Sandra. "My role here at the Neukölln Opera/Neuköllner Oper is a mix of second director, stage manager and sometimes also props manager. On rehearsal days I'm the first one here in the morning locking up, waiting for the others to arrive. Then we rehearse, working on spoken texts, singing or dancing depending on what production is being set up and in between I fix props and costumes and whatever else is needed." "On show nights I have to be here for the singers to put on their make-up, wigs and costumes, prepare props and make sure all is in order behind the scenes for the show run smoothly. Basically, I do a little bit of everything." "I knew about the Neukölln Opera/Neuköllner Oper through a good friend of mine who worked here as I was studying stage directing in Hamburg, specifically for opera. What attracted me was that it was different from the more traditional and conservative opera houses which tend to have a lot of hierarchy. We're not that many people working here, something that demands more individual responsibility and I find it to be a more democratic process of making opera when we can talk face to face and communicate straightforward with each other." "The Neukölln Opera/Neuköllner Oper also dares to take more risks in order to make modern contemporary musical theater that's accessible for a wider audience instead of dusty, long and boring stuff which might be what you picture in your head when you hear the word opera." "With Berlin – I have this constant love/hate relationship. The city is so crowded that you always have to fight for your space. But there's also so much diversity going on and when you find your space – there's space for everybody, no matter how you are or who you wanna be. That's really nice. Even though I do miss fresh air and the ocean sometimes..."
(Text originally posted for the Kristian Kotilainen Photography Facebook page 2017-03-21.) #berlin #neuköllneroper #neukölln #oper #berlinlife #opera #theatre#interestingpeople #bigcitylife #photography #theatreandarts #theater#peopleofberlin #portraitsofberlin #art #strongwomen #acting #dancing
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