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Our eyes looking for god

Barbican Centre: The PitSilk Street, Londres, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, Reino Unido
Fechas/horas en zona horaria de London
miércoles 09 septiembre 202618:15
jueves 10 septiembre 202618:15
viernes 11 septiembre 202618:15
sábado 12 septiembre 202613:15
sábado 12 septiembre 202618:15
domingo 13 septiembre 202614:30
domingo 13 septiembre 202618:15
Programa
Shaw, RenellOur eyes looking for godLibreto de April Koyejo-Audiger
Intérpretes
TD MoyoDirección de escena
Amanda MascarenhasDiseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario
Sally FergusonDiseño de iluminación
Lucy MorrisonDramaturgia
Mateus DanielMovimiento
Charlie LafferGuitarra
Meera Priyanka RajaViolonchelo
Camilo TiradoPercusión
Themba MvulaBajoKamal
TBCAdjani

A groundbreaking opera exploring Black British experiences, telling an urgent national story of state violence through joy, love, laughter and pain.

An opera. A ghost story. A love story. Black boy joy and Black boy nightmares. Our eyes looking for god is an exceptional and vital work written during the 2020 global racial reckoning. Writer/Director TD Moyo uses the operatic form, with it's drama, music, staging and instrumentals, to tell an all-encompassing story about identity, state violence and love.

This production is brought to life by a visionary team. TD Moyo is a director, teacher, poet and activist whose work focuses around new stories and social engagement. Renell Shaw is an Ivor Novello award-winning composer, platinum selling songwriter and music producer who works across a range of genres, British-Nigerian soprano April Koyejo-Audiger is an operamaker, award-winning opera singer and librettist. Mateus Daniel is a movement director, choreographer and facilitator.

Tickets from £35* 

*excludes £4 booking fee

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