Sammy Van den Heuvel — scenography            

Each space grows within a specific frame that is shaped through dialogue; with the director, with the choreographer, with the text, the music, the materials, with the dramaturg, with the production team, with the artists and builders in the workshops, with the stage technicians. Ultimately, the built space engages in a dialogue with the performers, and, through them, in a conversation with the audience.

/Oper Wuppertal 2023
Two angels land battered and bruised in a married couple's garden. They are taken in by the couple but instead of nursing them back to health, the couple clips their wings and uses their heavenly powers to enrich themselves under the guise of charity. Composer Du Yun and librettist Royce Vavrek address the dark abyss of modern slavery and human trafficking.

musical direction Johannes Witt / direction Jorinde Keesmaat / choreography Pascal Merighi / dramaturgy Lalina Goddard / scenography and costume design Sammy Van den Heuvel / video and light design Frouke ten Velden