Santa Bob. Photo by Yoseff Ben-Yehuda.

We’re closing down the office for a week or so (19-28 December), but just wanted to wish you a safe and merry holiday. We’ve had such a great year, and we’re so grateful to everyone who’s helped make it all happen — we’re truly lucky. Incredibly long thank-you list coming soon.

And in case you didn’t see our (very exciting last) newsletter: don’t miss the New York premier of Vidas Perfectas, a new version of Robert Ashley’s seminal avant-garde opera Perfect Lives (1983), presented this weekend at the Irondale Theater in Brooklyn. (Next summer, the cast and crew will travel to Marfa to begin filming the second video component.) Tonight’s the last night to see the first installment — if you’re in Brooklyn, get your tickets now!

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