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

Hover is a new chamber opera by UBC DMA candidate (music composition) Benton Roark and UBC MFA alumnus (creative writing) 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. Locating this “stage” so particularly aims to intensify the audiovisual experience, as well as to strengthen the growing tradition of using alternative public space as a place for artistic performance. This is central to Redshift’s mandate – to deepen the relationship between environment and performance and to expose the public to the vitality, diversity, and originality of Vancouver musicians and composers. With Hover, Redshift will aim to encompass both the musical and the dramatic effect of experiencing art in the space so closely tied to its conception.

Faculty Supervisor:

Dorothy Chang

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Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate