Sky in a Small Cage: The extraordinary life of Rumi
Direct from the Copenhagen Opera Festival, Mahogany Opera opens our season with the UK premiere of Rolf Hind’s much-anticipated new work inspired by the influential Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi.
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Barbican
Performer(s):
Mahogany Opera
Riot Ensemble
Elaine Mitchener Narrator
James Hall I and You (becoming Rumi)
Yannis François Bird of the Sun – Shams e Parande
Loré Lixenberg Shaman of the Birds and Kerra, Rumi's wife
Siddhi Lagrutta ensemble singer
Karima El Demerdasch ensemble singer
Anika Venkatesh ensemble singer
Rylan Gleave ensemble singer
Ty Bouque ensemble singer
Harald Hieronymus Hein ensemble singer
Dante Micheaux and Jalal al-Din Rumi words
Frederic Wake-Walker director
Aaron Holloway-Nahum music director
Sasha Balmazi-Owen designer
Rosabel Huguet movement director
Programme
Rolf Hind Sky in a Small Cage
About this event
Delivered by an outstanding cast directed by Frederic Wake-Walker, Hind’s opera employs excerpts from Rumi’s poetry in translation together with words by the award-winning poet Dante Micheaux to create a powerful multi-disciplinary piece chronicling love, loss, and spirituality.
A ‘genre-crossing virtuoso’ (Financial Times), narrator Elaine Mitchener anchors a cast including countertenor James Hall and bass-baritone-dancer Yannis François who will portray the intensely spiritual relationship between Rumi and his guide and soulmate, Shams. Completing the line-up are mezzo extraordinaire Loré Lixenberg, six fiercely talented ensemble singers, and the exhilarating Riot Ensemble.
Venue details
Barbican Hall
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
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