Description
The second in the Beyond Belief cycle of four ritual operas commissioned by Cumbria Arts in Education and composed in response to the Cumbrian foot-and-mouth crisis.
Duration
1 hr
First Performance
Whitehaven Sports Centre. Produced by KOPCO.
Composer/Director
John Kefala-Kerr
Choreographer
Paula Turner
Ensemble
Emma Welton: violin
Charlotte Bishop: cello
Geoff Hannan: piano
Dave Price: percussion
John Kefala-Kerr: keyboard/sampler
Liz Potter: soprano
Paula Turner: baptised woman
Lido van der Laan: magician
Lesley Vevers: hairdresser
Lighting
John Deakin
“Carstallation”
Claire Webster
Stage Manager
John Quinn
Performers
Victoria Allen, JennaBarne s Lisa Batty, Gavin Bell, Lynn Branthwaite, Christopher Bullock,
JadeCarter, Katie Chisholm, Sean Craggs, Bryonie Crawford, Scott Crowe, Charlotte Cunningham, Hayley Dodgson, Samantha Dye, Becky Fitzsimons, Sean Fitzsimons, Paul Forster, Ashleigh Glasson, Charlotte Glover, Michael Grayson, Becky Hardman, Lilly Henley, Alice Hewitt, Cally Hooks Kyle Inglesfield, Anna Kerr, Joshua Kerr, Kelly Kirkbride, Jenna Lamb, Debi Lepley, Allan MacDonald, Jodie McCartney, Craig McCourt, Antony McDowell, Jenna Middleton, Gemma Moore, Heather Moore, Catherine Morgan, Samantha Morris, Curtis Pattinson, Luke Parkes, Tony Phillips, Chloe Pickering, Bryan Postlethwaite, Hollie Robinson, Kayleigh Roperlan Sharples, DanSquires, Philip Stewart, Kay Stott, Ashton Storey, Anthony Stourton, Scott Telford, Lee Turner LucyVaughan, Amy Walker,Terri Walker, Rebecca Whitmarsh, Rachel Wilcock, Kerslie Williams, Tom Wren, Xue Yang
Special thanks to:
JaneHanlon, Rachael Jones, Copeland Arts Development, Distington Junior School, Valley Junior School, St. Benedict’s High School, Professor Steven Connor, Distington Community Centre, University of Northumbria, Steve Cunningham, Rosehill Theatre, Gelnfield Hotel, McSherry’s Hair Studio, BBC, WhitehavenSportsCentre
Passion
Title
Passion: An Opera in a Sports Centre (2002)
Description
The second in the Beyond Belief cycle of four ritual operas commissioned by Cumbria Arts in Education and composed in response to the Cumbrian foot-and-mouth crisis.
Duration
1 hr
First Performance
Whitehaven Sports Centre. Produced by KOPCO.
Composer/Director
John Kefala-Kerr
Choreographer
Paula Turner
Ensemble
Emma Welton: violin
Charlotte Bishop: cello
Geoff Hannan: piano
Dave Price: percussion
John Kefala-Kerr: keyboard/sampler
Liz Potter: soprano
Paula Turner: baptised woman
Lido van der Laan: magician
Lesley Vevers: hairdresser
Lighting
John Deakin
“Carstallation”
Claire Webster
Stage Manager
John Quinn
Performers
Victoria Allen, JennaBarne s Lisa Batty, Gavin Bell, Lynn Branthwaite, Christopher Bullock,
JadeCarter, Katie Chisholm, Sean Craggs, Bryonie Crawford, Scott Crowe, Charlotte Cunningham, Hayley Dodgson, Samantha Dye, Becky Fitzsimons, Sean Fitzsimons, Paul Forster, Ashleigh Glasson, Charlotte Glover, Michael Grayson, Becky Hardman, Lilly Henley, Alice Hewitt, Cally Hooks Kyle Inglesfield, Anna Kerr, Joshua Kerr, Kelly Kirkbride, Jenna Lamb, Debi Lepley, Allan MacDonald, Jodie McCartney, Craig McCourt, Antony McDowell, Jenna Middleton, Gemma Moore, Heather Moore, Catherine Morgan, Samantha Morris, Curtis Pattinson, Luke Parkes, Tony Phillips, Chloe Pickering, Bryan Postlethwaite, Hollie Robinson, Kayleigh Roperlan Sharples, DanSquires, Philip Stewart, Kay Stott, Ashton Storey, Anthony Stourton, Scott Telford, Lee Turner LucyVaughan, Amy Walker,Terri Walker, Rebecca Whitmarsh, Rachel Wilcock, Kerslie Williams, Tom Wren, Xue Yang
Special thanks to:
JaneHanlon, Rachael Jones, Copeland Arts Development, Distington Junior School, Valley Junior School, St. Benedict’s High School, Professor Steven Connor, Distington Community Centre, University of Northumbria, Steve Cunningham, Rosehill Theatre, Gelnfield Hotel, McSherry’s Hair Studio, BBC, WhitehavenSportsCentre