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The Nine Jewelled DeerWorld premiere

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LUMA Arles35 Av. Victor Hugo, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 13200, France
Dates/times in Paris time zone
Festival: Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Programme
Eldar, Sivan (b. 1985)The Nine Jewelled DeerLibretto by Ganavya Doraiswamy and Lauren Groff, based on the tale of The Nine Jewelled Deer
Performers
Peter SellarsDirector
Camille AssafCostume Designer
James F IngallsLighting Designer
Julie MehretuVisual artist
Ganavya DoraiswamyVocals
Aruna SairamVocals
Nurit StarkViolin, Viola
Sonia Wieder-AthertonCello
Dana BarakClarinet
Hayden ChisholmSaxophone
Rajna SwaminathanPercussion
Augustin MullerElectronics

A thousand-year-old cave painting in China depicting a drowning man saved by a marvellous deer whose existence he must not reveal; a cramped kitchen in modern-day India where an old woman takes in victims of life’s misfortunes and heals them through song; the garden of a former prostitute, where a monk teaches the secrets of “Enlightenment” – that supreme state of knowledge and compassion: these are the elements that make up the plot of The Nine Jewelled Deer, a world premiere opera born of the encounter between composer Sivan Eldar and singer-improviser Ganavya Doraiswamy, heirs to musical traditions that may seem far apart – classical and electronic music for the one, traditional South Indian music and jazz for the other – but brought together by a common desire to be open to one another, to care and to listen. Three exceptional artists are taking part in the adventure, in partnership with the LUMA Foundation: director Peter Sellars, visual artist Julie Mehretu and writer Lauren Groff.

Tickets: Opening of reservations starting on 30 January 2025

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