Presented by Guerilla Opera
Based on the life of Rumi
music and libretto by Adam Roberts
Stage direction by Andrew Eggert
Electronics Composition by Anıl Çamcı
Sung in English
75 minutes
Feb 18, 7:00 PM EST – Mar 18, 7:00 PM EDT
This production originally commissioned and performed in 2013 at the Boston Conservatory Black Box Theatre.
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Critique by Kitty Drexel
“now even the heavens
are thankful that
because of love
i have become
the giver of light”
– Excerpt from “i was dead” by Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, the Sufi mystic and poet.
“And you may ask yourself, ‘How do I work this?’
And you may ask yourself, ‘Where is that large automobile?’
And you may tell yourself, ‘This is not my beautiful house’
And you may tell yourself, ‘This is not my beautiful wife'”
-Excerpted from “Once In A Lifetime” by The Talking Heads
SPARROW LIVE — This critique of Guerilla Opera’s 2013 performance of GIver of Light will not critique the performance. The Boston Classical Review, Boston Musical Intelligencer, and the Boston Globe reviewed Giver of Light while it was in production.
I am instead responding to the watch party held on February 18 on Sparrow Live. Sparrow Live’s About section on its website says, “(Our) mission is to democratize access to the arts by connecting artists with their audiences through high-quality experiences. Sparrow Live’s vision is a barrier-free relationship of equals between artists and audiences.” Continue reading
