Scenes from Meredith Monk’s ATLAS | UNC Opera

UNC Opera | Scenes from Meredith Monk’s ATLAS
June 30, 2021 (pre-recorded Spring 2021)
Additional texts by Nijah Poteat ‘21
Dramaturgy by Marc Callahan
Video Art by Susan Harbage Page
with Alex Maness and Joanna E. Helms
Puppets by Tarish Pipkins (AKA “Jeghetto”)
Music Direction by Yumi Kita
Dedicated to the lives of:
Carlos Hernandez Vasquez (16 years)
Juan de León Gutiérrez (16 years)
Darlyn Cristabel Cordova-Valle (10 years)
Felipe Gómez Alonzo (8 years)
Jakelin Caal Maquin (7 years)
Wilmer Josué Ramírez Vásquez (2 years)
Mariee Juárez (20 months)
Performed by:
Nijah Poteat | Narrator
Laney Dowell | Atlas
Lena Kantz | Boy
Julia Holoman | Boy’s Mother
Carson Gartner | Father
Abigale Hawkins | Girl
Ally Dunavant | Girl’s Mother
Nuria Shin | Girl’s Grandmother
Mackenzie Smith | Farmer
Kennedy Miller | Coffee Farmer
Lily Vance | Coffee Farmer
Yumi Kita | Piano and Keyboard
Production:
Marc Callahan | Director
Susan Harbage Page | Video Art
with Alex Maness and Joanna E. Helms
Tarish Pipkins | Puppets
Jesse Moorefield | Videography and Editing
Aimee Comancini | Lighting
Adrian Sarple | Sets
Catherine Zachary | Publicity
Elsabeth Fisseha | Accounts
With Special Thanks to:
The National Endowment for the Arts
Kathryn Wagner and Arts Everywhere
UndocuCarolina
The UNC Latinx Center
The Institute for the Arts and Humanities
The Office of the Provost
Amanda Graham and Carolina Performing Arts
UNC PROCESS Series
and
Qiao Zheng Goh
To learn more about UNC Opera's production of Scenes from ATLAS, read director Marc Callahan's entry to the Department of Music's "Do the Work Wednesdays" series, "ATLAS: Telling their stories" - music.unc.edu/2021/03/17/dww-....

[@michaeljamesnurse1928]

One of my favourite works… lovely, caring, loving production ☺️

[@disuba]

This is my favourite opera and you did a very good rendition! Beautiful

[@TenorTimNC]

Wonderful accomplishment despite set backs caused by the pandemic. Bravi tutti to the entire company for a powerful multi-media performance!

[@davidholoman9089]

Bravi! Bravi!!