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White Snake Projects Gives World Premiere of ‘Is This America?’

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The world premiere of Mary D. Watkins and Cerise Lim Jacobs’ opera, “Is This America?” is presented by White Snake Projects on Sept. 20. This new 90-minute fully-staged opera celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. “Is This America?” features mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel in the lead role, alongside bass-baritone Eliam Ramos-Silva, and Voice Boston Children’s {…}
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White Snake Projects Presents the World Premiere of ‘Domme & Giovanni’

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Ryan Oldham’s “Dome & Giovanni” makes its world premiere in White Snake Projects’ second annual “Opera Through the Looking Glass” series. “Domme & Giovanni” is a contemporary retelling of Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni.” Liz Abram-Oldham and Cerise Lim Jacobs teamed together as co-librettists to write a modern adaptation that centers on the strengths of the female roles by flipping the {…}
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White Snake Projects Presents ‘Sing Out Strong: Emancipated Voices’

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White Snake Projects will present the seventh installment of its “Sing Out Strong” series, “Emancipated Voices,” featuring original works with texts by longtime Massachusetts residents and newly arrived immigrants. Scheduled for performances throughout March, “What Does Voting Mean To You?” was the prompt for composers in a Call for Entries in 2023. Composers were selected by a panel consisting of {…}
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White Snake Projects Announces Winter 2024 Community Events

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Activist performing arts company White Snake Projects is set to give two free community engagement events this winter season. The first is a Roxbury community showcase of local youth arts organizations in “Show Out Boston,” “a platform for Boston’s youth arts organizations to show up, show off and show out!” This is the second year that the company presents this {…}
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White Snake Projects Presents Second Annual ‘Let’s Celebrate!’

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Activist Opera Company, White Snake Projects has announced the second annual “Let’s Celebrate!” its opera series focused on diversity and intersectionality. The program is comprised of four 20-minute operas alongside traditional holiday works and stories that more closely mirror the demographics of the Boston area. Audiences will enjoy “My Little Coqui” by Iván Enrique Rodriguez, “Jo Dooba So Paar” by {…}
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White Snake Projects Presents World Premiere of ‘MONKEY’

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(Photo credit: Yvette Marie Dostatni/Chicago Puppet Studio) Activist opera company, White Snake Projects, is set to the world premiere of “MONKEY: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable” on Sep. 22-24, 2023. Per an official press statement issued by the company, composer Jorge Sosa and creator/librettist Cerise Lim Jacobs‘ “Monkey” is a family-friendly transmedia show featuring life-scaled Bunraku puppetry, Kung Fu, computer {…}
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White Snake Projects Unveils 2023-24 Season

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White Snake Projects (WSP) has announced its 2023-24 season, featuring life-size puppets, holiday celebrations, recent works from composers worldwide performed by local artists, a community jam, and a satirical reimagining of “Don Giovanni.” WSP will present composer Jorge Sosa and creator/librettist Cerise Lim Jacobs’ “Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable. This family-friendly opera blends Bunraku puppetry, CGI, and live performances. {…}
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White Snake Projects Launches Open Beta Test of ‘Tutti Remote’ Streaming Software

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On May 20, 2022, Cerise Jacobs’ activist opera company, White Snake Projects, rolled out a Special Access Early Release of the company’s “Tutti Remote” software at OPERA America’s Opera Conference 2022 in Minneapolis. The software is meant to facilitate live performance from remote locations via internet, with high-quality audio synced to less than a millisecond, and is being offered for {…}
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White Snake Projects to Pay Tribute to Victims of COVID with ‘Sing Out Strong: Remembered Voices’

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On March 11, 2022, White Snake Projects will present “Sing Out Strong: Remembered Voices.” This concert is the fifth installment in their “community song initiative,” and will pay tribute to those lost during the pandemic, as seen through the lenses of ten families who shared their memories and perspectives in order to create the lyrics. Each family was paired with {…}

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