Orpheus
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Orpheus
Presented in a fabric storage warehouse in the fashion district of DTLA in April 2014. Staged in three cubic meters of sand. Scored for harp, violin, cello, glock, musical toys, banjo, alto recorder and trash percussion. Developed at the J. Paul Getty Museums’ Getty Villa as part of their Theatre Lab series in March 2014.
Best of LA 2014
KCRW
“Orpheus marks Four Larks' auspicious Los Angeles debut..It's a stupendous production, it's awe-inspiring, and it's incredibly moving...the staging is spectacular...a wildly successful update of the myth.”
Huffington Post
Devised & Directed by Mat Sweeney, co-directed & choreographed with Sebastian Peters-Lazaro, written with Jesse Rasmussen
music by Mat Sweeney & Ellen Warkentine
set and properties by Sebastian Peters-Lazaro
Max Baumgarten Sisyphis, etc
Caitlin Conlin Tantalus, etc
Zachary Carlisle Sanders Orpheus
Danny Echevarria Violin
Genevieve Fry Harp
Reuben Liversidge Charon, etc
Esala Liyanage Percussion
Kristian Rasmussen Percussion
Prudence Rees-Lee Cello
Lisa Salvo Eurydice
Mark Skeens Hades, etc
Cassandra Ward Persephone, etc
lighting design by Tom Willis
costume design by Amanda Wing Yee Lee
foyer sculptures and additional materials sourced by Regan Baumgarten
hair & makeup by Amy Dickinson with Jesse Rasmussen
promotional images by Eugene Lee, promotional film by Gabriel Peters-Lazaro
production assistance by Em Gift, Mallory Gross, Alessandro Rumie & Stephanie Butterworth
set & costume design originally developed by four larks with Ellen Strasser and Mallory Gross
Projects
Frankenstein
Katabasis
The Temptation of St Antony
Hymns (in development)
Threnodies (in development)
Undine
Homeric Hymns (Visual Album)
Basic Flowers (space)
LACO :: SESSION no.4
LACO :: SESSION no.3
LACO :: SESSION no.2
LACO :: SESSION no.1
La Bibliothèque Fantastique (series)
Orpheus
The Plague Dances
Peer Gynt
The Fate of Franklin & His Gallant Crew
The Master & Margarita
The Invitation