Love & Diversity

LOVE & DIVERSITY (2012)
By Manos Tsangaris
*US Premiere

November 15 & 16, 2022

Join Talea for Manos Tsangaris’s “Love & Diversity,” an immersive theatrical work modeled after a speed dating event. We start at 134 West 46th Street, New York, NY (Amor Loco). Join us for a drink–or just meet us there–and we’ll give you a questionnaire to fill out before we take you to the next stop. From there, we’ll take you in small groups to where our musicians are waiting for you.

Like in a speed-dating event, you’ll go through multiple stops and encounter the musicians face-to-face, in a room full of coordinated sounds, light, and spoken word. The piece lasts about 1 hour from your time of arrival. You can arrive between 6:30-8:00pm; as long as you arrive before 8pm, you will still be able to enter.

Want to Know More?
Watch this preview from Opera Lab Berlin: https://youtu.be/TUs5Mqk1b8g

“To be seen was a prime example of what Manos Tsangaris understands under the concept of music theatre. Individual musicians, scattered about the darkened hall, produce small fragments of sound and noise, while also addressing, apparently spontaneously, the listeners that are strolling about between them and approach them within arm’s length.” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)

About the Composer
Manos Tsangaris is one of the most important representatives of experimental music theater. Since the 1970s, he has repeatedly focused on performance conditions as the main topic of his compositions, using a variety of artistic formats.