popcitymedia.com: For the next two weeks, the Social Hall inside East Liberty Presbyterian Church will become the set for the stirring chamber opera Ainadamar, composed in 2006 by Grammy and MacArthur Award winning Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov.
Within the church's historic interiors, the extraordinary life and prolific work of renowned Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca (1898--1936), his muse the famed Catalan actress Margarita Xirgu (1888--1969), and the eve of the Spanish Revolution will converge in Quantum Theatre's newest production, which runs Oct. 19th through November 3rd.
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Quantum Theatre proves to be innovative and exciting with their work. The creative team definitely seems to be challenging themselves show after show by choosing new, unexpected spaces to put their work in. With Ainadamar, it is especially exciting that Quantum chose a venue within a community, and that community shares so many values with the production they are producing. While I love this new and challenging idea of site-specific work, I cannot help but question when it goes too far. Does there come a point where it's almost "cheating?" For example, the director of Quantum's production knew that she wanted the play to be set in a church, which is an innovative idea in itself. When does it become too far to actually place a play somewhere site-specific? It's definitely a question that has many answers. In this case, I think Quantum is completely justified in placing Ainadamar inside the East Liberty Prebyterian Church, because it fits the set of their production while also benefiting the Church's community members and their audiences with the values and themes within the opera.
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