SOAP wants to engage young people in opera by working with artists to explore the themes and questions raised by operatic works. We ask them to devise their own responses to the opera, which might include drama, movement, film or design, and prepare to perform these along side professional musicians.
Saturday 11 September 2010
Maybe some Russian dancers?
The opera that I have chosen for this project is Stravinsky's Les Noces (The Wedding) which looks at the rituals involved in a traditional Russian pagan wedding.
I chose Stravinsky's 'The Wedding' because I feel it has some really rich material to explore with young people: rituals, tradition, the relationship of the individual to society, and the transition from childhood to adult life.
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