Between Two Lights
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Thu 22 May 202520:15 - 21:50Grote Zaal
Program
19.15 uur / Atrium Zaal / Inleiding
By Joep Stapel
20:15 / Grote Zaal / Main programme
Huang Ruo Between Two Lights (world premiere)
Credits
Nederlands Kamerkoor
Muziektheater Transparant
HERMESensemble percussions
Huang Ruo conductor
Grace Ellen Barkey performance
Aïda Gabriëls, Tido Visser direction
Matteo Carazza assistant direction
Peter Quasters lights
Maarten van Mulken costume design
Lise Bruyneel visuals
Mirjam Devriendt videography
Barbara Raes artistic advice
Shuang Zou dramaturgical advice
With the music theatre piece Between Two Lights, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and Music Theatre Transparant present a world premiere by renowned Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo. In Between Two Lights, he wants to make death tangible. Not with terrifying visions, but in a ritual that offers comfort and in which we gently open ourselves up to the thought of death. By doing so, we feel closer to those who have passed away and come closer to being at peace with our own mortality.
In his work, Huang Ruo blends elements of Asian and Western culture, and his new style of music creates a bridge between these two seemingly completely different worlds.
