Anima Obscura
Occult practices in the search for immortality.
In her first production for Scapino as artistic director, Nanine Linning explores the desire for immortality: from the occult practices of alchemists to the experiments of biohackers. Anima Obscura is a lavish total artwork in which choreography, video performance, animation, holograms, costume design, and live music merge. The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Laurens Symfonisch, and harpist Remy van Kesteren are responsible for the latter.
Programme & performers
Requiem
Brahms
Ein Schemen
Kyriakides
Anima Obscura is a collaboration between Scapino, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (RPhO), and Laurens Vocaal.
Anima Obscura is a lavish Gesamtkunstwerk in which choreography, video performance, animation, holograms, costume design, and live music merge seamlessly. Digital technologies challenge the expressive potential of dance and collectively create an innovative, sensual theater experience.
The performance features Ein Deutsches Requiem by Johannes Brahms, interwoven with Ein Schemen by Yannis Kyriakides—a contemporary "re-composition" for choir, harp, and electronics. The music will be performed live by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Laurens Symfonisch (choir), harpist Remy van Kesteren, and soloists Aphrodite Patoulidou (soprano) and James Atkinson (baritone).
Anima Obscura can be seen exclusively at the New Luxor Theater as part of the O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre. For more information, visit o-festival.nl.
In her first production for Scapino as artistic director, Nanine Linning explores the human longing for immortality: from the occult practices of alchemists to the experiments of biohackers.
