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American composer Jonathan Dawe, known for his hybrid approach blending baroque and contemporary musical language, joins forces with stage director Stéphanie Jasmin, whose work bridges literary, theatrical, and visual expression. Together, they reimagine Lully and Quinault’s opera as a contemporary political drama, transposed to the United States in the 1980s.
A coproduction of Ballet Opéra Pantomime (BOP), Opéra de Montréal, Les Boréades de Montréal, and UBU compagnie de création, this lyrical work weaves together dance, video, and baroque reverie to illuminate an enduring clash between love and power, and the tension between private desire and public image.
In the early 1980s, in the upper echelons of American politics, Governor Atys conceals his impossible love for Sangaride, the young man betrothed to Senator Celenia. Cybele, who rules the country, hopes to get closer to Atys, with whom she is infatuated, by appointing him vice president. But when she discovers the secret passion that unites the two men, the president unleashes all her powers, even the most occult, to bring about their downfall and drive them to madness and death.
Music
Jonathan Dawe
Libretto and Stage Direction
Stéphanie Jasmin
Distribution
Frédéric Antoun
Myriam Leblanc
Grace Budoloski
Musical Direction
Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse
Choreography
Estelle Clareton
Stage Design
Stéphanie Jasmin & Stéphane Longpré
Lighting Design
Marc Parent
Costume Design
Linda Brunelle
Video Design
Stéphanie Jasmin
Sound Design
Nataq Huault
Chorus and Dancers
Les Boréades
Coproduction
Ballet Opéra Pantomime, Opéra de Montréal, Les Boréades de Montréal et UBU compagnie de création
With the collaboration of
Fonds national de création du Centre national des Arts
National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund
École nationale de théâtre du Canada
National Theatre School of Canada
