John LaSala

scene 4: Torment & Abigail's Lullaby

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees poor Abigail first tormented by the lure of the underworld where the specter of her lost William wanders with the denizens of the underworld.

scene 3: Work

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene takes place on the morning after William's funeral and sees the the women of the island resume their mundane tasks, working... (more)

scene 2: Home (c. A Dubious Reunion)

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees Abagail engaging with the ghost (or just a memory?) of her late husband, William, recently claimed... (more)

scene 2: Home (b. Alone)

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees the widow Abagail mourning in her empty home, alone with her grief.

In truth, this one was really... (more)

scene 2: Home (a. Taking Abigail Home)

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees the distraught Abagail gently carried by her neighbors from her husband's funeral to their home.

Shakuhachi by Eran Glantz.

scene 4: Torment & Abigail's Lullaby

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees poor Abigail first tormented by the lure of the underworld where the specter of her lost William wanders with the denizens of the underworld.

scene 1: The Funeral

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees poor William mourned and laid to rest by his wife Abagail and the few remaining woman of the island community... (more)

scene 0: The Prologue

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this opening scene sees poor William, the last male inhabitant of tiny island community, lost at sea by a sudden storm and... (more)

scene 4: Torment & Abigail's Lullaby

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene sees poor Abigail first tormented by the lure of the underworld where the specter of her lost William wanders with the denizens of the underworld.

07 Happy Families Fade

Written for the "My First Sing-A-Long Dictionary" RPM 2010 project.

See myfirstdictionary.blogspot.com/

Daddy's away
Posted abroad
Sending home pay
All he can... (more)

scene 0: The Prologue

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this opening scene sees poor William, the last male inhabitant of tiny island community, lost at sea by a sudden storm and... (more)

scene 3: Work

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene takes place on the morning after William's funeral and sees the the women of the island resume their mundane tasks, working... (more)

scene 3: Work

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this scene takes place on the morning after William's funeral and sees the the women of the island resume their mundane tasks, working... (more)

scene 0: The Prologue

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this opening scene sees poor William, the last male inhabitant of tiny island community, lost at sea by a sudden storm and... (more)

scene 0: The Prologue

Written for Noel MacDuffie's dance theater piece, Soul Descending, this opening scene sees poor William, the last male inhabitant of tiny island community, lost at sea by a sudden storm and... (more)