Concept, Direction, Choreography: Nicole Beutler
Performers: Anna Herrmann (Dance On Ensemble), Lia Witjes Poole (Dance On Ensemble), Felix Schellekens, Timo Tembuyser, Margarida Constantino, Hillary Blake Firestone, C’Cesirhe Sedney, Abigail Vrede
Understudy: Seline Hauptmann, Estéban Obregon
Music: Gary Shepherd
Choral Compositions: Timo Tembuyser
Choir: Local city choir
Tour Choir Leader: Tristan Knelange
Head of dramaturgy: Justa ter Haar
Dramaturgy: Igor Dobričić
Dramaturgical Advice: Tom Swaak (OBV), Richard Kofi
Set Design: Lena Newton, Noa Helder
Lighting: Minna Tiikkainen
Light operator:Maarten van Dorp
Costumes: Jessica Helbach
Repetitor: Catarina Ferreira da Silva
Assistant Director (Stage): Kaya Korabiowska-Dean
Technical Coordinator: Durante van Kuijk
Project Management VONK: Lise Thomas
Production Management NBP: Raïssa Pater
Production: Nicole Beutler Projects / Opera Ballet Vlaanderen / VONK / DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter / Opera2Day
Coproduction: O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre
Residence: Grand Theater Groningen
Special thanks to International Theater Amsterdam, Maarten Boussery, Kris Adem, Magne van den Berg
NOW WE ARE EARTH is a grand future vision of choreographer and theater maker Nicole Beutler. Music, dance, choir, and audience unite in this eco-futuristic symphony, creating a sense of greater harmony. With 8 dancers and singers, accompanied by a city choir of 45 voices, this 100-minute piece becomes a vibrant convergence of sound and movement, offering a glimpse into a dream of a possible future.
The piece explores the theme of interconnectedness, seeking balance across five realms: animals, humans, plants, fungi, and technology.
NOW WE ARE EARTH promises to be a total artwork, a dance opera featuring a local city choir, with a key role for the audience. Drawing inspiration from the intricate, interconnected threads of a mycelium, the performers weave a multi-layered, resonating tapestry of colors and sounds, unfolding in endlessly branching and repeating patterns.
A co-production by Nicole Beutler Projects with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Dance On Ensemble, and Opera2Day, supported by Internationaal Theater Amsterdam.
Premiere: 25 April 2025, Opera Antwerpen
Dates: 26 & 27 April 2025
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