Our Eyes Looking for God
A groundbreaking opera exploring Black British experiences, telling an urgent national story of state violence through joy, love, laughter and pain.
Performer(s):
Themba Mvula - Kamal
Gamba Cole - Adjani
Charlie Laffer - guitar
Meera Raja - cello
Shane Forbes - percussion
Luke Bacchus - keyboard
Amari Defreitas-Smith - ensemble
Ibrahim Kanu - ensemble
About this event
An opera. A ghost story. A love story. Black boy joy and Black boy nightmares. Our Eyes Looking for God is an exceptional and vital work written during the 2020 global racial reckoning. Writer/Director TD Moyo uses the operatic form, with its drama, music, staging and instrumentals, to tell an all-encompassing story about identity, state violence and love.
This production is brought to life by a visionary team. TD Moyo is a director, teacher, poet and activist whose work focuses around new stories and social engagement. Renell Shaw is an Ivor Novello award-winning composer, platinum selling songwriter and music producer who works across a range of genres, British-Nigerian soprano April Koyejo-Audiger is an operamaker, award-winning opera singer and librettist. Mateus Daniel is a movement director, choreographer and facilitator.
Venue details
The Pit, Barbican
Silk St, Barbican, London, UK
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