Theater Mu Collaborates with Minnesota Opera for Panel Discussion
REAL TALK
A Conversation on Asian Representation in Theater & Opera
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Join Theater Mu and Minnesota Opera for a discussion about the presentation of traditional operatic repertoire and the commissioning of new work, which hopes to expand representation and audience engagement through the resetting and rewriting operas in order to change racist narratives and increase Asian representation within the field of opera.
This event is FREE & open to the public. Please RSVP through the ticket link above.
This panel will feature local and national professionals within the fields of theater and opera, including:
+ Rick Shiomi—Co-Artistic Director, Full Circle Theater Company & Stage Director of The Song Poet with MNO
+ Lily Tung Crystal—Artistic Director, Theater Mu
+ Andrew Stenson—Opera Singer
+ Dr. Josephine Lee—Professor of English and Asian American Studies, University of MN
+ Priti Gandhi—Chief Artistic Officer, Minnesota Opera
This discussion will be moderated by Eric Sharp, Twin Cities AEA actor, playwright, and teaching artist.