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Triptych (Eyes of One on Another)
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East
Jun 22 2019 to Jun 22 2019
Region : Greater Toronto Area City: Toronto
Description
30 years after Robert Mapplethorpe’s death, the world still cannot turn away from the compelling nature and emotional complexity of his influential photographs. In this new work, Bryce Dessner (The National), in collaboration with librettist Korde Arrington Tuttle and director Kaneza Schaal, explores Mapplethorpe’s uncanny ability to make the viewer question the commonly held beliefs on race, gender and politics that underpin most of society. Featuring poetry by Tuttle, Essex Hemphill and Patti Smith, sung by the Grammy Award-winning eight-person choral ensemble Roomful of Teeth, Triptych (Eyes of One on Another) sets Dessner’s music against some of the most electrifying and divisive words and images in contemporary art.