The terpsichorean octet is moving to the savvy choreography of Danielle Agami, a former Batsheva dancer who helms the recently transplanted troupe Ate9. Dance Project, a co-producer of the work. There are eight singers, an 11-piece chamber orchestra (harp, strings, percussion, horns and winds), led by music director Mark Lowenstein, and eight dancers from L.A. It's here that Yuval Sharon, artistic director and founder of the three-year old, avant-garde opera company, The Industry, is staging "Invisible Cities."īilled as the first "headphone" opera, the work features music by Christopher Cerrone, who also wrote the libretto based on Italo Calvino's 1972 novel of the same name. Welcome to Los Angeles' fabled Union Station - the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States - where one feels that time, instead of marching irretrievably forward, with travelers scurrying (or not), to parts known and unknown, has come to a kind of glorious stop. Yet others, sneaker-clad with determined gazes, are marching in unison, individuals occasionally breaking apart from the line, executing crisp turns and making elaborate hand motions before dipping and writhing in full-bodied spasms. Others are slumped in seats, dozing, oblivious. Several people are walking briskly, briefcases and backpacks in tow. Artbound provides an exclusive look at the avant-garde opera, " Invisible Cities." Watch our one hour special focused on the making of "Invisible Cities." here.
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