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Ballet to klezmer music and music by Goran Bregovic
Choreography and direction by Mario Piazza
Staging by Ludovic Party
Set design by Todor Demerov
Costume designer Maria Hristova
Soloists and corps of the State Opera - Stara Zagora
Sarah - Anelia Dimitrova
David - Pasquale Caselli
Chief Rabbi - Tomoki Ishigo
Tikva /The Soul/ - Romina Slavova
Four Friends - Martina Prefeto, Julia Ragusa, Michela Kanin, Nanako Imai
Four Friends - Kaito Takahashi, Frederico Pinto, Fiordi Loha, Francesco Boriello
Rabbis - Kalin Lubenov, Carlos Santos, Fragisco Sklikas, William Griffin, David Lopez
Women - Carmen Demirtas, Juliana Koeva, Natalie Bratanova, Storm Norris, Marta Perez, Marina Soroche, Mariela Colaro, Julia Morgando, Elizabeth Riesner, Tsao Yu-Chen, Alexandra Ostatek, Anemike Bruce, Hze Fu Chen, Patricia Soares, Rijo Hirano, Bogdana Sergeeva
With the special participation of Ofelia Hristova /soprano/ and Rumen Kakamakov /solo violin/.
Man is imprisoned in different kinds of ghettos - from religion, race and ethnicity through the ghetto of his personal perspective in life - wealth, intellect, emotions, to the ghetto of the virtual world that threatens to empty him of authenticity. Their boundaries are crossed only through the energy of creation. For Jews, klezmer music expresses something intimate and sacred that they never part with. A major motif in klezmer is the song "Hope," which today is the national anthem of the State of Israel. The song is a leitmotif in the performance and is performed live by the opera prima of the Stara Zagora Opera Ophelia Hristova and solo violinist Rumen Kakamakov.
The action takes place in three scenes. The first is the Jewish wedding. The bride and groom (He and She), the chief rabbi, young people and respected elderly Jews celebrate. In the patriarchal idyll there is room for everyone and all are welcome.
Unexpectedly, the wedding is interrupted. The men leave in an unknown direction and the women are left alone. Their plastic figure compositions recall the Wailing Wall, the victims in the gas chambers, the suffering of a destroyed community.
The third part restores the interrupted wedding. The chief rabbi wraps the returning man in his abandoned shirt and brings him back to his father's home. The celebration continues. The ceaseless rhythm of life preserves the spirit of the congregation.
Mario Piazza was born in Montreal, Canada. He studied classical ballet in Italy and modern dance in the United States. He has worked as a choreographer with various companies around the world. Critics find in his productions "a bittersweetness in the means of expression that combines aggression with softness." In 2018, he was awarded the prestigious title of Knight of the Republic of Italy.
Duration: 1hr 15min without intermission
Premiere: 21.05.2019.
