Group given grant to research and stage authentic Klingon opera
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The story of Kahless the Unforgettable is a cornerstone of Klingon mythology, as told in the opera u. Members of the Klingon Terran Research Ensemble — based in The Hague, the Netherlands — have been workshopping u for the last year with an ambitious goal: to mount the first authentic performances of Klingon opera here on earth.
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The Watermill Foundation selected the Klingon Terran Research Ensemble for a residence last fall at the Watermill Center on Long Island. It's the creative home of avant-garde playwright and director Robert Wilson, perhaps best known for his work with composer Philip Glass on the opera Einstein on the Beach.
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There were no space suits, no bumpy heads, no communicator badges. Working in the pristine white gallery, the performers engaged in musical combat across a hexagonal ring in standard black concert wear.
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If the idea of Klingon Shakespeare strikes you as, well, ludicrous, the Klingon Terran Research Ensemble is actually a serious outfit. Schoenfeld has been exploring these strange new worlds like a cultural anthropologist. In trying to recreate Klingon opera, he says he's dealing with the same kinds of problems faced by anyone studying ancient Greek music or trying to stage so-called authentic works.
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