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Harlem Stage: Makandal

An eighteenth-century Haitian slave revolt intertwines with twenty-first-century Haitian, Cuban, and Dominican immigrants seeking freedom in this new opera. Historic, contemporary, and mythic themes are reflected through the music and excerpts will be performed prior to the world premiere. The creative team, including Carl Hancock Rux, who wrote and conceived the opera; composer Yosvany Terry, visual artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, and director Lars Jan discuss their processes, and how the themes of migration, oppression, revolution, and freedom resonate today.











When: Sun., Oct. 26, 2014 at 7:30 pm
Where: Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave. (at 89th St.)
212-423-3500
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An eighteenth-century Haitian slave revolt intertwines with twenty-first-century Haitian, Cuban, and Dominican immigrants seeking freedom in this new opera. Historic, contemporary, and mythic themes are reflected through the music and excerpts will be performed prior to the world premiere. The creative team, including Carl Hancock Rux, who wrote and conceived the opera; composer Yosvany Terry, visual artist Edouard Duval-Carrié, and director Lars Jan discuss their processes, and how the themes of migration, oppression, revolution, and freedom resonate today.

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