFestLA. The opera opens up the inner monologue of the artist Imogene through the ensemble, the accompaniment by Brightwork newmusic, and the invented instruments of Bart Hopkin. We canā€™t wait to share it all with you! This mini-clip of ā€œThe Insect Marchā€ from MINE is from an earlier workshop featuring Jones as Imogene, hard at work on her bone sculpture, and Paul Chwe MinChul An, ChloĆ© Vaught, Liz Eldridge, and Kion Heidari as the multiple voices of her inner monologue. by @ojones777
O-Lan Jones has appeared in 3 films for Director Tim Burton. I photographed O-Lan for: Tim Burton: Life in the Line A four-part docuseries on Director Tim Burton, directed by Tara Wood explores the evolution of a singular visionary artist -from sketchbook to screen - celebrating Tim's art, his imagination, and the longtime friends and closest collaborators who bring his world to life, with previously unseen artwork and personal moments from his creative universe. It is meant to be seen uncut, unfiltered, and true to all the artists involved. Why We Went Independent: The streamers wanted to cut it down. Make it more "salacious.". To fit the algorithm. This is what creative freedom looks like. Not available on Netflix or any other platform. https://www.timburtonlifeintheline.com/ Retouching by Carsten Steinhausen #olanjones #timburtondocuseries #jasonwillheim by @ojones777
O-Lan Jones (Interview) Iā€™m back with another inspiring Spotlight Sessions episode!! This episode features O-Lan Jones, best known for her memorable role as Esmeralda in Tim Burtonā€™s beloved classic Edward Scissorhands O-Lan reflects on her experience being part of such an iconic film, sharing stories from set, what it was like working alongside the incredible cast and how she brought Esmeraldaā€™s eccentric personality to life, she also talks about what it meant to collaborate on one of Tim Burtonā€™s most timeless creations and the memories that have stayed with her ever since Donā€™t miss this special self-filmed Q&A where O-Lan gives a heartfelt insight into her time on Edward Scissorhands, her passion for performing and the behind the scenes moments that make this story so unforgettable #spotlightsessions #olanjones #edwardscissorhands #timburton #filmjourney #actinglife #careerjourney #behindthescenes by @ojones777

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