SALT
Written & Directed by Deniz Khateri | Music by Bahar Royaee.
An elder woman expounds on her salty life of being trapped in a loveless and abusive marriage as she cooks soup for her husband.
Title: Salt, a monologue for soprano and electronics
Composer: Bahar Royaee
Libretto: Daniz Khateri
Duration: 40min
Instrumentation: sop, live electronics
Status: Active, Available for touring
ABOUT THE OPERA
A monologue for soprano and electronics written and directed by Deniz Khateri, music by Bahar Royaee, with projection designer by Nuozhou Wang.
Inspired by the struggles of women, friends and acquaintances, from Khateri’s homeland of Iran, “SALT” is a portrait of an elder woman who, as she cooks soup for her husband, expounds on her salty life of being trapped in a loveless and abusive marriage.
HISTORY
9/04/2020 - Planning meetings began
12/03/2020 - Table read with creative team. Link here.
1/15/2021 - Performer/Composer meeting and vocal demonstration. Link here.
4/2/2021 - Recording of vocal sounds and effects for electronic score.
4/12/2021 - Guerillas received a Mass Cultural Council CIP Projects grant award in support of this project.
6/4-8/2021 - Shooting footage for video/projection design. Additional vocals recorded.
6/24-7/4/2021 - Guerillas share an excerpt in EMERGENCE: SEASON 15, a virtual preview on STELLAR Tickets. Syndication through Haverhill Public Access Ch 22 and website.
11/17/2021 - First presentation at the Museum of Science, Boston. (1 Perf.)
8/18-8/20/2022 - Ice Factory Festival at New Ohio Theater, NYC Premiere (4 Perf.)
The development of SALT was supported by a CIP Project Grant from Mass Cultural Council and created with support from Boston’s Museum of Science. Guerilla Opera’s performance of SALT at the 2022 Ice Factory Festival is supported by an Emergency Grant for the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.
PRESS
“Brilliant…Salt is remarkable on every level.” (HI! Drama, NYC) [Review Link]
“Brilliant thinking and a tour-de-force of modern technology. Opera is alive and kicking in the 21st Century.” (HI! Drama, NYC) [Review Link]
“darkly beautiful… Salt is a short yet compelling piece with complexities hidden beneath its salty surface.“ (All About SOLO, NYC) [Review Link]
“The digital and video projections by Nouzhou Wang are superb! The animation design by Deniz Khateri is equally beautiful. These design elements are works of art…” (All About SOLO, NYC) [Review Link]
Guerilla Opera to perform works by Iranian women composers at the Museum of Science (The Boston Globe) [Article Link]
ARTISTS
CONTACT
Tour inquiries and/or to receive a tech rider contact Keithlyn Parkman.
PARTNERS & SUPPORT
SALT was developed with support from the Museum of Science, Boston, and a CIP Project Grant award from the Mass Cultural Council, and with special thanks to the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, Arts After Hours, as well as Roxana Myhrum and Puppet Showplace Theater.
Guerilla Opera’s performance of SALT at the 2022 Ice Factory Festival is supported in Part by the New Ohio Theatre and an Emergency Grant award from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.