(m)Orpheus

New Zealand Opera and Black Grace present (m)Orpheus – an exquisite dance-opera collision through a Pasifika lens. 

From Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique place in Moana Oceania, New Zealand Opera and internationally acclaimed Pacific contemporary dance company Black Grace present a reimagining of Christoph Gluck’s eighteenth-century masterpiece Orpheus and Eurydice, led by director and choreographer Neil Ieremia (ONZM).

Blending rich Pasifika storytelling with the themes of Greek tragedy, (m)Orpheus tells a story of a man willing to risk everything for love but unable to find love in himself.  Set in a dislocated future, where Pacific ceremony and traditions are still honoured, Orpheus struggles to come to terms with the loss of his wife.  The gods agree to let Orpheus rescue his wife, Eurydice, from the underworld, but there is a catch. To be together again, he must lead her out without turning to look back at her, or she will be lost from him forever.

Well known composer and percussionist Gareth Farr has reorchestrated the work. The notes are identical to the original score, but the effect of using different instruments (some that didn’t even exist in Gluck’s day) changes the entire atmosphere of the piece.

New Zealand’s leading scenographer Tracy Grant Lord creates a stunning visual feast of Pacific Island culture and creativity for the set and costumes.

 

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