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The Little Match Girl Passion
Dec 11 – Dec 22 2016
Composed by David Lang, 2008
Based on The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson
Modeled after Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, The Little Match Girl Passion is a modern, minimalist retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s tragic winter fairy tale. With only matches to keep her warm, a poor young girl, afraid to go home to her abusive father, takes shelter in an alley on a cold winter night. As she strikes each match, wonderful visions appear: when the last match is struck, the girl learns that the end of her suffering – and her life – is near. Featuring four of Seattle’s most critically acclaimed voices and the lyrical, hip-hop choreography of UJ Mangune, our production of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning masterpiece is an intimate, unforgettable evening of music and dance.
“The piece is at once an understated narrative and an ethereal meditation.” – The New York Times
“David Lang’s retelling of Hans Andersen’s fairy tale is an entrancingly beautiful piece.” – The Guardian
“Minimalist in form and quasi-medieval in its sublime austerity.” – The Los Angeles Times
PERFORMANCE DATES
Sunday Dec. 11, 7:30pm
Monday, Dec. 12, 7:30pm
Monday, Dec. 19, 7:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 22, 10:30pm
*Run time = 60 miinutes
Tickets: $30
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Modeled after Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, The Little Match Girl Passion is a modern, minimalist retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s tragic winter fairy tale. With only matches to keep her warm, a poor young girl, afraid to go home to her abusive father, takes shelter in an alley on a cold winter night. As she strikes each match, wonderful visions appear: when the last match is struck, the girl learns that the end of her suffering – and her life – is near. Featuring four of Seattle’s most critically acclaimed voices and the lyrical, hip-hop choreography of UJ Mangune, our production of David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning masterpiece is an intimate, unforgettable evening of music and dance.
“The piece is at once an understated narrative and an ethereal meditation.” – The New York Times
“David Lang’s retelling of Hans Andersen’s fairy tale is an entrancingly beautiful piece.” – The Guardian
“Minimalist in form and quasi-medieval in its sublime austerity.” – The Los Angeles Times
PERFORMANCE DATES
Sunday Dec. 11, 7:30pm
Monday, Dec. 12, 7:30pm
Monday, Dec. 19, 7:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 22, 10:30pm
Tickets: $30
Music Director: Chris DiStefano
Singers: John Coons, Lisa Mandelkorn, Randy Scholtz, Jenny Shotwell
Choreography: Ulyber Mangune
Dancers: Ulyber Mangune & Megan Sandico
Sunday, 12/11 : 7:30pm
Monday, 12/12: 7:30pm
Monday, 12/19: 7:30pm
Thursday, 12/22: 10:30pm