Uprising
With Uprising, Opera Zuid, in collaboration with Het Geluid Maastricht and De Nationale Opera, presents a large-scale community opera that addresses one of the defining issues of our time: the climate crisis, and above all the conversation surrounding it. On the streets, in politics, around the kitchen table, across generations and in the school playground.
Uprising is about young people rising up for climate action, for change, and their plea for a better world. The opera tells the story of a mother and daughter who are diametrically opposed to one another, and shows how social tensions play out in personal relationships. It is a deeply human story about listening, clashing and living together.
Directed by Gable Roelofsen and Romy Roelofsen, Uprising becomes a collective experience. A choir of a hundred community singers and five professional soloists together form a mini-society on stage. Professionals and amateurs stand side by side: everyone contributes to the story and the imagery. Romy: ‘Singing together begins with listening. Where listening is linked to this (climate) theme, it serves as an example of how the world could also look.’ Gable: ‘The social friction becomes part of the music’s emotional impact. Uprising is about dealing with unrest and inequality.’
Jonathan Dove’s music is grand, lyrical and direct in its emotional power. The powerful choral singing and rich orchestral sounds make Uprising a compelling opera experience, both in the auditorium and on stage. Gable: ‘The energy bursts from the stage and there is a great deal of movement in the piece.’ Romy: ‘That is due to the impact of the subject matter and the people who perform it with heart and soul.’
Uprising invites conversation, touches both mind and heart, and showcases the power of the voice.
Uprising lasts approximately 125 minutes including an interval and is sung and spoken in English, with Dutch and English surtitles.
Dates:
November 13, Maastricht; 7.30pm
November 15, Heerlen; 3pm
November 17, Tilburg; 8pm
November 24, Eindhoven; 8pm
May 16 2027, Amsterdam; 2pm
May 23 2027, Amsterdam; 2pm
Venue
Since 1964 the Stadsschouwburg Eindhoven has existed, which has been called Parktheater Eindhoven from 2007. A theatre with a Duke Jan room (944 seats), a Philips room (510 seats) and a Kameleon room (150 places). Parktheater is also a founder and member of the Pand P cooperative, a theatre with a large hall (110 seats), central hall (56 seats) and a small hall (25 places).
Already at the time of birth in 1964, the Parktheater was given the mission to provide residents of the city and region with multiple perspectives, cultures, tastes and colors. The words we made in the modern mission symbol: Hit Each Other. In the meantime, that has evolved to offer more perspective, more actively translated into the mission More Than You…
In recent years, the Parktheater has developed from mainly provider of performances in-house for its own public to also co-creator of activities, performances, initiatives that affect and connect people. Both in-house and outside your own home, for both the well-known and the unknown public, for both theatre lovers and enthusiasts with a distance to the theatre market.
The main objective of the Parktheater is to offer a wide and diverse offer for a large and wide audience.
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