PROTOTYPE – PROTOTYPE – OPERA l THEATRE l NOW is an annual festival of visionary opera-theatre and music-theatre works by pioneering contemporary artists from New York City and around the world.

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A DANCE STEALS THE SHOW AT AN OPERA FESTIVAL

PROTOTYPE, an annual exploration of new opera, encompassed Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero, a haunting South African mixture of choreography and voice.

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PROTOTYPE is a co-production of Beth Morrison Projects and HERE, two leaders in the creation and presentation of contemporary, multi-disciplinary opera-theatre and music-theatre work.