For Women Serving Time

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For Women Serving Time

Music by Adrienne Torf

Text by Fatemeh Keshavarz

Directed by Timothy Nelson

Musical Direction by Adrienne Torf

FOR WOMEN SERVING TIME

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April 10 at 7:30pm

April 11 at 7:30pm

April 12 at 2:30pm

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Persian-American poet and scholar Fatemeh Keshavarz and pianist and composer Adrienne Torf come together to make a new piece of opera-theater that fuses Faure’s Requiem, jazz elements, and Brechtian theatrical traditions in a powerful contemplation of the human experiences contained in “ female incarceration in America”. This extended poem-opera sheds light on the lives and resilience of women in the U.S. prison system, their hopes, dreams, fears, and day to day experiences, offering a voice to a population often overlooked. Six acclaimed local performers join the composer herself, leading an instrumental ensemble from the piano, to animate the important original work.

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