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satyagraha

past works

satyagraha einstein on the beach  part 1&2 like no one is watching
medico manouevres satyagraha einstein on the beach parts 1&2 like no-one is watching
a dancing life einstein on the beach mixed doubles love, deceit & 81 questions
a dancing life einstein on the beach parts 3&4 mixed doubles love deceit & 81 questions
akhnaten quick brown fox it's a boy thing divining
akhnaten quick brown fox it's a boy thing divining
chasing space masterpieces of 20thC depth of field quiver
chasing space masterpieces of the 21st century depth of field quiver
klinghoffer    
klinghoffer

 

 

 

klinghoffer
1994

Klinghoffer marked Leigh Warren's first major exploration of the interaction between live music and dance. The work is based on the John Adams opera The Death of Klinghoffer, which takes as its starting point the murder of the American tourist Leon Klinghoffer during the hijack of the cruise liner the Achille Lauro.

However, the opera's central theme is not the murder, but the common longing of Palestinians and Israelis for a homeland, expressed in seven intricate choruses. It is these choruses that Leigh chose to set in Klinghoffer.

The extraordinary feature of Klinghoffer was the use of the Corinthian Singers of Adelaide - dressed in white robes
and with white make-up and hair, the choir moved on stage with the dancers and formed a living screen on which designer Mary Moore projected ever changing images of desert and war.

 

 

 

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