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Nicole Brooks' Obeah Opera [flash mob]
Obeah Opera
“Rooted in the 17th century world of the Salem Witch Trials, (the same story found in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ among other famous works including operas and films) this production revisits history and tells the story from the perspective of a young Caribbean slave, Tituba.” -
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Nicole Brooks' Obeah Opera.
Nicole Brooks' Obeah Opera.
Featuring music inspired by the Salem Witch Trials, a historical event examined through song and theatre in Obeah Opera, a new music theatre production presented by Luminato 2019.
It’s #MusicMonday!
Listen to audio tracks inspired by Salem, witches and witch trials in our first playlist of 2019, including Arthur Miller himself reading excerpts from his play ‘The Crucible’.
A timeline of events leading to the Salem Witch Trials, a historical event explored in Obeah Opera @ Luminato 2019.
FEBRUARY 1, 1692. It was a harsh winter in the Colony of Massachusetts. The household of Reverend Samuel Parris, minister of Salem Village, continued to be afflicted by his daughter Betty’s strange behaviour. The whole family prayed for her well being....
READ our blog for a timeline exploring the events leading to the Salem Witch Trials, an event explored in Obeah Opera at Luminato 2019.
Obeah Opera is a hand clapping, foot stomping, spirit lifting, magical musical sensation unlike any other opera before. Steeped in Black music, sung entirely a cappella by a powerful all-female cast, Obeah Opera reveals the story of the legendary Salem witch trials from the fascinating perspectiv...
And the last photo of our rehearsals of Nicole Brooks who’s trying to make all this possible.
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