Satyagraha: Komische Oper Berlin
About the Event
In his opera, Philip Glass picks up the notion of peaceful resistance and 'insistence on the truth' by connecting the life of Mahatma Gandhi to that of Leo Tolstoy, Rabindranath Tagore and Martin Luther King -- and to the social conflicts of the 20th century.
Flemish‐Moroccan dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui brings Glass's masterwork to the stage of the Komische Oper.
Cast / Production
Musical Direction: Jonathan Stockhammer
Staging & Choreography: Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Stage Design: Henrik Ahr
Costumes: Jan‐Jan van Essche
Dramaturgy: Simon Berger, Pavel B. Jiracek
Chorus: David Cavelius
Lighting: Roland Edrich
M. K. Gandhi: Stefan Cifolelli
Miss Schlesen, his secretary: Cathrin Lange
Mrs. Naidoo: Mirka Wagner
Kasturbai, Gandhi's wife: Karolina Gumos
Mr. Kallenbach: Tom Erik Lie
Parsi Rustomji, Indian Colleague: Carsten Sabrowski
Mrs. Alexander: Katarzyna Włodarczyk
Lord Krishna: Daniil Chesnokov
Prince Arjuna: Emil Ławecki
Choir of the Komische Oper Berlin
Dancers of the Eastman Company, Antwerp
