A QUEER, POP-FUSION UPDATE OF BIZET'S IMMORTAL OPERA

LAKÁN'S CARMEN, a feature film and stage production in development, resets Bizet's 1875 masterwork to an LGBTQ setting in 1970s New York City. Carmen is a gay, male sex worker, Jose a rookie cop, and Escamillo a swaggering city council candidate in the spirit of Harvey Milk. Learn more.

The producers of LAKÁN'S CARMEN are currently seeking funding to complete demo recordings of the music numbers (listen to Carmen's Habanera here), as well as an audio version of the entire production, as a precursor to full screen and stage productions. As a fiscally sponsored project of 501(c)3 nonprofit Fractured Atlas, donations are tax-deductible. Interested in joining as an investor, or as artist or crew? Get in touch!

Angelo Ragaza, working under the artistic name LAKÁN, is a gay, Los Angeles-born, Filipinx American writer, lyricist, arranger and producer based in Brooklyn. His feature and essay writing has appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, Newsweek and other national and global outlets. Read more about the inspiration and creative process behind LAKÁN'S CARMEN.