Connections
Online Opera Performance co-created as part of the 2021 Westben Digital Performer-Composer Residency
Rose Naggar-Tremblay, Montréal, Canada
Edward Enman, Montréal, Canada
Eric Lemmon, US
Viktoria Nikolova, The Hague, The Netherlands
"Three weeks ago, we were four strangers in two time zones speaking three different mother tongues, gathered together in a virtual space. While wanting to address the theme of post-pandemic hopes, we felt compelled to observe the processes that could lead us to communicate about it in the first place. How could we translate each other’s thoughts into our own musical or linguistic identities, and what could be found in that welcoming and active listening? Could we really be seen through the lenses of our devices?"
Connections is an opera that retells the delicate and dramatic quest of human communication.
*A note for light-sensitive viewers: this video contains moments of flashing lights and glitchy images. This video contains closed captions for the texts in their original languages.be you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.