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Fractured

  • Museum of Science 1 Museum Of Science Driveway Boston, MA, 02114 United States (map)

Guerilla Opera joins the Museum for a one-night-only live event, FRACTURED, a performance exhibition of two new works by composers Anahita Abassi and Bahar Royaee exploring themes of fractured experiences, directed by Deniz Khateri.

DATE

Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 7:00PM

**Reception to follow.**

LOCATION

Museum of Science, 1 Museum Of Science Driveway, Boston, MA 02114

ADMISSION

$15.00 in advance | $20.00 on the day-of

PROGRAM

Distorted Attitudes III/ Scattered

The mimesis of a schizophrenic mind

Music and text by Anahita Abbasi

The body and the psyche combat for control of emotions in a schizophrenic mind, performed by baritone Brian Church and percussionist Mike Williams.

SALT

A woman at the edge

Music by Bahar Royaee and libretto by Deniz Khateri

** FIRST PRESENTATION **

A portrait of an elder woman who, as she cooks soup, reflects on her salty life of feeling trapped in an abusive marriage, performed by soprano and Artistic Director Aliana de la Guardia with electronic sound design.

CAST

Aliana de la Guardia (soprano)

Brian Church (baritone)

Mike Williams (percussion)

PRODUCTION

Deniz Khateri (Stage Director/“SALT” Librettist)

Nuozhou Wang (Associate Director/Video Effects)

Keithlyn Parkmen (Lighting Designer/Associate Producer)

Sarah Schneider (Artistic Projects and Production Manager)

Julia Noulin-Mérat (Artistic Advisor)

FRACTURED is brought to you by the Museum of Science, Boston and developed in part with the support from a Mass Cultural Council CIP Project Grant award and with special thanks to the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts. 


COVID-19 Protocols

As we prepare to welcome you back on-site and into our theaters for our Fall 2021 SubSpace season, we are taking every step to keep our collaborators, speakers, artists, staff, and audiences safe. Measures we have implemented include:

  • All audience members must wear a mask regardless of vaccination status whenever inside the Museum and our theater spaces. This is in accordance with the Museum and City of Boston mask mandates.

  • Reduced seating capacities in all theater spaces to allow for more social distancing

  • Increased cleaning frequency of high-touch surfaces and spaces

  • Enhanced operations and maintenance of our heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, including utilizing higher efficiency air filters and increasing the introduction of fresh air through our ventilation systems.

  • Implemented a mandatory Museum vaccination policy for all staff and volunteers. Details can be found here.

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