Mahogany Opera
Mahogany Opera flies in the face of tradition and fashion, producing a total experience of opera.
Formed in 2003 by Frederic Wake-Walker, Mahogany Opera produces
lesser-known works of opera with a radical approach creating, in
effect, new works while
showcasing the talents of young professional
artists.
We want to draw artists, performers and production staff together from
all the various arts to form a truly synergised group for each unique
event, developing new techniques and ideas in a free and creative
environment.
Mahogany Opera challenges accepted forms of theatre and develops
innovative ways of presenting opera. The space for each performance
plays a vital role in each production.
Mahogany Opera rejects naturalism on stage, believing it to be a false
method of theatre. Instead, we explore various forms of stylisation
and abstraction with a special emphasis on movement.
Mahogany Opera
also refrains from denying the audience a complete experience of the
theatre by hiding the workings of the stage.
We believe the audience are the key ingredient to a work of theatre.
We therefore want to demand more of our audience by engaging more
fully with them, appealing to inquisitive minds and giving them
greater insight into the workings of each project.
