Obeah Opera: An opera about a group of Caribbean women imported as slaves into the American colony of Salem who are arrested and accused of practicing obeah!
February 16 – March 4, Wednesday-Saturday at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Note: No show on Saturday, February 18
Website: http://www.obeahopera.com/index.html
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Obeah-Opera/188163867938182
B Current and Theatre Archipelago present the world premiere of Obeah Opera, February 22nd – March 4 at 918 Bathurst. Starring, Canadian Calypso Supreme, Macomere Fifi, the power house Toronto rock soul songstress Saida Baba Talibah and introducing Joni Neh Rita as Tituba.
Set in the late 17th century, Obeah Opera tells a story of life and work among women silenced by the most infamous ‘witch-hunt’ in history. Tituba and a handful of Caribbean women imported as slaves into the American colony of Salem are arrested and accused of practicing obeah! A healing art seen only as blasphemy and witchcraft through the eyes of the local Puritans.
We follow Tituba’s journey in the days before her capture, her incarceration, and her stand on trial in this uplifting Caribbean themed opera. Sung in complete A capella form, and performed by a cast of fifteen, Obeah Opera explodes myths surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, unravels the branding of obeah with evil and witchery, ties it back to its true spiritual nature rooted in West Africa, and finally gives voice to a group of women whose story has been missing from history books.
For more info call 416.533.1500 or visit http://www.obeahopera.com/index.htm
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