I Fioretti in Musica - opera in danza

September 30 - October 17, 2010

Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm
Sunday at 2:30pm

Tickets: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/766805

"I Fioretti in Musica- Opera in Danza" is an original Italian Opera that imagines St. Francis of Assisi as a character in modern New York.

The libretto and concept by Gian Marco Lo Forte is based on the 14th century book of poems in vulgar Italian Little Flowers and includes an original polyphonic score for 5 voices called mottetti composed by Sasha Zamler-Carhart layered and juxtaposed with electroacoustic live voice processing and music inspired by New York City's street noise composed by Ryan Carter. The intimate setting will include art and projections by visual artist Mark Tambella, choreography by Philip Montana and puppetry and masks made with garbage and savaged materials by Cathy Shaw and Abby Felder to evoke ancient festivities in Umbria and in Medieval Italy.

Sasha Zamler-Carhart, born (1975) and raised in Paris, currently based in The Netherlands. Music and literature are tightly intertwined in his work. He often recycles musical and poetic techniques from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, as well as from the folk traditions of Europe and Africa. His compositions are typically large theatrical cycles for voices, often on spiritual themes.