The Opera House Ballet

by Josef Oteim

Dale's desperate for recognition. He's also willing to risk it all for instant gratification. Does his desire for freedom come without consequence? Aspiring author Dale Potoniak's world begins to unravel as he dives head first into a bizarre and often contradictory rebellion against society and himself. Oteim's Opera House Ballet is the opposite of a coming of age story, where growth is replaced by disintegration. As elegant as it is provocative and vulgar, Oteim explores the dualities and obsessions that occupied the human mind at the dawn of the information age. Infused with poetry and prose, Oteim's lyrics provide the frame work for one of the most imaginative stories to be published in years. "Oteim's Opera House Ballet reveals the majesty in the mundane; a theatre without walls, where mood thrives and storytelling has no limits." - Paulina Hrebacka, Kemptville Advance "An uncanny and seamless symbiosis of poetry and prose in a bipolar setting of artistic expression and maniacal intoxication." - Leonid Dolayev "Oteim holds nothing back. Truly mind-bending, savage social commentary." - Major Player

352 pages, Paperback

Published February 12, 2019