"So authentic, so stylish and accomplished, it beggars a fitting description.” Irish Independent (Wake)
Chamber Made Opera presents PERMISSION TO SPEAK
10 minutes Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse 12yrs+
An intricate choral portrait of what is often left unspoken.
Under the powerful theme of voicing the unvoiced, Chamber Made Opera’s Permission to Speak fuses intricate choral counterpoint with pre-recorded interview fragments, speech, song and live performance. Director Tamara Saulwick is joined by acclaimed contemporary composer Kate Neal to embroider an intimate portrait of the parent/child, child/parent relationship as it exists and evolves through time.
Musings, diatribes, longings, regrets and hopes find voice as four performer/vocalists reveal the delicate dynamics that exist between individuals and those closest to them. Mother, father, child, hear this!
Image: Daisy Noyes
Meet the artist
Chamber Made Opera
For over 25 years Chamber Made Opera has created new works that challenge and re-define the artform of opera. Engaged with the cross-disciplinary foundations of the operatic form, the company’s works re-imagine ways in which musical composition, sound, the voice, performance, design and architecture can converge.
These works are immediate, intimate, collaborative and interdisciplinary. Chamber Made Opera is a nimble and sustainable organisation that is shaped by its art and embraces a diverse range of musical expression and performance practice. It is committed to developing new ways of encountering the world with audiences.
Contact:
- Tim Stitz
- Creative Director / CEO
- Chamber Made Opera
- tim@chambermadeopera.com
- http://www.chambermadeopera.com