"The (gloATL) tour concluded Friday and Saturday in the organizations’ home city of Atlanta, where the artists repeated similar activities, centering on photographic murals and a performative installation at the historic Rhodes Theater." - ArtsATL by Andrew Alexander
I grew up with two theaters. In Atlanta I could see everything, movies I never heard of. There were six theaters in Midtown close to Georgia Tech.
You can still see movies at the Fox once in a while. The Rhodes is the only other one standing. It's still standing but hollowed out, in the shadow of an I-75 entrance ramp.
I saw the Atlanta premier of Woodstock at the Rhodes. I saw Cries and Whispers there too. I preferred Woodstock.
In 1975 I saw Bergman's Magic Flute at the Rhodes. I thought that would be the last time.
"It was a beloved Atlanta landmark single-screen cinema, the flagship of the Storey chain, before closing in 1985." - ArtsATL by Andrew Alexander
The gloATL folks performed in the Rhodes November 8-10, 2013.
You can't tell it was a theater. It looks 1-story yet seems colossal, clever design by Ivey and Crook.
Everything "theater" is gone.
The screen was down there. Was there a stage? I don't remember.
The lobby was on the other side of that wall. There wasn't a balcony,
The arches are still there.
The cornice is still there.
gloATL performed inside.
Music, dance by gloATL, projections by Living Walls, photographic murals by Dustin Chambers.
I'm a gloATL fan and I like this sort of thing. I'm fidgety and at glo performances I don't have to stay put.
The dancers danced everywhere, the music sounded great everywhere.
The babies enjoyed it.
I couldn't take it all in.
This was probably my last look and last listen at the Rhodes, but who knows?
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