From the Realm of the Shadow

This inaugural workshop production is a collaboration among Composer/Producer Christopher Mohr, Performer/Producer Christa Ray of Giving Voice Productions, and lead by Director/Choreographer/Producer Jeremy Williams of Convergences Theatre Collective. CLICK HERE FOR FULL BIOS

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Christopher Mohr

Self-taught Composer Christopher Mohr composed a full-length oratorio at age 17. At 26, he published a book of original piano music. Numerous chamber pieces and a cantata for his own wedding are among his other works. His musicals Ducktails and Bobbysox and Orphans in Candyland were published by Pioneer Drama Service and have been performed in all 50 states in the U.S., all ten Canadian provinces, and dozens of countries worldwide.

His LP recording, August Light, was released in 1987, played on dozens of classical radio stations and highy praised by conductor Antonia Brico. He has conducted excerpts of From The Realm Of The Shadow on several occasions, including a strongly-reviewed Colorado Symphony Orchestra concert in 1991. Mohr is curredntly working on the oratorio Melodies Of The Shoreless Sea, employing 53-note-to-the-octave tuning to replicate the original tunings of hundreds of ancient and never-before-heard scales.

Giving Voice Productions

Giving Voice Productions is committed to expanding the horizons and the definitions of theatrical form. It is our goal to “meet” contemporary audiences and create a space where pressing, raw, and relevant material can exist in an aesthetic of beauty and grace. We believe that this dynamic allows audiences to not only enjoy the theatrical event, but also receive and contemplate the subject matter.

Giving Voice Productions is committed to creating theatre from real and contemporary issues that are alive within the community. Through live performance and outreach efforts, we endeavor to inform, educate, entertain, and spark community discussion. Our performances are followed by in-depth talk-back sessions, which encourage the audience to be in dialogue with the artists and foster connections within the community.

Jeremy Williams

Jeremy Williams is committed to excellence and innovation in the Performing Arts. He focuses on challenging and redefining the creation of new works, developing curriculum and pedagogy, as well as leading professional development of educators, artists, and audiences. His work as a Director/Choreographer has been seen across the country. He has led the creation of over 40 original productions spanning the genres of drama, musicals, concert dance, experimental theatre, and nightlife entertainment. He is the Founding Director (2008) of Convergences Theatre Collective, a national network of contemporary theatre artists and teachers dedicated to creating new work and revealing the artistic process for contemporary audiences- both live and online.

As an arts advocate and leader, Williams has consulted and coached numerous individual artists and arts organizations in artistic, educational, programatic, social media, promotions, and revenue/funding projects. He has been a leader in promoting and educating the field about Audience Engagement as a tool for artistic and business success. He has been a presenter and speaker for Engaging Dance Audiences, the national Dance/USA conference, Nonprofit Finance Fund’s Leading for the Future Initiative, and many webinars for the field in his capacity of Community Manager for GoSeeDo.org (formerly the Audience Engagement Platform). Williams is committed to creating, testing, learning, and sharing new models of business for artists and arts organizations to keep our work relevant and sustainable.

ABOUT THE WORK

Composer Christopher Mohr was 19 years old when he was invited to join a gang-rape in his dorm. He rescued her, but the experience forced him into a confrontation with his own “shadow.” Over the next 20 years, his spiritual/musical journey unfolded into a discovery of that healing peace which even the most reprehensible acts cannot destroy. The wordless, all-vocalise choir and vast classical/folk/ethnic/electronic/early music ensemble intone melodies of haunting beauty as the story unfolds.

LIVE WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE A SUCCESS!

Factions are at war. A woman is raped. A hero is born. Is the light he brings enough to justify the violence of his conception? Could anything ever be enough? From the Realm of the Shadow is an epic story that confronts some of humanity’s deepest conflicts through sublime imagery in music and dance. The storyplays out in mythological proportions, but it is very much of this world. A heart-wrenching tale about a mother’s love for her child, and the destiny that awaits him. Singing, dancing, rejoicing, it delves into the heart of some of our messiest, darkest, most painful human truths. New choreography brings to life Christopher Mohr’s critically acclaimed, stunning score. A captivating journey to a realm filled with glory, honor, betrayal, and the battle between shadow and light.

Step into the shadow. Discover your own light.

Giving Voice Productions (Boulder, CO), Fractured Atlas (NYC) and composer Chris Mohr (Denver, CO). Featuring a team of outstanding actors, dancers, and designers, we will bring the opera, music and story to physical embodiment for live audiences in NYC and streaming online (“google opera”) for select audiences around the US as an opera (see our free opera downloads).

The opera/ballet is a theatre collaboration among Convergences Theatre Collective (NYC), Fractured Atlas and Giving Voice Productions (NYC).

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