Die Entführung aus dem Serail
2019 Grande Thêatre Genève and 2022 Grande Thêatre Luxembourg
Singspiel: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
New version and directed by Luk Perceval in collaboration with Aslı Erdoğan
Choreography: Ted Stoffer
Working with Ted Stoffer on a large scale production as a dancer was a deeply satisfying learning experience. To be witnessing his ability to read and interpret the directors vision and then translate it to his thirty dancers, without compromising the strengths, diversities and personalities, was astounding. Ted’s choreography brought a visceral depth to the already enhanced contemporary story of the opera, and his humble, personable and very human directing style encouraged me as a dancer to express vulnerability on stage.
From the presskit of the Grand Théâtre Genève
Some works are timeless, while others age badly and reflect outmoded attitudes: from discrimination based on racial origin or sexual orientation to gender stereotypes, there are all too many examples in opera. By inviting Aslı Erdoğan and Luk Perceval to revisit The Abduction from the Seraglio by Mozart, the Grand Théâtre aims to put opera at the centre of contemporary issues. The writer and opponent of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime has combined her texts from the Miraculous Mandarin with the libretto of Mozart’s Singspiel. A leading figure on the Belgian stage and the world of theatre, Luk Perceval’s production consciously reflects political and personal issues. "If you don’t transpose for the times, you might as well be in a museum. And the theatre is not a museum. It’s a living art,” he explains.
Photo Credit: Carole Parodi
