Graals

{"title":"Graals","description":"\u003Cp data-start=\u0022100\u0022 data-end=\u0022468\u0022\u003EPremiering on August 17, 2024, at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Jorat (M\u00e9zi\u00e8res, VD), \u003Cem data-start=\u0022171\u0022 data-end=\u0022179\u0022\u003EGraals\u003C\/em\u003E is a bold and hybrid stage work that blends theatre, opera, and myth. With a libretto and staging by Luc Birraux, and music by Kevin Juillerat (for baroque instruments and live electronics), the production interweaves excerpts from Henry Purcell\u2019s \u003Cem data-start=\u0022428\u0022 data-end=\u0022441\u0022\u003EKing Arthur\u003C\/em\u003E with a contemporary score.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022470\u0022 data-end=\u0022841\u0022\u003EThe piece reimagines the legend of the Holy Grail, tracing its origins through the journey of Joseph of Arimathea and Mary Magdalene as they navigate a world of early Christianity, pagan rites, and shifting beliefs. Between faith and superstition, sacred and profane, \u003Cem data-start=\u0022738\u0022 data-end=\u0022746\u0022\u003EGraals\u003C\/em\u003E offers an immersive, time-bending exploration of one of Western culture\u2019s most enduring myths.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp data-start=\u0022843\u0022 data-end=\u0022999\u0022\u003EConducted by Antoine Rebstein, this meeting of ancient and modern sounds creates a unique musical language\u2014both rooted in tradition and boldly experimental.\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2025-11-09","end_date":"2025-11-12","date":"9 - 12 November","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20251109T160000Z","timing_end_date":"20251109T174500Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251110T160000Z","timing_end_date":"20251110T174500Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251111T160000Z","timing_end_date":"20251111T174500Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251112T160000Z","timing_end_date":"20251112T174500Z"}]}