Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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operaphila.org - Audio Described version of TakTakShoo.

Journey towards joy and rebirth with TakTakShoo. This World Premiere fuses opera and K-pop, marimba, electronics and dance, to create an eclectic sound and movement world. Composed by Rene Orth, a graduate of Opera Philadelphia’s Composer in Residence program, with a libretto by playwright Kanika Ambrose, TakTakShoo stars mezzo-soprano Kristen Choi as an energizing life force inviting people to come into the world anew, and is directed by Emmy Award-nominated director and choreographer Jeffrey L. Page and filmed by Four/Ten Media.

Kristen Choi: Mezzo-soprano
Elyse Starlett Browning: Dancer
Daniel Dante Palladino: Dancer
Roderick Phifer: Dancer
Ani Gavino: Dancer
Ralph Sorrentino: Percussion
Rene Orth: Composer
Kanika Ambrose: Librettist
Jeffrey L. Page: Director & Choreographer
Four/Ten Media: Video Production and Editing
Robert Kaplowitz: Sound Designer
Millie Hiibel: Costume and Hair & Make-up design
Sarah Williams: Creative Producer
Audio Description: Nicole Sardella