Wu Tsang and Moved by the Motion stage Composition V (rebellious birds), a contemporary 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, embedded in the collective imagination as a controversial tragic figure. Carmen is a rebellious bird, a wanderer, a hustler, a factory worker, a polylingual, shape-shifting lover, stateless and ungovernable.
Elements of George Bizet's opera are sung, interwoven with new compositions and improvisation for saxophone. Working seamlessly with music, language, movement and image, Moved by the Motion reinterprets the themes that Carmen embodies: love, loss and liberation.
Composition V (rebellious birds) is created and performed by Tosh Basco, Josh Johnson, Jonathan Lakeland, Julieth Lozano, Tapiwa Svosve and Wu Tsang. Lighting design by Andy Purves.
The performance is part of a double bill, alongside Transposition 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.
Supported by Performance Activation Fund.
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.
