The episode explores the transformation of an abandoned railway station into a cultural centre and the experience of attending Philip Glass's opera Einstein on the Beach.
What happens when an abandoned railway station becomes a thriving cultural centre? And what does it feel like to spend almost four hours inside Philip Glass's groundbreaking opera Einstein on the Beach? In this feature, Radio Slovakia International explores two remarkable cultural stories from Slovakia - one about community, creativity and independent culture in Žilina, the other about a landmark musical event that brought one of the world's most influential contemporary works to Bratislava for the first time.
Topics covered
cultural centre
abandoned railway station
community
independent culture
opera
musical event
Keywords
cultural stories
Slovakia
Žilina
Bratislava
Philip Glass
Einstein on the Beach
community
independent culture
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Einstein on the Beach
Places: Žilina, Bratislava
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