PREMIERED AT DRESHER ENSEMBLE STUDIO, OAKLAND, CA (2022)
CONCEPT:
Bill Wolter
CHOREOGRAPHY:
Amy Lewis
MUSIC:
Bill Wolter
VIDEO DESIGN:
Elisabeth Kohnke and Andrew Vargas
DONALD G. GREGARO:
Charles Peoples III
ANDROIDS:
Claire Evangelho, Jennifer Jerum, Chelsea Mulholland, Megan Wilson
CORPORATE ENTITY:
Alexandra Buschman
STRANGER OF LOVE:
Christina Linsky
SHADOW:
Aaron Simunovich
MUSICIANS:
Ivor Holloway – Reeds, Electronics
Jordan Glenn – Drums, Percussion
Andrew Jameson – Keys
Michael Mellender – Bass, Trumpet
Roger Kim – Guitar, Percussion
Bill Wolter – Guitar, Sound design
ABOUT
Le Babel, a sci-fi surrealist operetta, examined emotional chaos induced by an attempt to keep up with an increasingly hyper-competitive, technologically-driven world. Le Babel followed the journey of Donald G. Gregario, an office worker of the future. Donald seeks a mental-update to perform faster and continue his rise in the corporate work hierarchy, but a new-and-improved Donald creates unforeseen obstacles. Through movement and a large music ensemble set in an evolving multi-media space, the audience witnessed Donald navigate through entities of influence, evil forces, and his own expanded consciousness.
