Stéphane Côté's Fantasmagoria is the story of a young man who finds new love while looking for a love he lost, in a world destroyed by war and seemingly devoid of hope.
A musical tragedy in three acts, Fantasmagoria deals with love, hope and death, with brief spurts of humour, in a grand, bleak and futursitic setting.
What began as an essay on homosexuality is currently being developed into an operatic graphic novel. The adult comic, accompanied by a musical soundtrack, will be available by 2013, in hopes to further develop the project as an animated feature.
The Music
19 songs, written and composed by Côté, accompany this futuristic tragedy, exploring themes of love, hate, hunger and desperation. The Jezebel Ball, tells of the monthly orgy that goes on in a place called Bedside Manor. Bedside Manor descibes this mysterious and sinful place, where its occupants are free to live to the fullest, since the next day might be their last.
The music is modern and synthesized, with a tribal, pulsating base, reminding us that no matter where society heads, humankind will ever be lead by its innermost, primal urges and needs.
