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It’s hard to imagine artistic life without this annual January showcase for adventurous opera/music theater.
– The Wall Street Journal
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(New York, NY) - October 24, 2023 - The PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now announces the lead vocalists, performers, and creative teams for the 2024 festival, set to run from January 10 - 21. The PROTOTYPE Festival also announces the addition of Dutch singer-songwriter Wende’s song project The Promise to the 2024 festival line up.
This year, featured performers at the festival include Heather Christian, Terry Dame, Viva DeConcini, Melanie Hsu, Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh, Maya Sharpe, with Rima Fand, Jessica Lurie, Divya Maus, Kait Wamer, joined by Raquel Cion, Marisa Clementi, Ciera Cope, Nadine Daniels, Sandra Gamer, Audrey Hayes, Mercedes Hesselroth, Frances Higgins, Davina Honeghan, Beau Kadir, Rachel Karp, Sarah Lefebvre, Aris Louis, Teri Madonna, Grenetta Mason, Mickaila Perry, Eleanor Philips, Avery Richards, Kayleigh Rozwat, Amy Santos, Kayla Sklar, Sharyn Thomas, Shelley Thomas, Vanessa Truell, Grace Tyson, Madrid Vinarski, Jessie Winograd, and Allison Zhao, for Terce: A Practical Breviary; featured performances by the Choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Del Sol String Quartet for Angel Island; Yuliia Alieksieieva, Zoltan Almashi, Yevhen Bal, Ihor Boichuk, Kateryna Hordiienko, Ievgen Malofeiev, Mariia Potapenko, Mariia Shtyrbulova, Nazguhl Shukaiva-Hiventar, Yuliia Vitraniuk, and Diana Ziabchenko for Chornobyldorf; performers Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell, and Karim Sulayman, along with the Silvana Quartet for Adoration; and performers Marisa Demarco and Jeffrey Gibson in Malinxe.
The festival also announces the US premiere of The Promise, a co-creation by internationally acclaimed Dutch singer-songwriter Wende, with the Royal Court Theatre and renowned English composer Isobel Waller-Bridge, a new addition to the 2024 festival lineup. The Promise is a modern song cycle and one-woman musical exploring themes of identity, origin, and the female experience; The lyrics were collectively written through workshops by a group of leading female writers associated with the Royal Court Theatre, including EV Crowe, Debris Stevenson, Stef Smith, Somalia Seaton, and Sabrina Mahfouz.
World premieres include Terce: A Practical Breviary by Heather Christian (presented with Irondale), Adoration by Mary Kouyoumdjian and Royce Vavrek (presented with The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture), and Malinxe by Laura Ortman and Autumn Chacon. The festival also includes the East Coast premiere of Angel Island by Huang Ruo - a first-time collaboration between the PROTOTYPE Festival and the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival and the North American premiere of the Ukrainian work Chornobyldorf: Archaeological Opera in Seven Novels by Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko, co-presented with La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
The PROTOTYPE Festival continues its season with co-curators Kristin Marting and Beth Morrison; Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun also returns to PROTOTYPE as a guest curator for the 2024 lineup, in charge of the International, Out of Bounds, and Digital works selections of this year’s festival.
Full details, including tickets, will be available on Prototypefestival.org.
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Opening PROTOTYPE's 11th season is the HERE world premiere of Terce: A Practical Breviary on January 10 which pairs an all-women-identifying ensemble with composer Heather Christian’s radical rethinking of a monastic 9am mass and an adaptation that reimagines the face of the “Holy Spirit” through the lens of the Divine Feminine, presented at The Space at Irondale. Also on January 10 is the U.S. premiere of The Promise by Wende, which is a modern song project exploring themes of identity, origin, motherhood, and the complexities of human relationships in our modern era. Following on January 11 is the U.S. premiere of Chornobyldorf: Archaeological Opera in Seven Novels, by Ukrainian composer-duo Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko. The work offers a post-apocalyptic fantasy that combines folk and classical singing with physical theater, dance, unique musical instruments, and cinematic video-novels — while also expanding on the PROTOTYPE Festival’s mission to aid up-and-coming artists and composers in sharing their works to larger-scale audiences - in this case working to bring the creators from war-torn Ukraine to New York City, in order to present this urgently relevant work. Also opening on January 11 is Angel Island by composer Huang Ruo. Angel Island, the first PROTOTYPE and BAM co-presentation and the East Coast premiere of this work, takes inspiration from the poems inscribed by Chinese immigrants seeking solace while held in the detention centers of Angel Island in San Francisco Bay - weaving a story of immigration, discrimination, and confinement throughout history and into our current lives.
Then following on January 12 is the BMP world premiere of Adoration, an adaptation by composer Mary Kouyoumdjian and librettist Royce Vavrek of Atom Egoyan’s film of the same name. Adoration tells the story of an orphaned high school student, his family, and his teacher, who come face to face with the intertwined power of fiction, racism, and the Internet. Closing out the Prototype Festival is the world premiere of Malinxe at The Playscape in Manhattan’s Battery Park on January 20, produced by PROTOTYPE and hosted by the Battery Park Conservancy. This outdoor, free event was created by indigenous composers Autumn Chacon (Diné/Xicana) and Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache), with Chacon adapting the libretto from the myth of La Llorona.
Tickets can be secured at prototypefestival.org.
Tickets for members go on sale November 1.
Tickets for the public go on sale November 15.
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PROTOTYPE puts the safety of our artists and audiences first. We will be adhering to the safety protocols as outlined by our partner venues in accordance with CDC guidelines. Continue to check prototypefestival.org for the current COVID protocols prior to attending each performance.
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TERCE: A PRACTICAL BREVIARY
January 10-11, 17-19 at 7pm | January 13 & 20 at 9am |
January 14 & 20 at 3pm
The Space at Irondale
WORLD PREMIERE
A HERE Production
Composed and Written by Heather Christian
Directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant
Music Co-Directed by Mona Seyed-Bolorforosh and Jacklyn Riha
Environmental Design by Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin
Lighting Design by Masha Tsimring
Costume Design by Brenda Abbandandolo
Sound Design by Nick Kourtides
Featuring Heather Christian, Terry Dame, Viva DeConcini, Melanie Hsu, Mona Seyed-Boloforosh, Maya Sharpe; with Rima Fand, Jessica Lurie, Divya Maus, Kait Wamer, joined by Raquel Cion, Marisa Clementi, Ciera Cope, Nadine Daniels, Sandra Gamer, Audrey Hayes, Mercedes Hesselroth, Frances Higgins, Davina Honeghan, Beau Kadir, Rachel Karp, Sarah Lefebvre, Aris Louis, Teri Madonna, Grenetta Mason, Mickaila Perry, Eleanor Philips, Avery Richards, Kayleigh Rozwat, Amy Santos, Kayla Sklar, Sharyn Thomas, Shelley Thomas, Vanessa Truell, Grace Tyson, Madrid Vinarski, Jessie Winograd, and Allison Zhao.
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Terce: A Practical Breviary is a radical rethinking of a monastic 9am mass and an adaptation that reimagines the face of the “Holy Spirit” through the lens of the Divine Feminine. Sung by a community choir of 30-plus women-identifying caregivers and makers, it is a wild meditation/celebration of the sacred mothers alive in all of us and how that manifests in regard to the Earth, each other, and ourselves. Inspired by ideas taken from three primary female mystics (Julian of Norwich, Hildegard von Bingen, and Robin Wall Kimmerer) this non-narrative song cycle blends new music, neo-soul, and gospel with traditional medieval organum — is percussed with active caretaking and craft making and is danced wildly. More of an event than an opera, it is built as an active ritual to celebrate and venerate our feminine alignment with nature and recover from living in the confines of a civilization built to control or ignore it.
Commissioned, developed and produced by HERE. The commissioning of Heather Christian for Terce: A Practical Breviary received funding from OPERA America's Opera Grants for Female Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. This project was made possible by Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts with the Support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Photo credit: Heather Christian
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THE PROMISE (THE SONG PROJECT)
January 10, 11 & 13 at 9 PM | January 13 & 14 at 4 pm
HERE Main Stage
US PREMIERE
Concept by Wende and Chloe Lamford
Created by Wende, Chloe Lamford, Isobel Waller-Bridge and Imogen Knight
Written by E.V. Crowe, Sabrina Mahfouz, Somalia Nonyé Seaton, Stef Smith, and Debris Stevenson
Electronic Produced by Jan van Eerd
Additional arrangement by Fiona Brice
Assistant direction by Izzy Rabey
Performed by Wende, Nils Davidse, Louise Anna Duggan, and Midori Jaeger
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The Promise is a captivating and thought-provoking modern song cycle that premiered at The Royal Court Theatre in 2021. Created by the highly acclaimed Dutch singer-songwriter and actress Wende, in collaboration with the Royal Court Theatre, it explores profound themes of identity, origin, motherhood, and the complexities of human relationships in our modern era.
Collaborating with renowned English composer Isobel Waller-Bridge, Wende creates a rich and diverse musical landscape that seamlessly blends various genres and showcases her incredible versatile vocal range. The lyrics, collectively written through workshops by a group of leading female writers associated with the Royal Court Theatre, including EV Crowe, Debris Stevenson, Stef Smith, Somalia Seaton, and Sabrina Mahfouz, delve into themes often overlooked in traditional songbooks, capturing the essence of the female experience. This one-woman musical serves as a powerful testament to the significance of promises in shaping our lives and relationships, highlighting the importance of our own commitment, trust, and resilience in the lifelong journey called self-discovery.
Overall, The Promise is a profound and intimate modern song cycle. Through mesmerizing music, compelling storytelling, Wende’s powerful stage presence, and thought-provoking themes, it offers a captivating theatrical concert that pushes the boundaries of our traditional songbook.
The Promise is a co-production of Stichting WENDE, The Royal Court Theatre London and International Theater Amsterdam
Made possible in part by The Performing Arts Fund NL
Photo credit: Ali Wright
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CHORNOBYLDORF: ARCHAEOLOGICAL OPERA IN SEVEN NOVELS
January 11, 13, 15, 18-20 at 7pm | January 14 & 21 at 2 pm
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club’s Ellen Stewart Theatre
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Co-presented by LA MAMA and PROTOTYPE
Co-produced by Opera Aperta, Proto Produkcija, and Musiktheatertage Wien
Composed and directed by Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko
Libretto by Yurii Izdryk, Publii Ovidii Nazon, Ivan Kotlyarevskyy, and Illia Razumeiko
Video Design by Dmytro Tentiuk
Lighting Design by Svitlana Zmieieva
Costume Design by Kateryna Markush
Sound Design by Vladyslav Kotlenko
Featuring Yuliia Alieksieieva, Zoltan Almashi, Yevhen Bal, Ihor Boichuk, Roman Grygoriv, Kateryna Hordiienko, Ievgen Malofeiev, Mariia Potapenko, Mariia Shtyrbulova, Nazguhl Shukaiva-Hiventar, Illia Razumeiko, Yuliia Vitraniuk, and Diana Ziabchenko
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Composed by acclaimed Ukrainian composer-duo Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko, Chornoblydorf follows the remaining descendants of humanity who find themselves in a post-societal world following the death of capitalism, opera, and philosophy after surviving a series of disasters. Wandering amongst the ruins of nuclear power plants, abandoned churches, theaters, and galleries, they try to recreate lost civilization through archeological performance-rituals, universal symbols, and signs which are ultimately misinterpreted and gradually dissolve into the white noise of nature.
Chornobyldorf was made possible through generous support during various periods of its development by the House of Europe program, Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, European cultural foundation, Be Strong project, and MitOst e.V. Additional support provided by the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Photo credit: Valeriia Landar
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ANGEL ISLAND
January 11-13 at 7:30pm
BAM’s Harvey Theater at BAM Strong
EAST COAST PREMIERE
Co-Presented with BAM and PROTOTYPE
Produced by Beth Morrison Projects, in association with the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Composed by Huang Ruo
Directed by Matthew Ozawa
Film and Video Design by Bill Morrison
Scenic and Installation Design by Riw Rakkulchon
Costume Design by Ashley Soliman
Sound Design by Angela Baughman
Performed by Choir of Trinity Wall Street and the Del Sol String Quartet
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Between 1910 and 1940, many Chinese immigrants flowed through the immigration station on Angel Island inside San Francisco Bay, facing mass discrimination under the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, with few exceptions. With music by acclaimed Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo, Angel Island revisits this chapter of American history with a poignant multimedia experience scored for voices and a string quartet that blurs the boundaries of opera, theater, dance, and music. Ruo, along with director Matthew Ozawa, weaves a powerful requiem from the century-old poetry engraved on the detention center’s walls by some of the hundreds of thousands of incarcerated Chinese immigrants. Angel Island arrives amid an ongoing epidemic of brutal violence and rampant discrimination against immigrants, asylum-seekers, and Asians across the diaspora. This production is a stirring plea for care and empathy as well as a visceral, clear-eyed tribute to the rebellion and resilience of those who passed through and perished at Angel Island.
Produced by Beth Morrison Projects in association with Brooklyn Academy of Music. Commissioned by Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions / Del Sol Quartet with a completion commission by Singapore International Festival of Art.
Photo credit: Patty TBD
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ADORATION
January 12-13, 18-20 at 8pm | January 14 at 5pm
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
WORLD PREMIERE
A Beth Morrison Projects Production
Composed by Mary Kouyoumdjian
Libretto by Royce Vavrek
Music Directed by Alan Pierson
Directed by Laine Rettmer
Scenic Design by Afsoon Pajoufar
Lighting Design by Tuçe Yasak
Projection Design by Camilla Tassi
Costume Design by Rachel-Dainer Best
Electronics by Daniel Neumann
Featuring Miriam Khalil, Marc Kudisch, David Adam Moore, Omar Najmi, Naomi Louisa O’Connell, Karim Sulayman, and the Silvana Quartet (Courtney Orlando, Andie Tanning, Gillian Gallagher, Maria Bella Jeffers)
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An adaptation of Atom Egoyan’s film of the same name, Adoration follows Simon, an orphaned high school student. As part of a dramatic writing exercise, Simon’s teacher encourages him to appropriate details from a historical terrorist attack as an event perpetrated by his parents. When his story goes viral, Simon uses the hysteria within his community and on the internet to highlight the challenges of intolerance and racism in our society. The fictional and actual circumstances of the loss of Simon’s family are revealed in fragments, only fitting together with the final revelation that the prejudices of Simon’s maternal grandfather led to his parents’ deaths. Hate is too often portrayed as binary. We either hate or we don’t. We hate someone for something they did or some perceived slight, or we hate “the other.” Yet we are not born with hate—it is learned, nurtured, and developed over the course of a lifetime. Adoration tells two simultaneous stories—a fictional story of terrorism and betrayal juxtaposed with a real story of family strife and rejection of something foreign.
Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, Trinity Church Wall Street, with lead commissioner Justus Schlichting, and additional commissioning support provided by Charlotte Isaacs and Susan Bienkowski. Developed by Beth Morrison Projects in association with the University of Southern California Thorton School of Music, Opera Department. Adoration was workshopped at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity as part of the 2023 Opera in the 21st Century Program. Produced by Beth Morrison Projects in association with Trinity Church Wall Street. Additional support provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, and Visionary Women. This project was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Supported, in part, by an OPERA America Opera Grants for Female Composers award, the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The production of Adoration received funding from OPERA America’s Opera Fund.
Photo credit: Shot from Adoration (2009) dir. Atom Egoyan
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MALINXE
January 20 at 5pm
The Playscape at Battery Park
OUT OF BOUNDS | WORLD PREMIERE
A PROTOTYPE Production and Commission, hosted by The Battery Conservancy
Co-created by Autumn Chacon and Laura Ortman
Music by Laura Ortman
Libretto by Autumn Chacon, adapted from the myth of LA LLORONA
Directed by Autumn Chacon
Scenic and Costume Design by Jeffrey Gibson
Video Design by Razelle Benally
Starring Marisa Demarco and Jeffrey Gibson
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Created by Indigenous composers Autumn Chacon (Diné – Navajo/Chicana) and Laura Ortman (White Mountain Apache), Malinxe is a contemporary retelling of the myth of La Llorona, or "the weeping woman." Tracing back to 1550, La Llorona is well-known in American Southwest and Latin American cultures as a vengeful spirit who roams near bodies of water, mourning the children she drowned and warning others of water's power. In this original opera, Chacon and Ortman examine Malinxe, the real Nahua woman deemed the mother of modern Mexican people, whose complex story is often equated with that of La Llorona. In this interpretation, Malinxe embodies a contemporary woman who submerges herself into La Llorona's dangerous realm and must make transformative decisions to save her own spirit from continuing down the destructive path of La Llorona. In this interpretation, Malinxe is a woman outside of time who is submerged in Llorona’s dangerous realm and must realize herself. Physically set alongside a body of water, Malinxe will be performed by experimental musicians and artists hailing from New Mexico and New York.
Photo credit: Malinda Thurz
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It changed my understanding of what opera can be…
— New York Theater
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Wende, born in 1978, is a highly acclaimed Dutch singer, songwriter, and actress known for her versatile vocal range, captivating stage performances, and poetic lyrics. Throughout her career, she has gained recognition for her captivating fusion of pop, chanson, and electronic music, establishing herself as a prominent figure in the Dutch music industry and earning international acclaim for her unique blend of music and storytelling.
Originally born in London, Wende relocated to the Netherlands after spending her early childhood in England, Africa, and Indonesia, where her father worked as a civil engineer. Her deep passion for music and the performing arts became apparent from a young age, leading her to graduate from the theatre academy in Amsterdam in 2003.
Wende made an immediate impact on the music scene following her graduation with the release of her debut album "Quand tu dors.", which featured a collection of French chansons. This album not only showcased her fluency in the French language but also highlighted her remarkable ability to interpret the emotional depth of the songs. The critical acclaim received by "Quand tu dors" and its subsequent albums, such as "La Fille Noyée" and "Chante!", firmly established her as an up-and-coming star in the Dutch music scene. With subsequent albums like "No.9" (2009) and the dark electronic "Last Resistance" (2013), Wende underwent an artistic evolution, repositioning herself as a contemporary singer-songwriter and pop artist. Her fresh and innovative sound attracted a new audience of music lovers and earned her regular appearances at major clubs and festivals in the Netherlands.
Wende’s latest albums "Mens" (2019) and "Sterrenlopen" (sept 2023) represent new milestones in her artistic development. To delve deeper into the realms of poetic and introspective lyrics, she turned to the Dutch language and embarked on collaborations with renowned novelists and playwrights from across Europe. Together, they curated themes and crafted songs that evolved into captivating and award-winning theatrical concerts. These performances delve into the human experience through a dynamic fusion of electronic music, storytelling, and theatrical elements. Wende's live shows are renowned for their energy and intensity, as she possesses an extraordinary ability to connect with her audience and deliver emotionally charged performances that leave a lasting impact.
In addition to her solo endeavors, Wende consistently seeks out groundbreaking collaborations with esteemed artists, musicians, theaters, and orchestras both in the Netherlands and abroad. Notable examples include her collaboration with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for a performance of Kurt Weill's "The Seven Deadly Sins", her interpretation of 'Winterreise' at National Sawdust NYC, the development of a ballet for the Dutch National Opera and Ballet based on her music, her collaboration with the Royal Court Theatre for her debut show in London titled "The Promise," and numerous concerts alongside Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Dutch National Choir, and the Metropol Orchestra. More recently, Wende has ventured into producing her own television show called "Kaleidoscope," where she challenges herself and artists from different genres to engage in unique and one-of-a-kind collaborations.
Wende's contributions to the music industry have not gone unnoticed. Throughout her career, she has received numerous accolades, including multiple Edison Awards in different categories and the Golden Harp, one of the highest honors in the Dutch music industry. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Wende is also known for using her platform to champion important social causes. Her thought-provoking lyrics and outspoken advocacy for inclusivity and thinking outside of the box have made her an influential figure in the cultural landscape.
After two decades of artistic adventures, Wende continues to captivate audiences with her unique style and artistry. Her ability to seamlessly blend genres and languages, combined with her powerful stage presence, has solidified her status as one of the most influential and versatile artists in the Netherlands. With each new project, she restlessly keeps on pushing boundaries and in doing so challenges herself and her audience.
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PROTOTYPE – OPERA | THEATRE | NOW is a co-production of Beth Morrison Projects and HERE, two trailblazers in the creation and presentation of contemporary, multi-disciplinary opera-theatre and music-theatre works. The pioneering festival is the only one of its kind in New York City and is a model now emulated around the country – producing and presenting a wide spectrum of works, from intimate black-box experiences to larger chamber opera productions, valuing artistic, curatorial, and producorial risk-taking.
PROTOTYPE is committed to surprising our audiences and confounding their expectations through content, form, and relevance. The festival gives voice to a diverse group of composers, librettists, performers and musicians across all genres, backgrounds, and cultures. In providing a recurring showcase of visionary opera-theatre and music-theatre pieces, the touring life of the work extends around the world. The festival also presents groundbreaking new works by international artists and has become a global reference of artistic excellence in the field of opera and music-theatre. https://www.prototypefestival.org/
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ABOUT BETH MORRISON PROJECTS
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Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) is one of the foremost creators and producers of new opera-theatre and music theatre, with a fierce commitment to leading the industry into the future, cultivating a new generation of talent, and telling the stories of our time.
Founded by “contemporary opera mastermind” (LA Times) Beth Morrison, who was honored as one of Musical America’s Artists of the Year/Agents of Change in 2020, BMP has grown into “a driving force behind America’s thriving opera scene” (Financial Times), with Opera News declaring that the company, “more than any other… has helped propel the art form into the twenty-first century.”
Operating across the US and internationally, with offices in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, BMP’s unique model offers living composers the support, guidance, and freedom to experiment, allowing them to create singularly innovative and impactful projects. Since forming in 2006, the company has commissioned, developed, produced and toured over 50 works in 14 countries around the world, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning chamber operas Angel’s Bone and p r i s m.
In 2013, BMP co-founded the PROTOTYPE Festival with HERE Arts Center, which has been called “utterly essential” (The New York Times), “indispensable” (The New Yorker), and “one of the world’s top festivals of contemporary opera and theater” (Associated Press). https://www.bethmorrisonprojects.org
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Since 1993, HERE has been one of New York’s most prolific producing and presenting organizations, and today stands at the forefront of the city’s presenters of new multi-genre art. HERE’s aesthetic represents the independent, the innovative, and the experimental. HERE supports work that does not fit into a conventional programming agenda. As the ultimate in hybrid forms, music-theatre and opera-theatre commissioning, development, and producing feature prominently in HERE’s programming.
Premieres developed and produced at HERE include Taylor Mac and Matt Ray’s The Hang (slated originally for Prototype 2022 and ran for a sold-out six week winter run in 2022), Grace Galou and Baba Israel’s Cannabis: A Viper Vaudeville (slated for Prototype 2022 and ran for four weeks during summer 2022), Kamala Sankaram’s first opera Miranda as well as her more recent critically acclaimed Looking at You, Yoav Gal’s Mosheh, Christina Campanella and Stephanie Fleischman’s Red Fly/Blue Bottle, Corey Dargel’s Removable Parts, Nick Brooke’s Border Towns, Stefan Weisman & David Cote’s The Scarlet Ibis, Paul Pinto’s Thomas Paine in Violence, and Leah Coloff’s ThisTree, among others. In 2013, HERE joined forces with Beth Morrison Projects to found the PROTOTYPE festival, now acclaimed as “shift[ing] the whole paradigm of what opera is and can be.” In addition, HERE has developed such acclaimed works as Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues; Basil Twist’s Symphonie Fantastique; Young Jean Lee’s Songs of The Dragons Flying To Heaven; Trey Lyford & Geoff Sobelle’s all wear bowlers; and Taylor Mac’s The Lily’s Revenge.
HERE has garnered 17 OBIE awards and 2 OBIE grants for artistic achievement, 5 Drama Desk nominations, 4 NY Innovative Theatre Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. HERE was named a Top Ten Off-Off Broadway Theatre by Time Out New York, and The New York Times has called HERE “one of the most unusual arts spaces in New York.”
In 2013, HERE joined forces with Beth Morrison Projects to found the PROTOTYPE Festival, now acclaimed as “shift[ing] the whole paradigm of what opera is and can be.” www.here.org
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A world-class home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) is North America’s oldest performing arts center, showcasing the work of emerging artists and modern icons. It is led by President, Gina Duncan.
For more than 160 years, BAM has been a thriving, urban multi-arts complex renowned for presenting an unparalleled roster of visionary and cutting-edge dance, theater, music, opera, visual arts, literature, and film engagements. Attracting more than 750,000 people annually to its home in Brooklyn, BAM provides a welcoming cultural stage and meeting place for global and local communities of all backgrounds. BAM’s distinctive multi-theater campus is alive year-round with inspired new engagements and signature programs alike including the renowned Next Wave Festival, the iconic DanceAfrica, an acclaimed repertory film program, and literary, visual art, educational and humanities programs. For more information visit BAM.org.
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La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre. We are a creative home to artists and audiences from around the world, a dynamic hub for risk-taking performance, and a vital part of New York City’s cultural fabric. La MaMa believes in the power of art to help us understand our shared humanity and supports artists of all identities in the creation of new work.
Founded in 1961 by theatre legend Ellen Stewart, La MaMa is the only original Off-Off-Broadway Theatre still in operation. With the money she earned as the first Black designer at Saks 5th Avenue, Ellen gave a platform to unconventional and marginalized theatre artists. Since then, La MaMa’s campus has grown to 88,000 SF, consisting of four performance venues, three rehearsal studios, a visiting-artist dormitory, an art gallery, and an archive that documents and shares the history of Off-Off-Broadway. We have supported 5,000 productions and nearly 160,000 artists throughout our history. La MaMa has been honored with 30 Obie Awards, dozens of Drama Desk, Bessie Awards, Villager Awards, the 2018 Regional Theatre Tony Award, and most recently a 2023 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Special Citation.
La MaMa has been a creative home for thousands of artists and resident companies, many of whom have made lasting contributions to the arts, including Blue Man Group, Bette Midler, Ed Bullins, Ping Chong, Jackie Curtis, André De Shields, Adrienne Kennedy, Harvey Fierstein, Diane Lane, Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Tom Eyen, Pan Asian Rep, Spiderwoman Theater, Tadeusz Kantor, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, Mabou Mines, Meredith Monk, Peter Brook, David and Amy Sedaris, Julie Taymor, Kazuo Ohno, Tom O'Horgan, and Andy Warhol. La MaMa's vision of nurturing new artists and new work from all nations, cultures, races and identities remains as strong today as it was when Ellen Stewart first opened the doors.
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ABOUT THE SHEEN CENTER FOR THOUGHT & CULTURE
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The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (www.sheencenter.org), is a venue of the Archdiocese of New York where art and spirituality meet. Located at 18 Bleecker Street in Manhattan, The Sheen Center offers a vibrant mix of theater, film, music, art, family programming, and talk events.
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