Tao of Glass
Stage
2026
Tao of Glass - Stage, 2026, directed by Phelim McDermott & Kirsty Housley. An exploration of life, loss and a single question: Where does true inspiration come from? Composer Philip Glass and performer-director Phelim McDermott (Improbable) have worked together on acclaimed opera productions in London, New York and beyond, and Tao of Glass is their most personal collaboration yet. Inspired by a d...
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Tao of Glass
Stage
2026
25th July - 12th September
Directed by Phelim McDermott & Kirsty Housley
An exploration of life, loss and a single question: Where does true inspiration come from? Composer Philip Glass and performer-director Phelim McDermott (Improbable) have worked together on acclaimed opera productions in London, New York and beyond, and Tao of Glass is their most personal collaboration yet. Inspired by a dream, this West End premiere marries ten meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom with ten brand new pieces of music from Glass, presented by McDermott with an ensemble of musicians and puppeteers. Part-concert, part-performance, Tao of Glass is a storytelling tapestry, soundtracked by Glass’s mesmerising music and shot through with Improbable’s trademark theatricality.
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Performers throw reams of sheet music into the air
Photographer: Johan Persson
Phelim McDermott stands inside a light up ring of light, looking up to the sky with his hands in the air
Photographer: Johan Persson
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Phelim McDermott
Three puppeteers move to make a small puppet of a boy fly through the air
Photographer: Johan Persson
Phelim McDermott stands in the centre of the stage, surrounded by sheet music on the floor, wearing a long coast and bowler hat
Photographer: Johan Persson
Featuring
Phelim McDermott
The company of Tao of Glass stand around an old piano
Photographer: Johan Persson
Phelim McDermott hands a small boy puppet Philip Glass' Glassworks album
Photographer: Johan Persson
Phelim McDermott wrapped in lots of scrunched up sheet music, wearing a paper hat
Photographer: Johan Persson
Featuring
Phelim McDermott
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