Just caught an extraordinary performance of the epic Carl Orff cantata, music often repurposed in film scores, danced by the Carolina Ballet with grand accompaniment by the huge North Carolina Master Chorale, an eight piece ensemble and a flawless tech crew.
The cantata is a thunderous, overwhelming experience all by itself. John Boorman famously paired it with his Arthurian epic “Excalibur,” and I’ve never passed up a chance to hear it live since. A brilliant, evocative/interpretive ballet with a stark, stunning design deepens the impact. Several choreographers have produced ballets based on the piece, but I have to say this one illuminated the text in ways hearing it as a vocal piece do not.
This show is a once in a lifetime event. If you live in NC or Southern VA., this is a bucket list performance and production.
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Agree this is a bucket list performance. Just amazing. However, a correction. It is the North Carolina Master Chorale, not the Raleigh Master Chorale.
The piece was created / choreographed by Lynn Taylor-Corbett, who choreographed the movie Footloose (and many other works for stage and screen).