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CONTACT
PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT :
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Muziektheater Transparant vzw
Albrecht Rodenbachstraat 21 bus 1
2140 Borgerhout
T + 32 (0)3 225 17 02
E info@transparant.be
ABOUT
The American soprano Claron McFadden studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York. She had her opera debut in 1985 at the Holland Festival. She has built an impressive career since.
Claron McFadden worked with leading musicians, such as Kurt Masur, John Eliot Gardiner and Frans Brüggen.
She worked together with major orchestras, such as the Nederlands Philharmonic Orchestra and The King’s Consort. Furthermore, she is a highly demanded opera singer and sung during productions of the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Dutch National Opera and the Bavarian State Opera. She also made CD-recordings at labels such as EMI and performed during many radio and TV-productions.
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Recent engagements were performances at the Holland Festival 2014 (Laika, Martijn Padding), with the Bayerische Staatsoper (Babylon, Jörg Widmann), Klangforum Wien, at the Rheingau Festival, at the English National Opera as well the Opéra de Lyon (Sunken Garden, Michel van der Aa) and Ensemble Intercontemporain. Claron McFadden also sang as part of the coronation of the King of the Netherlands, King Willem Alexander. With Theater Transparant Claron took part in the productions King Arthur and Lilith, toured with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, and performed the world premiere of the opera Shell Shock (Nicolas Lens) the Opéra de la Monnaie in Brussels. In 2016 she made her debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra at the Holland Festival.
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Future highlights will contain a new production Gianni with Brandt Brauer Frick at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, concerts with the Arditti Quartet, Klangforum Wien, Münchner Kammerorchester, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Dallas Festival as well as her own productions Secrets and Aubergine with Theater Transparant.
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Bulgarian jazz pianist, composer and producer, Dimitar Bodurov shaped his authentic musical signature combining his solid background in jazz improvisation and classical composition with his love for folklore and electronica.
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As a pianist Dimitar has been actively performing throughout the Netherlands and Europe. Bodurov has received a number of awards, the most recent of which is a mention at the Martial Solal Jazz Solo Piano Competition 2010.
Bodurov is an author of several CD albums as a leader, collaborator and guest.
As a composer Bodurov has written mostly chamber works in various settings. He has received commissions from the Gergiev Festival Rotterdam, Sofia Music Weeks, Musique Classique Amiens, LeineRoebana Dance group, Operadagen Rotterdam and Holland Festival.
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Since 2013 Dimitar is the artistic leader of Radar festival, Varna, Bulgaria www.radar-festival.eu.
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Carola Luther grew up in South Africa and moved to England in 1981. Her first book of poetry Walking the Animals was published by Carcanet in 2004, and was shortlisted for that year's Forward Prize for best first collection. She was previously joint winner (with fellow Manchester Writing School graduate Jane Weir) of a Jackson Dawson Award for Poetry. Her second collection with Carcanet, Arguing with Malarchy, followed in 2011.
Carola has worked as an Associate Lecturer at MMU, teaching on the online MA Creative Writing: Poetry programme.
Jeroen Willems was a celebrated Dutch actor and a singer. Although he was mostly known for Ocean's Twelve (2004), Boven is het stil (2013) and Love Life (2009) he had numerous roles in Dutch TV and theater plays. He passed away unfortunately shortly after the premiere of Lilith on December 3, 2012 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Frans Weisz (born 23 July 1938) is a Dutch film director. He has directed 22 films since 1964. His 1975 film Red Sien was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[1] His film Havinck was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.[2] His 1993 film The Betrayed was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
THE STORY
Claron McFadden
voice / concept
Dimitar Bodurov
piano / composition
Carola Luther
libretto
Frans Weisz
film
Jeroen Willems
actor on film
Cast and Production
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Claron McFadden- voice, concept
Dimitar Bodurov- composition, piano & electronics
Carola Luther- libretto
Frans Weisz- film
Jeroen Willems- actor
Tom Schenk- lights and decor

Sara Vanderieck- dramaturgy

Claire Gallagher- sound
Peter Quasters- techniek
Zoe Monti- costume
Tim Persent- movement coach
Thérèse Zoekende- artwork
Film production
Quintus Films- Frits Harkema
Paul Staartjes- camera
Gregor van de Kamp- sound and lighting
Erik Disselhoff- editing
Muziektheater Transparant- tour management and acquisition

Shout! Partners in Cultuur (Annette Schautt)-project management preproduction

Support
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A coproduction with Holland Festival, Operadagen Rotterdam and Muziektheater Transparant

In cooperation with Concertgebouw Brugge, Klara Festival and Korzo Productions.
Supported by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst.
Links
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Muziektheater Transparant
VIDEOS
Official trailer
Coming home (love duet)
Dreaming through dream
Everyday I bleed
A multi-disciplinary performance about the tragic love story of Adam and Lilith.
In the lounge bar of the Hôtel du Paradis we meet a man who tells us about his lost love.
A woman then arrives who starts to talk about her failed relationship.
Slowly it appears that he is Adam and she is Lilith, Adam’s first wife in Jewish
mythology, who was created as Adam’s equal.
Lilith refused to submit to Adam, and finally decided to leave Paradise.
They recount their tragic lovestory, ending in a dramatic finale.
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With Lilith, opera singer Claron McFadden stages an emotionally charged music theatre
performance, combining classical music, jazz, electronica, acting, film and poetry to ask some
fundamental questions about the relationship between man and woman,
and between man and God.
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10 Aug 2016
Radar Festival,
Varna, Bulgaria
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22 Jan 2015 / 20.15
Posthuis Theater
Heerenveen, NL
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23 & 24 Jan 2015 / 20h
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Ostade Theater
Amsterdam, NL
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28 Jan 2015
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Flagey,
Brussels, Belgium
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29 Jan, 2015
Toneelhuis Antwerpen,
Antwerpen, Belgium
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30 Jan, 2015 / 20h
Concertgebouw De Vereeniging
Nijmegen, NL
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31 Jan, 2015 / 20.30
Toneelschuur,
Haarlem, NL
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04 Feb 2015 / 20:15
Theater Odeon De Spiegel,
Zwolle, The Netherlands
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05 Feb 2015 / 20.30
Grand Theatre,
Groningen, NL
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06 Feb, 2015 / 20h.
Stadsschouwburg
Enschede, NL
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27 February, 2014, 20.30h
Dr Anton Philipszaal / Lucent Danstheater
Den Haag, The Netherlands
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31 August 2013, 20.30h
Festival Cultura Nova / Rabozaal
Theater Heerlen
Heerlen, The Netherlands
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21 May 2013, 20h
DeSingel (Caféconcert)
Antwerp, Belgium
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22 May 2013, 22h
DeSingel (Caféconcert)
Antwerp, Belgium
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23 May 2013, 22h
DeSingel (Caféconcert)
Antwerp, Belgium
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23 April 2013
Festival van Vlaanderen
Mechelen, Belgium
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01 Sept 2012, 20h
Klara Festival /Festival van Vlaanderen Brussel
Brussels, Belgium
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04 September 2012, 20.30h
Park Theater Eindhoven
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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09 September 2012, 20h
Concertgebouw Brugge (Concertgebouw Club)
Brugge, Belgium
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11 September 2012, 20.30h
Stadsschouwburg Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands
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13 September 2012, 20.30h
Korzo Theater (Korzo Zaal)
Den Haag, The Netherlands
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31 May 2012, 21h
Rotterdam Opera Dagen ( avant-première)
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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01 june 2012, 22h
Rotterdam Opera Dagen ( avant-première)
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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02 June 2012, 22h
Holland Festival Theater Bellevue (première)
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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03 June 2012, 21h
Holland Festival Theater Bellevue
Amsterdam, The Netherlands