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The impacts of the Ghost Ship fire on Dec. 2, 2016, when an East Oakland warehouse went up in flames during an electronic music show, continue to reverberate through the Bay Area’s creative scenes. The fire claimed the lives of 36 people, aged 20 to 61, most of whom were artists and musicians.
Alexandrea Archuleta was slated to perform that night. Working the door when the fire broke out, she managed to escape with her life. Now, she’s uplifting the memories of friends she lost and creating a space for healing with a new symphonic work, Symphony No. 1 …And No One Died and We Began to See in the Dark, which she’ll perform with a new ensemble called Ghost Ship Symphony on Nov. 15 at Bandaloop in West Oakland.
Archuleta conceptualized the uplifting, cathartic piece as a love letter, not only to the 36 victims but to the many friends who worked together to support her and other survivors, whether through meals, medicinal herbs, fundraising or just some friendly company…