Kathryn Boyd-Batstone
Cinematographer - Director
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Heartbeat Opera

The short film Quando, produced by Heartbeat's newly-appointed Associate Artistic Director, Derrell Acon, a starry-eyed young couple's night on the town unravels into a surrealist swirl of decadence, intrigue, and ultimately, vengeful justice. The score features music from Verdi’s 'La Traviata' and 'Don Carlo' and Gluck’s 'Orfeo ed Euridice', in a new arrangement for four instrumentalists and electronics.

QUANDO // HEARTBEAT OPERA

DIR: Tee Vaden - DP KATHRYN BOYD-BATSTONE - Creative Producer & Story Concept Derrell Acon

Short Film & Live Performances presented by The McKittrick Hotel

The short film Quando, produced by Heartbeat's newly-appointed Associate Artistic Director, Derrell Acon, depicts a fierce social satire of sex, activism, and the performance of everyday life. Music from Verdi’s operas La Traviata and Don Carlo and Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice are repurposed and refashioned into a 28-minute short film that follows a starry-eyed young couple as their night on the town unravels into a surrealist swirl of decadence, intrigue and, ultimately, vengeful justice.

“mesmerizing. A one-of-a-kind film and theatrical performance.” —Lindsay Brown, NYS Music