Investigating the impact of alternative performance environment in the development of Hover, a new chamber opera – II

Hover is a new chamber opera by UBC DMA candidate Benton Roark and UBC MFA alumnus Lindsay Cuff that explores different types of seemingly impossible travails that human bodies go through and their ways of coping. The importance of water is made evident by the action that is set in, on top of, and around an indoor pool. Water is used both as a symbol – in transitions of time, space, and consciousness – and as a substance with dramatic meaning – in a swimming lesson, water torture, and an incredible circus act involving a water tank. Locating this “stage” so particularly thus aims to intensify audience experience through a unique acoustic environment and a strong emphasis on physicality. Tapestry is dedicated to the development of new works that aim to surprise, thrill, and move audiences through innovative productions, contemporary themes, and a general re-examining of the operatic genre…

Faculty Supervisor:

Dorothy Chang

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Partner:

Tapestry New Opera;Redshift Music Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

The University of British Columbia

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