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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:orchestral_music
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:theater_productions
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gptkbp:artistic_innovation
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blending genres
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gptkbp:audience
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interactive elements
mixed audience reactions
thought-provoking experience
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gptkbp:character_arc
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growth and change
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gptkbp:character_development
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complex characters
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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interpersonal dynamics
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gptkbp:choreography
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integrated dance
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gptkbp:collaborator
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gptkb:David_Gockley
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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positive reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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exploration of identity
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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American literature
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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representation of diversity
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gptkbp:design
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modern aesthetics
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 90 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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gptkb:1995
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gptkbp:focus
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young adults
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:historical_context
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1990s America
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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influential work in opera
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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American culture
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:musical_theatre
minimalism
modern classical music
contemporary opera
new opera movements
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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gptkb:poetry
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:libretto
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gptkb:June_Jordan
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gptkbp:music_style
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non-linear narrative
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gptkbp:musical_elements
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vocal and instrumental
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gptkbp:notable_awards
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gptkb:Grammy_Award
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gptkbp:notable_collaborations
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June Jordan and John Adams
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gptkbp:notable_performers
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gptkb:San_Francisco_Opera
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:San_Francisco_Opera_production
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gptkbp:number_of_acts
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:orchestration
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gptkb:chamber_music
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gptkbp:performance
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gptkb:opera
performed internationally
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gptkbp:performance_style
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experimental
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gptkbp:premiere_date
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gptkb:1995
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gptkbp:premiere_location
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gptkb:Theater_of_the_University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:record_label
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gptkb:Nonesuch_Records
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:postmodernism
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gptkbp:thematic_element
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gptkb:social_justice
love and loss
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gptkbp:theme
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urban life
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gptkbp:themes
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social issues
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Adams
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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