On March 20 at 5:30 pm, join us to meet our current artists-in-residence Matthew Diafos Sweeney and Sebastian Peters-Lazaro (@fourlarks , @mat.swe , @sebrador ), Almond Zigmund (@saintsquid ), Edison Peñafiel (@edisonpenafielstudio ), Stephen Laub (stephenlaub), and Silas Jones (@bad_girl_meat ), and get a peek at what they're working on during their residency!
FREE and open to the public—RSVP at the link in our bio.
‘the dark night,’ presented by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; inspired by the ghosts of the Cincinnati Music Hall, Jan Potocki, and Mozart
conducted by Matthias Pintscher.
production conceived, staged, and designed by Matthew Diafos & Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
featuring the US Premiere of Aureliano Cattaneo’s ‘La Nuit Sombre’ and Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major, K. 370a (362), Gran Partita
with soloists Anna Schubert & Joanna Lynn-Jacobs
harpsichord performance, projections, & sound design by Gavin Gamboa
costumes for the soloists created by Mieko Romming
make-up and hair design by Pamela Bjorklund
mask design by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
created for CSO:PROOF under the direction of Anthony Paggett
(photos by JP Leong, courtesy of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
2024! Some news!
~We started the year off presenting Hymns at the #societyforclassicalstudies conference in Chicago ❄️
~It’s our last month in LA before we head to Greece to research and develop a new project through @the_fulbright_program ✈️
~Excited to be finalists for the National Theatre Project! 🌈 Thank you @nefa_arts !
Big Year ahead! More to share soon! We’re comin’ back- we miss you! #nationaltheatreproject #nefa #aiascs2024 #fulbrightscholar #fulbrightgreece
The Society for Classical Studies selected 'hymns' for their 'Ancient Worlds, Modern Communities' initiative, established to “bring the ancient Mediterranean and its reception into global dialogue with other cultures, past and present.” This support will facilitate final post-production work and the film premiere and live performance of the completed piece-
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(link in bio to read about the project and the #societyforclassicalstudies initiative ~ scroll through for #bts photos from our shoot earlier this year- highlighting amazing makeup by @birchlandz 🎨)
Last chance, last dance! In this hymn to Dionysus, the god (@maxlbaumgarten ), disguised as a prince, is kidnapped.🏴☠️At the end of the day these videos will disappear into the void of the internet, so check them out (link in bio) before the clock strikes midnight. 🕰
Next time in person! 🍇🍷💜
guide all guests who may need shelter to my open door - our homeric hymn to xenoi (travelling strangers in need of care)
**The @gettymuseum preview of our hymns ends Thursday. link to videos and album in bio**
#homerichymns #gettymuseum #gettyvilla #folksongs #art #kunst #digitaltheatre #mythology #ancientgreece #greekmythology #queer #greekmyth #xenia
A hymn to Demeter, for mothers and daughters, living and dead, handed down and sung in a round (and around and around). We wanted to sing an ancient song with a new tune, and talk about how much things have changed. But (yells into the spiraling void of history) have they changed at all? Sending you love and some bravado in case you need it xx
Demeter- @rosannatavarezdance 💃
Persephone- @jettkwong , singing and playing #guzheng, alongside @zsazsa_gabor_666 howling from hades 🗣
Just a few more days left to preview these videos via the @gettymuseum 🕰
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Last week to watch @FourLarks "Homeric Hymns: Visual Album." Tap the link in the bio to view the visual album that is part of the Getty Villa Museum's Theater Lab.
@FourLarks fuses ancient poetry with harmonies and rhythms inspired by the devotional folk music from America and the global diaspora.
The "Homeric Hymns" are among the oldest surviving texts from Ancient Greece. They are a collection of narrative praise poems addressed to ancient Greek deities.
These visual Hymns tell the stories of Demeter and Persephone, Semele and the lightning storm, Dionysus and the wine-dark sea, and the cycles of the sun and moon.
Enjoy this trailer of @FourLarks ’ forthcoming visual album available on Getty's website through June 30th.
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🏷️ #GettyMuseum #GettyVilla #Theater #Performance #Art #ContemporaryArt #VisualArts #VisualAlbum #Music #Online
sing a song to no god at all. sing a song to someone you have no name for yet. ⚡️💦☀️🌱 In the final hymn, to xenoi (something like 'guest-friends' or 'foreign ones'), @joannalynnjacobs & @yvette.cornelia reveal who we have been singing to all along.
