Les Dinos et l’Arche – A Darwinian Opera, a Dystopian Fable

{"title":"Les Dinos et l\u2019Arche – A Darwinian Opera, a Dystopian Fable","description":"\u003Cp data-start=\u002271\u0022 data-end=\u0022254\u0022\u003EWorld premiere in French at La Cit\u00e9 Bleue\u003Cbr data-start=\u0022180\u0022 data-end=\u0022183\u0022 \/\u003EMusic: Thomas Leininger | Libretto: C\u00e9dric Costantino & Tina Hartmann\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022256\u0022 data-end=\u0022672\u0022\u003EWhat if the dinosaurs missed Noah\u2019s Ark\u2014not because of a meteorite, but because a sundial was thrown off by the clouds? In this whimsical yet thought-provoking opera, Charles Darwin and his beloved Gal\u00e1pagos iguana travel through time to give dinosaurs a second chance. Boarding a fantastical ship, the creatures set off in search of a magical plant that might transform them into birds and save them from the Flood.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022674\u0022 data-end=\u0022976\u0022\u003EPart satire, part tender fable, \u003Cem data-start=\u0022706\u0022 data-end=\u0022728\u0022\u003ELes Dinos et l\u2019Arche\u003C\/em\u003E brings together humans, animals, and extinct species in a distorted mirror of our own changing society. Through absurd dialogues, wild transformations, and a swirl of humor and emotion, the opera reminds us that survival often demands reinvention.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022978\u0022 data-end=\u00221234\u0022\u003EDirected by Julien Condemine, with musical direction by Leonardo Garc\u00eda-Alarc\u00f3n, and performed by a vibrant cast and a ten-piece ensemble, this visually daring and musically rich production draws on baroque influences to speak to curious minds of all ages.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022978\u0022 data-end=\u00221234\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKids ages 10 and up.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2026-09-03","end_date":"2026-09-07","date":"3 - 7 February, 19:30","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20260203T183000Z","timing_end_date":"20260203T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260204T183000Z","timing_end_date":"20260204T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260205T183000Z","timing_end_date":"20260205T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260206T183000Z","timing_end_date":"20260206T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260207T183000Z","timing_end_date":"20260207T200000Z"}]}