Prototype Festival – Past Concerts
Prototype Festival: 'Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero'
Thursday, November 18, 2021 @ 3:00pm – 5:30pm (EST)
Online event
Physically charged & visually striking, this dance production from South African choreographer Gregory Vuyani Maqoma is part lament for lost life, part tribute to author author Zakes Mda & Maurice Ravel.
Free
Prototype Festival: Train With No Midnight
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Singer/writer Joseph Keckler & an intimate musical ensemble lead the audience through a series of vignettes, each like a stop on a late-night train, in this opera commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects.
Free
Prototype Festival: Acquanetta
Friday, September 10, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 6:00pm (EDT)
Online event
1-act opera from composer Michael Gordon that deconstructs the 1940s horror movie genre & explores how vision relates to identity. Virtual conversation with Gordon & Librettist Deborah Artman to follow the stream.
Free
Prototype Festival: Funeral Doom Spiritual
Thursday, August 19, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Gripping song cycle from countertenor/pianist M Lamar & composer/black metal musician Hunter Hunt-Hendrix that explores the tradition of African-American spirituals, mixing ideas from folk, opera, & metal.
Free
Prototype Festival: Toxic Psalms
Thursday, June 10, 2021 @ 4:00pm – 5:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Vocal Theatre Carmina Slovenica presents Toxic Psalms, a work reflecting spiritual anguish in the modern world. Music includes excerpts from contemporary Slovenian composers, the Syrian Orthodox church, & more.
Free
Prototype Festival: Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists [NEWLY RECORDED] (on-demand until 1/16/2021)
Sunday, January 10, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST)
Online event
Theater, animation, & music combine in this interdisciplinary production that pairs sleep & dream studies with butterflies & moths.
Free (Free (ticket required))
Prototype Festival: The Planet – A Lament [NEWLY RECORDED] (on-demand until 1/16/2021)
Sunday, January 10, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST)
Online event
Film merges with live dance, a 14-voice choir, & Papuan soloist/composer Septina Rosalina Layan in this portrayal of a destroyed community struggling in the aftermath of a devastating tsunami.
Free (ticket required)
Prototype Festival: The Murder of Halit Yozgat [NEWLY RECORDED] (on-demand until 1/16/2021)
Sunday, January 10, 2021 @ 12:00pm – 3:00pm (EST)
Online event
Sound art, electronics, & dark metal musicalize the structural racism & institutional blindness that affect America's immigrant communities in this chilling opera film about the reconstruction of a murder case.
Free (Free (ticket required))
Prototype Festival: Times3 (Times x Times x Times) (on-demand until 4/3/2021)
Saturday, January 9, 2021 @ 10:00am – 11:00am (EST)
Online event
Composer Pamela Z & theatre artist Geoff Sobelle collaborate on a site-specific sonic journey through Times Square. Experience in person in NYC, or from the comfort of your own home.
Free (Free (ticket required))
Prototype Festival: MODULATION (on-demand until 6/30/2021)
Friday, January 8, 2021 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EST)
Online event
Electrifying auditory & visual journey of new creations from 13 composers & nearly 100 collaborators in this digital, user-led performance.
$25