The Nubian Word for Flowers
The Nubian Word for Flowers; A Phantom Opera
Music, Sound Design by Pauline Oliveros
Concept, Libretto by Ione
Anne Hemenway: Do you feel this is a form of closure or an opening?
IONE: Both. This will be bringing it to a level of closure, but there are going to be other versions in the future. We plan to do it again in 2018. There’s technology that Pauline and I were exploring which is still being developed. - Thank you, Carole Ione
Music, Sound Design by Pauline Oliveros
Concept, Libretto by Ione
Anne Hemenway: Do you feel this is a form of closure or an opening?
IONE: Both. This will be bringing it to a level of closure, but there are going to be other versions in the future. We plan to do it again in 2018. There’s technology that Pauline and I were exploring which is still being developed. - Thank you, Carole Ione
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An Interview with IONE
Pauline Oliveros’ last work, “The Nubian Word for Flowers: A Phantom Opera,” is coming to life thanks to the work of her partner and close collaborator of more than 30 years, Ione—an acclaimed author, playwright/director, sound/text artist, and dream specialist in her own right. The joint production between Experiments in Opera, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), and Ione’s own Ministry of Maåt will premiere on November 30 at Roulette in New York City. I sat down with Ione during a weekend symposium at Brooklyn College recently. We talked about the impetus for the opera, colonialism, and the challenges of presenting a posthumous work. https://van-us.atavist.com/phantoms |
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NWF credits from Capone Productions on Vimeo. |
The LA Times, June 3, 2013
Oliveros, a pioneer in electronic music and a practitioner in what she has termed "deep listening," goes deep in "The Nubian Word." The concept, story and texts are by Ione, who examines the colonial mind through a mystical vision of British Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, who mapped the Middle East at the end of the 19th century. We encounter him on a Nubian island. Oliveros' musical language, formed over a long lifetime of deep listening, is not the same as anyone else's. Here it is distilled in the vastness and fearless intensity of tone. Marc Swed Review LA Times, June 3, 2013 : http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/03/entertainment/la-et-cm-industry-first-take-20130603 |
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"We're All Outsiders" - from Experiments in Opera
INTERVIEW WITH IONE One month out from the November 30 premiere of Nubian Word for Flowers at Roulette with International Contemporary Ensemble, our Artistic Director Jason Cady sat down with writer/director Ione to discuss the opera and her work with composer Pauline Oliveros. Read the full text to learn more. Get Your Tickets to Nubian Word for Flowers NOW Check out our Trailer for Nubian Word for Flowers for a sneak peak at the performers from their September workshop performance at Mt. Tremper Arts. |