12 Things to Know About Step Afrika! Founded in 1994, as an exchange program with the Soweto Dance Theatre of Johannesburg, Step Afrika! is the first professional Dance Company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Step Afrika! is one of the top 10 African American dance companies in the United States, the...
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In Conversation with Poul Ruders: On Composing The Handmaid’s Tale What does it mean to translate a dystopian novel into sound? Ahead of Detroit Opera’s production of The Handmaid’s Tale, composer Poul Ruders shares insights into the musical language of the opera, his approach to building the world of Gilead, and the ways the work...
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When Dystopia Stops Feeling Like Fiction: Opera as a Mirror of the Present Opera has never shied away from tyrants. By Austin T. Richey, Ph. D. Digital Media Manager and Storyteller, Detroit Opera The Central Park Five at Detroit Opera, 2025. Austin T. Richey / Detroit Opera. Across centuries of repertoire, power appears...
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Opera, Pop Culture, and Why The Handmaid’s Tale Already Has a Fandom By Austin T. Richey, Ph. D. Digital Media Manager and Storyteller, Detroit Opera Women dressed in red gowns protest outside the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Summit in Manhattan, New York, July 31, 2018. Shannon Stapleton / Reuters. Long before a single note of The Handmaid’s Tale is...
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Join Detroit Opera for a series of free community events leading up to The Handmaid’s Tale. Moderated discussions with local experts will explore key themes from the opera — including female disempowerment, reproductive rights, and control—examining how patriarchal systems use religious extremism and political power to oppress women, as well as themes of survival, memory,...
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Join us for an intimate 75-minute conversation with award-winning author Margaret Atwood. In advance of our The Handmaid’s Tale opera production by Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley in March, the author will read a short selection from her novel as well as talk about her storied career as detailed in her memoir, Book of Lives. This conversation will be moderated by Sam...
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This holiday season, Detroit Opera invites you to join our Gleaners Community Food Drive. Bring three canned food items to the Detroit Opera House Box Office and receive a complimentary ticket to the Thursday, December 11th performance of Highways & Valleys. Detroit Opera will be accepting donations during regular box office hours and during each performance of Highways & Valleys. Your simple donation helps nourish our community and...
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