Seattle Opera and Seattle Children's Theatre join forces to present a workshop performance of the hip-hop opera Stomping Grounds. Written by Paige Hernandez and composed by Victor Simonson, this innovative work offers positive affirmation about cultural identity, diversity, and connection to home in an hour-long piece that premiered at the Glimmerglass Festival in 2017.
Hip-hop, spoken word, and opera seamlessly blend for this one-of-a-kind exploration of love, faith, and home. Stories of refugees, immigrants, natives, and descendants of enslaved people intertwine as an inner-city coffee shop faces gentrification.
What is a workshop performance?
This workshop of Stomping Grounds is a working rehearsal that will be fully performed with musical accompaniment. Workshop performances are opportunities for artists and creative teams to present new works in front of audiences as part of the creative development process. Singers will be reading music off of stands with simplified or minimal additional production elements like sets, costumes, lighting, or other staging.
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