09/03/2026
What were people doing the night before the world changed?
They were having dinner. Making plans. Sharing stories. Talking about tomorrow.
On September 10, 2001, no one knew what the next morning would bring.
Exactly 25 years later, Live Arts Maryland invites the Annapolis community to gather for a free screening of Daron Hagen’s 9/10: Love Before the Fall — a moving operafilm that looks at September 11 through a different lens: the lives being lived the night before.
Set over one evening in New York’s Little Italy, four friends gather for dinner, conversation, memories, and plans for the future. The audience knows what they cannot: all four work in the World Trade Center.
Rather than recreating the events of September 11, Hagen’s work asks us to remember the people behind the history — their friendships, their hopes, their ordinary moments, and the lives they were still living.
Following the screening, composer and filmmaker Daron Hagen will join the audience in person for a conversation about the film, its creation, and the art of “operafilm.”
25 Years Later: 9/10: Love Before the Fall
📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ 7 PM
📍 Live Arts Studio at Annapolis Mall
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of September 11, join Live Arts Maryland for an evening of art, remembrance, reflection, and connection.
