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IN…SE…

IN…SE… is a two-hour operatic work combining voices, gamelan, shadow theater, and dance that resulted from collaboration between Cypriot composer Andys Skordis, Serbian screenwriter Jelen Vuksanovic, and the Bali-based Narwastu Art Communtiy. The score creates expansive and imaginative textures that cleary draw inspiration from Balinese gamelan, but without slipping into superficial imitation. The libretto integrates the Balinese concepts Sekala and Niskala (seen and unseen) and a fictional character from the present with the adventures of Bima in the Bima Suci. The result is a ritual atmosphere wherein light and dark meet, two clashing worlds entangle, and the protagonists are transformed.

The opera was premeried and recorded in a carefully designed space that encouraged the audience to feel as if they were part of a shared and transformative experience. All musicians, performers, and singers surrounded the audience, creating an atmosphere where everyone could undergo a mental, physical, and psychological journey together.

Synopsis: In…Se… intertwines elements of Bima’s quest with the struggles of a fictional woman from the present named Ida. Both are engaged in rites of passage, encountering near death experiences that transform them. Their struggles are presented in parallel dimensions connected by mystical threads where they undertake similar paths of learning and demonsrtate willingness to grow. Bima is on a quest for holy water, sent by Brahmana, while Ida finds herself living a life that clashes with her innermost desires. The strength of character Bima must identify within himself in order to successfully complete his quest corresponds with Ida’s struggle to identify reasons to live that resonate with instincts she’s had since a child. Both are at their breaking point. Actions must be initiated and decisions must be made. Mystery allows them to find the resolve needed to complete journeys that involve walking paths unknown. Connected across relative space and time, they eventually meet, inspiring change, awakening strength, and giving birth to light. Their inner conflicts invite us to identify with their struggles, while witnessing their transformations encourages us to let them accompany us on our own inner journeys.

Synopsis: In…Se… intertwines elements of Bima’s quest with the struggles of a fictional woman from the present named Ida. Both are engaged in rites of passage, encountering near death experiences that transform them. Their struggles are presented in parallel dimensions connected by mystical threads where they undertake similar paths of learning and demonsrtate willingness to grow. Bima is on a quest for holy water, sent by Brahmana, while Ida finds herself living a life that clashes with her innermost desires. The strength of character Bima must identify within himself in order to successfully complete his quest corresponds with Ida’s struggle to identify reasons to live that resonate with instincts she’s had since a child. Both are at their breaking point. Actions must be initiated and decisions must be made. Mystery allows them to find the resolve needed to complete journeys that involve walking paths unknown. Connected across relative space and time, they eventually meet, inspiring change, awakening strength, and giving birth to light. Their inner conflicts invite us to identify with their struggles, while witnessing their transformations encourages us to let them accompany us on our own inner journeys.

Imprint: Resonance

Released: 2019/04/27

Length: 2 hours

Album Credits

Choir/Roles

Ida: Kaycee Odom
Bima: Michael Lawrence K.
Brahmana: Nina Neder & Robert McDonough
Shadows: Dan Kohane, Katia Sophia Ditzler, Hendrikus Cazemier, Sebastiaan van den Broek
Girls: Sonja Nesic, Denise Hoover, Tina Bailey, Laura Ellis
Mothers: Yuko Masunuga, Michelle Gabriella, Ida Ayu Komang Alit Kencana Dewi
Father: Reiner Volkmann
               
Performers

Ida: Blanka Palamós i Claramunt
Bima: Felicity Anne Wardle
Bidadari, Ogre, Snake Creatures: Trisna Andiani Putri , Heni Widya Santi, I Gusti Ayu Gayatri
Brahmana, Shadow: Vanesa Moreira
Bramana, Forest Creature: Emma Brassington
              
Musicians: Kurt Schatz, I Gde Made Indra Sadguna, Jonathan Bailey, Natalia Davies, I Putu Arya Deva Suryanegara, I Made Mondana, I Wayan Yopyantara, I Gusti Nyoman Barga Sastrawadi, Zak Hazen, David Trochimchuk, Susanna Ramón Roth, Mariana Marrero Rivero, Martin Lauer, I Kadek Astawa, Pavlos Michalakakos, I Kadek Suastika, Marios Menelaou, Sarah Lecompte-Bergeron
Composer & Conductor: Andys Skordis
Libretto & Performance Director: Jelena Vuksanovic 
Producer & Orchestra Coordinator: Jonathan Bailey 
Producer & Visual Aesthetic: Tina Kay Boyles Bailey 
Production: Narwastu Art Community 
Additional support: Composition made possible with financial support from FondsPodiumKunsten (NL)

Production Credits

Audio mixing: Andreas Trachonitis (eleven63 studiosCo)

Audio mastering: Yannis Christodoulatos (Sweetspot productions studios)

Cover art: Jonathan Adams, Andys Skordis

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