The BQE is a mixed-media artistic exploration of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway of New York City by Sufjan Stevens. A cinematic suite inspired by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Hula-Hoop, and commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music, it was originally performed in the Howard Gilman Opera House in celebration of the 25th anniversary Next Wave Festival in October of 2007.
- Status
- Released
Keywords
- bridge
- brooklyn, new york city
- traffic
- hula hoop
- queens bridge
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Top Cast
Lindsay Brickel as Electress
Anastasia-Dyan Pridlides as Botanica
Elaine Tian as Quantus
Top Crew
Sufjan Stevens · Director, Writer
Reuben Kleiner · Cinematographer, Editor
Malcolm Hearn · Editor
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