We survived Ketamine: The Musical

The show also included an audience member sporadically yelling out “Yay, ketamine!” at the top of her voice, a deeply philosophical rap about our existence and what we do with our time being alive, peaceful and meditative musical performances that had members of the audience nodding out – and lines of cocoa powder and Kava cocktails in the lobby. The English National Opera, this was not.

So what did we learn from this bizarre, immersive and dissociative spectacle?

There are both light and dark moments during a ketamine-induced high. Don’t try to have sex when on the powder. And as Nate, the existential rapper said: Y.L.A.L.O – you live at least once – so enjoy it while it lasts.

Then enjoy it again.

[Photos: Todd Seelie for Village Voice]

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