I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky is a 1995 "song play" with music composed by John Adams and a libretto by June Jordan. [1]

Apr 21, 2023 · Running Time: Two hours with an intermission I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky plays from April 22 to 30, 2023, presented by IN Series performing at Atlas Performing Arts Center, Lang Theatre, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC. Tickets ($35–$55) are available online.

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Mar 17, 2025 · Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner RecordsI Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky · John AdamsI WAS LOOKING AT THE CEILING AND THEN I SAW THE SK...

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Titled after a quote from a survivor of the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake, John Adams’s I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, released October 30, 1998, on Nonesuch Records, is the composer’s third collaboration with director Peter Sellars.

May 12, 1995 · I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky mixes the drama of poetry and song to construct a brilliant earthquake/romance. In the context of the timeless issues of love, the opera, set in South Central Los Angeles, explores such contemporary questions as immigration, birth control, and criminal law.

Apr 24, 2023 · I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky plays next on April 29 (7:30 p.m.) and April 30 (3 p.m.), 2023, presented by IN Series performing at Atlas Performing Arts Center, Lang Theatre, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC.

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Jul 8, 2010 · I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw The Sky, Theatre Royal Stratford East Seven young performers give their all to John Adams's ferocious LA earthquake music drama