Raven, The (2008)
Production
The Great Jones Repertory Company in: The Raven (2008), The Raven (2008)
Ellen Stewart's new adaptation of The Raven, an American-premiere musical/opera based on the rarely seen play by 18th-century Italian writer Carlo Gozzi featuring an international cast from the acclaimed Great Jones Repertory Company with previews beginning June 12, prior to an official press opening Sunday, June 15.
Ellen Stewart has set Carlo Gozzi's tale of enchantment in China, transforming the work into a poetic new musical that blends the Venetian author's timeless fairytale with new elements inspired by the theatrical aesthetics of China. With an original score composed by Ellen Stewart and Michael Sirotta, Heather Paauwe, Yukio Tsuji and Cao Bao An; choreography by Lu Yu, Ying Tang, Juliana Lau, Rob Laqui and Sinan Kajtazi; video projections by Jeffrey Issac, Jan Klug, and Andrea Paciotto; puppets by Federico Restrepo; and traditional native costumes from Shanghai, coordinated by Lu Yu and Ellen Stewart.
This adaptation of THE RAVEN represents a continuation of La MaMa E.T.C. and The Great Jones Company's tradition of contemporary interpretations and adaptations of the classics. Performances are in Mandarin and English with text translation by Juliana Lau and Lu Yu.
press release
Ellen Stewart has set Carlo Gozzi's tale of enchantment in China, transforming the work into a poetic new musical that blends the Venetian author's timeless fairytale with new elements inspired by the theatrical aesthetics of China. With an original score composed by Ellen Stewart and Michael Sirotta, Heather Paauwe, Yukio Tsuji and Cao Bao An; choreography by Lu Yu, Ying Tang, Juliana Lau, Rob Laqui and Sinan Kajtazi; video projections by Jeffrey Issac, Jan Klug, and Andrea Paciotto; puppets by Federico Restrepo; and traditional native costumes from Shanghai, coordinated by Lu Yu and Ellen Stewart.
This adaptation of THE RAVEN represents a continuation of La MaMa E.T.C. and The Great Jones Company's tradition of contemporary interpretations and adaptations of the classics. Performances are in Mandarin and English with text translation by Juliana Lau and Lu Yu.
press release
June 12 – 29, 2008
English, Chinese
PROD.2008.0033
Great Jones Repertory Company (contributor), Ellen Stewart (adapter), Ellen Stewart (director), Michael Sirotta (composer), Heather Paauwe (contributor), Yukio Tsuji (contributor), Bao An Cao (contributor), Lu Yu (choreographer), Ying Tang (choreographer), Juliana Lau (choreographer), Kevin Zhao (choreographer), Rob Laqui (choreographer), Juliana Lau (translator), Lu Yu (translator), Rob Laqui (performer), Sinan Kajtazi (performer), Allison Hiroto (performer), George Drance (performer), Benjamin Marcantoni (performer), Michael Lynch (performer), Katherine Yew (performer), Kevin Zhao (performer), Eugene The Poogene (performer), Matt Nasser (performer), Federico Restrepo (performer), Renouard Gee (performer), Juliana Lau (performer), Valois Mickens (performer), Onni Johnson (performer), Sheila Dabney (performer), Kaori Fujiyabu (performer), Da Jung Shin (performer), Prisca Ouya (performer), Filippo de Capitani (lighting designer), Jeffrey Isaac (contributor), Jan H. Klug (contributor), Andrea Paciotto (contributor), Federico Restrepo (designer), Gretchen Green (designer), Mark Tambella (set design), Gian Marco Lo Forte (set design), Jun Maeda (set design), David Adams (set design), Ellen Stewart (composer), Ellen Stewart (costumes), Lu Yu (costumes), Ulrich Fladl (set design), Alan Barnes Netherton (set design), Ozzie Rodriguez (contributor), Juan Merchan (tech), Matt Reynolds (tech), Jack Reynolds (tech), Willy Sherwin (tech), Alberto Torres (tech), Tim Schellenbaum (sound), Daniel Allen Nelson (tech), David Bonilla (tech), Shigeko Suga (contributor), Luba Lukova (designer)
La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, Stewart, Ellen, 1919-2011, Sirotta, Michael, Restrepo, Federico, Tambella, Mark, Rodriguez, Ozzie, Lukova, Luba, Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806, Experimental theater, Off Off-Broadway theater, Opera, Operas, Chinese, Adaptation, Curses in opera, Fairy tales, Ravens, Crows
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