Composer Anne Hege and co-librettist Kim Anno’s “The Glance” is set to take place at 836M.

“The Glance” blends live voices, choreography, and laptop orchestra to explore themes of love, control, trust and transformation in modern relationships. Bass-baritone Sidney Chen, soprano Michele Kennedy, and vocalist Carmina Escobar make up the cast. Anno serves as the art director along side choreographer Carrie Ahern and instrument designers Daniel Iglesia and Curtis Ullerich.

In 2022, Hege’s first “laptopera” or opera for laptop orchestra and live voices, titled, “The Furies,” premiered with the Stanford Laptop Orchestra to rave reviews. Hege is currently the artistic director of the Peninsula Women’s Chorus. Hege’s works have been performed by So Percussion, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Laptop Orchestra, Google Mobile Devices Ensemble, Ensemble Klang, Voce in Tempore, Piedmont East Bay Children’s Chorus, Resound Ensemble and Volti SF, among others.

Performances run Feb. 19 – May 29, 2026. Venues include 836M and ODC Theater.

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