Krystian Lada, Katarzyna Głowicka Unknown, I Live With You, 2018

Female voices striving for freedom in the patriarchal society. New composition by the Polish composer Katarzyna Głowicka for female voices, string quartet and live electronics, directed by Krystian Lada. Inspired by Afghan female writers poems, this project amplifies the basic human right to freely tell ones own story. This new creation initiated by the Polish stage director Krystian Lada fuses the dramatic power of opera with the impact of socially engaged art in an unusual, immersive format. It involves opera singers, dancers, a string quartet and live electronica in a staged opera installation in the architecture of a former chapel in Brussels Les Brigittines. The immersive form of the performance invites the audience to share the space with the performers. The audience is invited to move through the set. The entire performance takes several hours and is constructed of repeating loops, allowing a free flow of the audience through the installation.