Last February I was given the opportunity at last to work with performers from the Royal Academy of Performing Arts (RAPA) in Thimphu together with stage director, Stefano Vizioli. This was the first time we got down to some serious rehearsal work in preparation for the opera production.
Given the challenges of integrating Western and Bhutanese art and performance expressions, our strategy together with our friends from RAPA was to discuss the particular moment in the opera where they appear and then brainstorm ideas with them on how to interpret the moment.
After discussing the possible kinds of movement, energy, costumes and musical accompaniment which might work, our RAPA friends took on a freely creative and interpretative role.
The video below captures one of these moments, a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes creative process of assembling Acis and Galatea in Bhutan.
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