NOW WE ARE EARTH is a grand future vision of choreographer and theater maker Nicole Beutler. Music, dance, choir, and audience unite in this eco-futuristic symphony, creating a sense of greater harmony. With 8 dancers and singers, accompanied by a city choir of 45 voices, this 100-minute piece becomes a vibrant convergence of sound and movement, offering a glimpse into a dream of a possible future.
Credits:
Concept, Direction, Choreography: Nicole Beutler
Performers: Felix Schellekens, Timo Tembuyser, Margarida Constantino, Hillary Blake Firestone, C'Cesirhe Sedney, Abigail Vrede, Anna Herrmann (Dance On Ensemble), Lia Witjes Poole (Dance On Ensemble)
Understudy: Estéban Obregon, Roos Krijgsman
Music: Gary Shepherd
Choral Compositions: Timo Tembuyser
Choir: Local city choirs
Choir recruitment Belgium: Opera Ballet Vlaanderen
Choir recruitment The Netherlands: Opera2Day
Tour Choir Leader: Tristan Knelange
Text coach / advice / editing & fragments: Peter Verhelst
Head of dramaturgy: Justa ter Haar
Dramaturgy: Igor Dobričić
Dramaturgical Advice: Tom Swaak (OBV)
Set Design: Lena Newton, Noa Helder
Lighting: Minna Tiikkainen
Costumes: Jessica Helbach
Voice-over: Arnout Lems
Repetitor: Catarina Ferreira da Silva
Assistant Director (Stage): Kaya Korabiowska-Dean
Outside eye: Richard Kofi
Technical Coordinator: Durante van Kuijk, Jonas de Vries, Koen Fischer
Light operator: Maarten van Dorp
Sound design: Maurits van Thiel
Project Management VONK/Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: Lise Thomas
Production Management: Raïssa Pater
A production of Nicole Beutler Projects / Opera Ballet Vlaanderen / VONK / Opera2Day / Dance On Ensemble / Bureau Ritter
Coproduction: O. Festival for Opera. Music. Theatre
Residence: Grand Theater Groningen, Opera Antwerpen, Opera Gent
With support of: Fonds Podiumkunsten, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunsten, Ammodo Art, Fonds 21
Special thanks to Internationaal Theater Amsterdam, Het Goethe-Institut Amsterdam, Maarten Boussery, Kris Mohammed Adem, Magne van den Berg, Mattheus Moreira, Inez Almeida, Charles Hens, Aleksandar Grujić, Selina Hauptmann
Photo by Anja Beutler