THE END OF TIME (2023)
For Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Actor, combining live music, storytelling, lighting & sound design, and participatory ritual.
Running time ca. 80 minutes
DESCRIPTION
How do we find light in times of darkness?
A reflective experience channeling stories of hope, The End of Time explores the human ability to transform the end into a new beginning. Immerse yourself in the story through Messiaen’s music and your very own origami crane.
Music by Olivier Messiaen (Quartet for the End of Time)
Created by Mari Lee
Directed by Jay Stull
Research by Simon Angseop Lee
Lighting design by Guillermo Laporta
Sound design by John Gasper
*Testimonies of Messiaen, Akoka, Pasquier, and Le Boulaire taken from Rebecca Rischin, For the End of Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet, Updated Edition (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006)
