Madwoman: A Contemporary Opera
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Madwoman: A Contemporary Opera (also known as Madwoman) is an opera
- performance art
work created by the American performance artist Mem Nahadr
(also known as M). It depicts a series of compositions, "M-mination" from a deemed "Madwoman", in an interactive multimedia installation of space, UV light, 5.1 surround sound, items, images and concepts. This installation includes a live performance by M, and stands as a sculptured interactive artpiece otherwise. Supported by a team of artists and technicians, this presentation includes a multimedia system created by James P. Nichols
, Broadway, Jazz and Grammy Award Winning Producer/Engineer; as well as Creative - Stage Direction by Claude E. Sloan, Jr., of the LOEB Drama Center Experimental Theater at Harvard, and the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater.
Album cover for the opera was photographed by the fashion photographer and Positive Expousre - Human Rights organizational founder. Rick Guidotti.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
- performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
work created by the American performance artist Mem Nahadr
Mem Nahadr
Mem Nahadr , is a jazz vocalist best known for the performance of the song Butterfly, composed by Yoko Kanno and lyricized by Chris Mosdell for Cowboy Bebop...
(also known as M). It depicts a series of compositions, "M-mination" from a deemed "Madwoman", in an interactive multimedia installation of space, UV light, 5.1 surround sound, items, images and concepts. This installation includes a live performance by M, and stands as a sculptured interactive artpiece otherwise. Supported by a team of artists and technicians, this presentation includes a multimedia system created by James P. Nichols
James P. Nichols
James P. Nichols is recognized as an expert in the recording industry having served as executive producer and master engineer.- Education :His involvement in the recording industry began in 1973 when after studying recording at The New School For Social Research, he obtained an Assistant Engineer...
, Broadway, Jazz and Grammy Award Winning Producer/Engineer; as well as Creative - Stage Direction by Claude E. Sloan, Jr., of the LOEB Drama Center Experimental Theater at Harvard, and the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater.
Album cover for the opera was photographed by the fashion photographer and Positive Expousre - Human Rights organizational founder. Rick Guidotti.
External links
- Madwoman: A Contemporary Opera by M" http://www.madwoman2.com
- National Geographic Magazine http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0411/feature1/multimedia/index.html page 13-14
- Louise Lortel Off Broadway Archive http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&title=Madwoman%3A%20A%20Contemporary%20Opera
- Positive Exposure http://www.positiveexposure.org