I’ve tried about fifteen different ways to write about my journey to Alaska to perform the Odyssey in Homer. No words seem to capture how emotional it was to be back on the road after sixteen months of Zoom performances, no conceit comes close to conveying the overwhelming beauty and intensity I experienced over the course of the four plus days I wandered the long Alaskan daylight from Anchorage to Homer and back.
The performance is documented HERE as part of a radio broadcast. I used the occasion to do something I’ve never done before in the 327 previous performances of my piece: pause between songs and introduce an element of narrative and context through improvised spoken word passages. It was exhilarating, terrifying, and gratifying all at once, which I guess is what performing should be. Overall, I’m pleased with how it turned out. It felt raw, real, and human, which are aspects of Greek epic I very much seek to emulate.
In place of more insufficient musings, here’s a photo journal of my Alaskan Odyssey.
Alaska from the air
Anchorage
Anchorage
Anchorage
On the road
On the road
The tunnel to Whittier
Whittier
Whittier
Whittier
Moose Pass
Moose Pass
Moose Pass
Moose Pass
Moose Pass
near Homer
Homer in Homer
Bunnell Arts in Homer
Bunnell Arts in Homer
Bunnell Arts
Pre-show
Waiting for radio
In action
The signs are everywhere
Exploring Homer
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
The last night in Homer
Sunset in Homer
Sunset in Homer
The running path on the Spit
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
The signs were everywhere
The Homer Spit
The Homer Spit
On the road back to Anchorage