White Snakes Project has received a Mellon Grant worth $750,000. The three-year grant aims “to support visionary artists in their desire to combine a long-enduring art form and experimental technologies into contemporary narratives on behalf of a broadly diverse public.” Per an official statement, the company will use the funding to build strong administrative leadership, increase its music staff, amplify {…}
White Snake Projects has announced that it will present “A Survivor’s Odyssey,” the third virtual opera in the company’s Pandemic trilogy, this September. The work uses characters from Homer’s “Odyssey” to explore such themes as intimate partner violence, domestic violence, and rape – all of which increased throughout the pandemic. “It isn’t that any of these issues are new. Racism, {…}
Librettist and producer Cerise Jacobs, together with her company, White Snake Projects, have created a virtual opera called “Death By Life,” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The work, which is set to premiere digitally on May 20, 2021, explores systemic racism and the mass imprisonment of blacks. The opera features music by five Black composers including Jacinth {…}
On Dec. 19 White Snake Projects will present a digital presentation of “Sing Out Strong: Essential Voices.” The new stream comes on the heals of the October world premiere of the company’s “Alice in the Pandemic,” a virtual opera by creator and librettist Cerise Jacobs and composer Jorge Sosa. “Sing Out Strong” will build the technology developed for Alice even {…}
White Snakes Project is set to present “Sing Out Strong” on May 13, 2020 at 8 p.m. The concert performance is a preview that will set up the world premiere showcases of “Cosmic Cowboy,” an opera by composer Elena Ruehr and librettist Cerise Jacobs at the Emerson Paramount Center. The opera is set to take the stage on Sept. 25-27. {…}