Woman at Point Zero

Discover the seventh composition in the Angel Series, inspired by Luc Tuymans

‘Welcome to the little theatre between my ears,’ reads the website of London composer Bushra El-Turk, whose music is rich in theatrical gestures, rituals and intriguing colour combinations. In her transcultural projects, western and eastern music traditions merge seamlessly and the boundaries between traditional performance techniques, improvisation and contemporary sounds become non-existent. Bushra El-Turk is the central guest of All Arias. She also composed Vane, the seventh and latest work in the Concertgebouw’s Angel Series. Join us and Luc Tuymans' angel for the premiere of Bushra El-Turk's new creation!

programme

Bushra El-Turk (1982)
Woman at Point Zero
Based on the novel of the same name by Nawal El Saadawi

co-production: All Aria's festival (Concertgebouw Brugge, deSingel Antwerpen, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen & Transparant), Royal Opera House London, Shubbak Festival London, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Britten Pears Arts & Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg

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Bushra El-Turk (1982)
Woman at Point Zero
Based on the novel of the same name by Nawal El Saadawi

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performers

Bushra El-Turk: composition
Laila Soliman: mise en scène
Stacy Hardy: livret
text based on Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
Bissane Al Charif: scénographie
Bissane Al Charif & Julia König: création vidéo
Nadia Amin: assistant director
Aida Elkashef: documentary audio clips
Kanako Abe: conductor
Ivan Cheng: assistant conductor
Dima Orsho & Carla Nahadi Babelegoto: vocals
ZAR: Ensemble
Hyelim Kim: taegum
Milos Milivojevic: accordion
Raphaela Danksagmuller: recorders, crumhorn, fujara, duduk, kaval
Chatori Shimizu: sho
Faraz Eshghi Sahraei: kamancha
Hanna Kölbel: cello
Samir Bendimered: repetitor & live samples
Eli Verkeyn: costumes
Patrick Vanderhaeghen: inspiration
Loes Schakenbos: lighting design
Johannes Ringoot: video
Jamy Hollebeke: light
Carlo Thompson: sound
Liesbet Termont: production manager
LOD music theatre: production

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Bushra El-Turk: composition
Laila Soliman: mise en scène
Stacy Hardy: livret
text based on Woman at Point Zero

partners

with the support of: enoa (European Network of Opera Academies), PRS Foundation, FEDORA, AFAC (The Arab Fund for Art and Culture), the British Council & the TAX Shelter measure of the Belgian federal government
tax shelter partner: Flanders TAX Shelter
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