Performance

VenueGeneral
TownOuter London
CountyGreater London
From22nd October 2014
To25th October 2014
When20:00
PricesFrom £12.50. To £12.50.
What is currently on at General (V1087)

The Anatomy of Melancholy

T01041942566
This original opera, inspired by Robert Burton's 1621 medical text book and performed by eight musicians, six singers and an actor, will take an intimate look at historical and modern-day experiences of depression through song, speech and mobile live-feed video screens. Through the exploration of a young man's experience of depression and his family's responses, the production compares Renaissance theory with contemporary research, using projected images of the performers' bodies to express experiences of depression and draw attention to the links between mental and physical health and showing that there are many creative ways to engage with mental health issues. The Anatomy of Melancholy is an epic text admired throughout literary history that attempts to give an exhaustive dissection of 'melancholy' in a search for knowledge of its symptoms, causes and cures. By addressing the relationship between physicality and wellbeing, bodycorps aims to encourage the audience to be more honest and open in their discussions of mental health.
Lyrics Finn Beames
Music Benjamin Tassie
Book by Robert Burton


Archive :: production:T01041942566, opera or operetta:S653619165, venue:V1087

Production details

A new opera drawing links between medical and physical health in an exploration of depression, genetics and renaissance medicine. The show is performed in a space not conventionally associated with opera to create new possibilities for the art form and perhaps make it more accessible and relatable to broader audiences. This event takes place at Testbed1, 33 Parkgate Road, Battersea, SW11 4NP

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Company

Producer Steph Connell
Company Bodycorps
Director Finn Beames
Design Finn Beames
Design Mayou Trikerioti
Lighting Oscar Wyatt
Conductor Tim Murray
Other Professor Jonathan Flint (Molecular Psychiatry / Expert Advisor)
Performer Mark Beesley (Father)
Performer Raphaela Papadakis (Blood)
Performer Anna Harvey (Black)
Performer Donna Lennard (Yellow)
Performer Dario Dugandzic (Phlegm)
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