ROK's 6th Season
ANA Y SU SOMBRA
A ROK Commission
Premiered Season 2013-14
Performed Season 2020-21
Composed by Gabriela Ortiz
Libretto by Mónica Sánchez
Music Directed by Carlos Andrés Botero
Stage Directed by Laurie Staring
ANA Y SU SOMBRA follows the story of a young girl, Ana, who is the daughter of diplomats. Out of terrible homesickness for Mexico, she hides herself away - however, her shadow wants to explore and participate in the world where they are living. The two part ways over this disagreement, and ultimately discover whether they can live separately, or must reconcile.
Appropriate for young audiences and families | Sung in Spanish, with English narration
Performance length: approx. 30 minutes
A ROK Commission
Premiered Season 2013-14
Performed Season 2020-21
Composed by Gabriela Ortiz
Libretto by Mónica Sánchez
Music Directed by Carlos Andrés Botero
Stage Directed by Laurie Staring
ANA Y SU SOMBRA follows the story of a young girl, Ana, who is the daughter of diplomats. Out of terrible homesickness for Mexico, she hides herself away - however, her shadow wants to explore and participate in the world where they are living. The two part ways over this disagreement, and ultimately discover whether they can live separately, or must reconcile.
Appropriate for young audiences and families | Sung in Spanish, with English narration
Performance length: approx. 30 minutes
MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES
A ROK Adaptation
Performed Season 2013-14
Composed by Astor Piazzolla
Libretto by Horacio Ferrer
Arranged by Francisco Cortés-Álvarez and Amanda Russo
Stage Directed by Amanda Russo and Satsu Holmes
In this custom adaptation of MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES, the audience learns the history of tango through the story of María: from the rural country, she arrives in rough-and-tumble Buenos Aires. Urban life affects and transforms her, until she is reborn, a sophisticated distillation of her former self.
Appropriate for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and families | Sung in Spanish, with English narration
Performance length: approx. 30 minutes
A ROK Adaptation
Performed Season 2013-14
Composed by Astor Piazzolla
Libretto by Horacio Ferrer
Arranged by Francisco Cortés-Álvarez and Amanda Russo
Stage Directed by Amanda Russo and Satsu Holmes
In this custom adaptation of MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES, the audience learns the history of tango through the story of María: from the rural country, she arrives in rough-and-tumble Buenos Aires. Urban life affects and transforms her, until she is reborn, a sophisticated distillation of her former self.
Appropriate for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and families | Sung in Spanish, with English narration
Performance length: approx. 30 minutes
