A very loooonnng story short (that goes back to 2016’s production of Turandot and a proposed but canceled production of Madama Butterfly in 2021 I think), my friends at Obvious Agency teamed up with Opera Philadelphia to create this unique production. A bunch of performer-creators were hired to devise a “vessel” — a participatory preshow/companion piece that had audiences moving about all throughout the Miller Theater. While the Philly Inquirer writer didn’t see the value in my contribution much, my bud at Opera Delaware had all the love for me on tiktok. 15 seconds of social media fame!

Full Raven credits here.

Image credit: Steve Pisano