Obscura Nox

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Obscura Nox is a modern retelling of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, in which a woman is cloistered in a prison of her own making until a mysterious stranger shows her a way out. Featuring Mozart’s Exsultate, Jubilate (KV 165) and new music by Iranian-Canadian composer Iman Habibi with original Latin text, “Obscura Nox” is a combination of classical music and narrative film. This 26-minute “création lyrique” explores themes of isolation, the relationship between perception and reality, and society’s morphine-drip addiction to our screens.

Creator and Performer
Julia Dawson

Director
Mary Birnbau

Producers
Julia Dawson
Alexander Brusencev

Composer
Iman Habibi

Librettist
Elin Rummel

Choreographer
Claudia Schreier

Solo Dancer and Dance Captain
Evie Poaros

Director of Photography
Thilo Jäger

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