THE SUMMONING: Emerging from the Shadows

A new work of theater fusing music, dancing and witches of William Shakespere's Macbeth and Henry Purcell's Sorceresses from Dido and Anneas
About this Event

In this staged theater event, the historic strings of Ensemble Gothic join five performers who enact a stunning series of poetry, choreography and tableaux vivants, filled with iconography taken directly from Renaissance ideaology, to superimpose the summoning of three famous witches onto the most chilling musical selections.

The result will yeild thrilling connections to the witches of William Shakespere's Macbeth and Henry Purcell's Sorceresses from Dido and Anneas as each character emerges from the shadows.

Kristin Gornstein, mezzo soprano

Jenna Clark, mezzo Soprano

Stacey Brady, violin

Mary Harrison, violin

Emily Ann Bowman, viola

Joseph Howe, cello

Ann Marie Morgan, gamba

John St. Cyr, bass

Jerimiah Otto, keyboard continuo/accompaniment

Part I: Chapel

Prologue: Tableau Vivant 'Memento Mori'

Antonio Vivaldi "Cold in every vein"

James Hogg "A Witch’s Chant"

Part II Sanctuary

Organ and Dancers

William Shakespeare MACBETH selection

"Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and cauldron bubble."

Part III Anti Chamber and Courtyard

Henry Purcell Sorceress scene from "Dido and Anneas"