THE SEA-CROSSED FISHERMAN
Role
Art Direction, Visuals, Performance
Type
Stage Design
Date
2016
Commissioned By
IKSV (Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation) with support from European Research Council (ERC) and Istanbul Music Festival
Nohlab took a part in a unique project The Sea-Crossed Fisherman: Total music theatre, an opera in four scenes by Michael Ellison, which was held in Süreyya Opera House, İstanbul during IKSV Music Festival in 2016.
Celebrating Istanbul, its seas and marine life, The Sea-Crossed Fisherman was adapted from Yaşar Kemal's novel of 1978, a powerful lyrical and dramatic music theatre that weaves Turkish traditional instruments into a contemporary musical and theatrical setting with breathtaking visual experience.
Nohlab designed the installations on stage, as well as creating content and performing live during the event.
Location
Sureyya Opera House, Istanbul
Duration
110'
Video Performance & Installation
Nohlab
Visuals
Nohlab, Necmi Deniz Akıncı, Fehmican Gözüm
Director/Librettist/Dramaturg
Simon Jones
Music by
Michael Ellison
Conductor
Michael Rafferty
Orchestra
Hezarfen Ensemble
Cast & Singers
Gwion Thomas, Robyn Allegra Parton, Louise Innes, Damian Thantrey, Adam Green
Choreography
Zeynep Tanbay
Dancers
Evrim Akyay, Gizem Bilgen, Can Gökdoğan, Serhat Kural