Transformations
Anne Sexton / Conrad Susa

Reviewed in the Bohemian By David Templeton
'Transformations' blends fairy tales, music and madness
...Transformations, adapted from the book of the same name by the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Anne Sexton, itself a poetic reinterpretation of several famous fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. In the smart, gorgeously sung production that opened last weekend, Cinnabar re-embraces its own experimental roots and delivers a Transformations that is as entertaining and satisfying as it is musically challenging and mesmerizingly, thrillingly strange.
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A cast of eight singers runs the gamut of the Brothers Grimm, from Rapunzel to Rumplestiltskin, from Sleeping Beauty to the Seven Dwarves in Sexton’s strangely hilarious, personalized mutation of cherished fairy tale, lacing her poetic reimaginings with humorous observations, sly references to television, pop culture and the foibles of Twentieth Century living. Susa’s ingeniously accessible score is jazzy and melodic, with wry nods to Weill, Sondheim, Ives and the Andrews Sisters, not to mention Gustav Mahler.
Oct 24*, 25, 31**, Nov 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 8:00; Nov. 2 at 3:00

$35/32

*10/24 Opening Night mixer. Join us for our post-show meet and greet. Break down the barriers between artists and audience. Meet the performers and ask those burning questions.

**10/31 Halloween party. Who says opera is stuffy! Come dressed as your favorite Grimm’s fairy tale character and enjoy prizes and treats.

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707.763-8920

“This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.”

Photos by Jeff Thomas. Click for larger versions
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