Compositional interventions in Sasha Amaya's re-staging of Monteverdi's Orfeo
Text from Sasha Amaya:
Dear All,
You are warmly invited to Orfeo, premiering 11.08.2022 at 19h30.
Orfeo is artist Sasha Amaya’s re-creation of Monteverdi’s 1607 opera based on the ancient Greek myth, through which she explores listening, proximity, power, and loss.
Orfeo
A new work from Sasha Amaya
11 & 12 August, 2022, 19h30
Lake Studios Berlin
Reservations requested at projects@sashaamaya.com
With an interest in bringing new perspectives into opera, hosting musical theatre outside of city centres, and creating POC-directed teams in the field of new music, this new work from Amaya is hosted within the frame of Lake Studios Berlin and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Berlin Senatsverwaltung.
As Tanzbüro Berlin describes, ‘“Orfeo” leaves behind the traditional stage that represents the world and the power structures that go along with it: in the backyard garden of Lake Studios, the hitherto passive figure of Euridice will experience a process of staged empowerment.’ Read more at Tanzbüro Magazine here.
With a sublime compositional intervention from Sara Glojnarić, minimalist costumes from Rike Zöllner, and beautiful performances from Hyuneum Kim, Avila Lorena Sarode, and Malena Napal, Orfeo is a striking meditation on a well-known story through fresh eyes.
Orfeo
A new work from Sasha Amaya
11 & 12 August, 2022, 19h30
Lake Studios Berlin
More information HERE
Given the busy festival season, we will also be offering a matinee at 15h on Friday 12.08.
Reservations for all shows requested at projects@sashaamaya.com
We will be delighted to see you there!
