Colonization
Mainstage Programming
Cosmic Cowboy
A Sci-fi Opera Exploring the Mysteries of Space, Time, and Love
Premiered September 16th, 2022, Emerson Paramount Center, Robert J. Orchard Stage
Elena Ruehr, composer
Cerise Lim Jacobs, librettist
Traverse the mysteries of time, space and love, through wormholes and black holes, in this sci-fi opera that blends live staging and virtual reality. Inspired by both the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock and the historic landing of the space probe Philae on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Cosmic Cowboy meditates on both the power of human imagination and the consequences of our colonizing impulse.
The opera is an eclectic romp through the universe that ranges from the formation of the cosmos by the mating of the Sumerian gods Tiamat and Apsu to a touching pas de deux between Cooper, a robotic space probe, and Tiamat’s daughter, Tia.
Community Programming
Sing Out Strong: DeColonized Voices
On Zoom | May 13, 2020
Our ongoing series where we reach out to individuals in our community to create texts on activist themes.
Sing Out Strong: DeColonized Voices composers and writers come from all over the world, reflecting the diversity of America, and Boston in particular. They bring with them the music and stories of the Nipmuc Tribe of Massachusetts, Cape Verde, Hong Kong, the Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Vietnam, Haiti, the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, and the multicultural melting pot of heritages in the United States.
Voting Resources
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