Philip Miller's Rewind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony

May 12,13,14

“An enduring masterpiece of diverse choral musical, cultural and oral traditions”     ★★★★★  the star

 

Featuring SIBONGILE KHUMALO OTTO MAIDI   STÉFAN LOUW  NOZUKO TETO

Philip Miller’s powerful choral work, based on testimonies from the TRC, comes to Cape Town with a unique staging by visual artist Gerhard Marx.

Philip Miller is a leading South African composer whose music is simultaneously intellectually stimulating, moving and accessible. His Rewind: A Cantata for Voice, Tape and Testimony features soloists Sibongile Khumalo, Otto Maidi, Stéfan Louw and Nozuko Teto, with the Cape Town Opera Voice of the Nation chorus alongside the Heavenly Voices chorus, accompanied by a string octet led by Marian Lewin. The work interweaves operatic and traditional South African idioms with audio samples from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, endeavoring to portray in music the South African spirit as it emerged during a key period in our country’s development.

The staging by visual artist Gerhard Marx ingeniously incorporates the singers and musicians into visual projections made in collaboration with artist Maja Marx. This unique video installation adds haunting resonances to the text and the music.

In a work that the New York Times has called ambitious and provocative, this cutting-edge combination of contemporary music and visual art  is a must-see for anyone with a serious interest in new art in South Africa.

“The Cantata brought together the cry of our country – our pain and fears, our hopes and especially our triumphs and joys in the way we as South Africans can best express these emotions-in music and song. It was a deeply moving, most powerful and uplifting experience. It is so much more than a concert. It is a wonderful vehicle for telling our history and a contribution to nation building.”   –Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus

CONCEIVED AND COMPOSED PHILIP MILLER

MUSIC DIRECTION PHILIP MILLER

DIRECTOR & DESIGNER GERHARD MARX

CONDUCTOR SIDWELL MHLONGO

VIDEO GERHARD MARX AND MAJA MARX

ADDITIONAL VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS MDUDUZI MOFOKENG

PRESENTED BY THE OFFICE performing arts + film

in association with CAPETOWN OPERA and THE BAXTER THEATRE

REwind opens on May 12th @ 20hoo at the Baxter Theatre

Ticket Prices Start from R180

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Concessions:

Pensioners & students: 50% discount on the day of the show with ID

Block bookings: 10% discount for groups of 8 or more

Schools (ages 5 to 21): 50% discount on the day of the show with ID

Cast subject to change without prior notification

Patrons are kindly reminded to switch off their cellular telephones during performances

The use of cameras or recording equipment is not allowed in the auditorium