National Sawdust's 10th Anniversary Season opens this September with composer, co-founder and artistic director Paola Prestini's first full-length work in our space - the celebrated and immersive new opera Silent Light. This "remarkable production" (Calgary Herald) will play four performances from September 26-29.
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In Silent Light, based on Carlos Reygada’s Acclaimed 2007 Film, a fraught love story unfolds in a Mennonite community in the plains of northern Mexico. Silent Light Is composed by Prestini, with a libretto from Royce Vavrek, directed by Thaddeus Strassberger, and conducted by Christopher Rountree. Engaging the aural, visual, and olfactory, and harnessing the uniqueness of National Sawdust’s architecture and Meyer constellation sound system, the production immerses audiences in a socially cloistered and sensuously expansive environment.
The all-star cast includes Anthony Dean Griffey, Margaret Lattimore, Daniel Okulitch, Julia Mintzer, and Brittany Renee. The ensemble is rounded out with NOVUS ensemble including Katie Hyun (violin), Gareth Flowers (trumpet), Marlon Patton (Percussion), Dave Nelson (Trombone), Jeffrey Zeigler (Cello), Foley designed by Sxip Shirey, with additional Foley designed and performed by Nathan Repasz.
This production is produced in partnership between VisionIntoArt and National Sawdust and is Co-Commissioned by Trinity Church, Banff, and VisionIntoArt with support provided by Jeanne Giordano, Elizabeth Madigan Jost, Simon and Catriona Mordant, Jill and Bill Steinberg, Robert L. Turner, and Veronica Watson.
Please note: Due to explicit content and language, Silent Light is 18+ only. This production contains a simulated sex scene, onstage nudity, and haze effects. During the show, food will be served onstage (pancakes, bacon, eggs). Depending on seat choice, audience members may be seated anywhere from 3 to 15 feet away from this food, and those with food allergies are asked to be cautious and self-govern their comfortability with that distance.Anyone concerned with either food ingredients or smoke/haze is encouraged to sit in the balcony, or to request a mask.
Thursday, September 26th, 2024 at 7:00PM
Friday, September 27th, 2024 at 7:00PM