Wu Tsang and Moved by the Motion stage Composition V (rebellious birds), an adaption of the iconic tragic opera Carmen, as part of the Theatre Picasso exhibition programme.
Carmen’s tale has been adapted in print, on stage and screen. She has inspired popular culture and remained in the collective imagination through controversy. Carmen is a rebellious bird, a wanderer, a hustler, a factory worker, a polylingual, shape-shifting lover, stateless and ungovernable.
Working seamlessly with language, movement, image and song, Moved by the Motion reinterprets the themes that Carmen embodies: love, loss and liberation.
Composition V (rebellious birds) is part of a double bill, alongside Transpositions by Yinka Esi Graves, a site-specific dance beginning at 6.30pm in the Turbine Hall (free, separate booking required).
These performances are presented as part of Theatre Picasso.
Theatre Picasso is presented in The George Economou Gallery. In partnership with White & Case. Also supported by the Huo Family Foundation. With additional support from the Theatre Picasso Exhibition Supporters Circle, Tate Americas Foundation and Tate Members.
Staged by Wu Tsang and Enrique Fuenteblanca with the collaboration of exhibition designer Lucie Rebeyrol from the studio Roll.
