JOSEPH KECKLER'S GOTH TEEN RELAPSE

It seems perfect to celebrate the Goth Teen this time of year. In this video, dreamy New York performance artist Joseph Keckler, leaves the office to go downtown and channel the romantic figure of The Wanderer. (singing, not lip syncing for his life as you might imagine.) Made with filmmaker Laura Terruso, it comes out of Keckler’s performance piece, I Am an Opera which the Village Voice called a “tantalizing song cycle–cum–multimedia one-man show” before naming Keckler Best Downtown Performance Artist of 2013. Watch.

Goth Song (Goth Lied) written and performed by Joseph Keckler (piano & voice) Directed by Joseph Keckler and Laura Terruso Cinematography by Laura Terruso Editor: Jean Pesce Featuring Lisa Kaplan as the boss Cameos by Gerry Visco, Gabe Fuller, Jess Ferguson, and Shepherd Laughlin Production assistants: Akina Van de Velde, Matthias Neumann, and Jess Ferguson Translation: Katja Loher, Uwe Mengel Goth Song originated as a live performance that was part of I am an Opera, commissioned by Dixon Place in 2013.

(via Vice)