Trains of Thought: Animated

What do thoughts look like? How do they sound?

Trains of Thought: Animated is a collaboration between The Poulenc Trio, composer Viet Cuong and animators Elizabeth and Alden Phelps. Three years in the making, this new work combines Cuong’s kinetic score and the Phelps’ stunningly beautiful stop-motion animation into a breathtaking live mixed-media experience.

Poulenc Trio: Trains of Thought by Viet Cuong, film by Elizabeth and Alden Phelps. World-premiere recording available from Delos Productions. Liang Wang (New York Philharmonic), oboe Irina Kaplan Lande, piano Bryan Young, bassoon

Artist Elizabeth Phelps prepares a maquette for Trains of Thought: Animated