Growth
of
the
Silk
Growth of the Silk is the feted fable of a girl’s misguided wish for long lustrous hair which
leaves her ultimately crushed under the weight of the unstoppable growth.
'The piece feels like an alternative offering to the world of contemporary opera
and breaks down a few stereotypes associated with the genre. Although this is
opera comes from a different perspective to the classical acoustic concert hall
tradition we naturally associate with the art form.'
Creative Tourist
Charlotte MacRae
is a theatre director and practitioner. She has a Ba in Community Drama
(LIPA) Charlotte co-founded OverEase Theatre Company and has
previously directed plays for Liverpool World Museum, the YEP Director’s
Festival and Threshold festival. She has recently graduated as a Young
Director of the Everyman & Playhouse Theatre, Liverpool.
Helene Mathiesen
is a soprano and recent graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music. Helene has a passion for contemporary opera and recently premiered Folk Tales, an operetta for soprano and violin at Tête à Tête’s 2020 Opera festival. Other role premieres include The Woman in Five Stones by Eldad Diamont and Dr A in the Hive by Harvey Brough at the Liverpool Philharmonic. Helene is also working on an orchestrated short-film with filmmaker Katie Byford. In the classical repertoire, Helene’s roles include Sister Gertrude in RNCM Opera’s Dialogues des Carmelites, The 3rd Spirit in Ensemble OrQuesta’s Die Zauberflöte, Constance in RNCM Opera's Dialogues des Carmelites (scenes), and Lucietta in RNCM Opera’s I Quatro Rusteghi (scenes). Helene also has a passion for producing and is the co-founder of Medusa Collective, an opera company pushing the boundaries of music and theatre. Future projects include an environmental dance piece exploring underwater sound and an opera at Tête à Tête 2021 Opera Festival. She is also producing the UK premiere of Mischa Spoliansky’s 1928 musical ‘Es Liegt in der Luft' at Hope Mill Theatre.
Anna Cabre-Verdiell
An enthusiast of interdisciplinary work, Anna has co-created two collaborative dance theatre pieces, Romeo&Julien
and Las 3 Marias. Other recent professional endeavours include performing in a restaging of Joan Jonas´s early
works at the Tate Modern and the creation and touring of Frankenstein, the latest piece by Cascade Dance
Theatre. Additionally, Anna works as a freelance writer producing work for online dance sources such as
Au-di-tions.com and ProDance Leeds amongst others.
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