Blood Moon
A new opera by Garrett Fisher & Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by Rachel Dickstein
Music Direction by Steven Osgood
Ensemble
Ju-eh/Juecheng Chen, Moon
Takemi Kitamura, Puppeteer/Dancer
Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Aunt
Wei Wu, Nephew
Takemi Kitamura, Dance and puppeteer
Creative Team
Scenic Design by Susan Zeeman Rogers
Lighting Design by Yuki Nakase Link
Sound Design by Daniel Neumann
Costume Design by Maiko Matsushima
Puppet Design by Erik Sanko
Media Design by Katherine Freer
Assistant Director: Kiyo Kamisawa
Kamala Sankaram, Harmonium
Adam Young, Viola de Gamba/Cello
Isabel Lepanto Gleicher, Flutes
William Hobbs, Piano/Keyboard
Fumi Tanakadate, Taiko/Bamboo Flute
Barbara Merjan, Taiko
“An impressive sensory and intellectual feast… Director Rachel Dickstein’s staging was alive with visual power, while Steven Osgood led an exceptional group of instrumentalists through wildly intricate rhythmic elements and mystical interludes with tight control. Taken as a whole, “Blood Moon” was 90-minutes of riveting, poetic opera theater.”
Prototype Festival 2020, Baruch Performing Arts Center
Wei Wu (photo by Maria Baranova)
Ju-eh, Nina Yoshida Nelson (Photo by Maria Baranova)
Wei Wu, Ju-eh, Nina Yoshida Nelson, Takemi Kitamura (in shadow) Photo by Maria Baranova