Sunken Cathedral
Music written and performed by Bora Yoon
Directed by Glynis Rigsby
Devised by Bora Yoon and Glynis Rigsby
Part of PROTOTYPE
Co-Produced by Beth Morrison & HERE Arts Center
Run Time: 60 minutes
Please note there can be no late seating for this production
TED fellow, Korean-American composer, and sonic surrealist Bora Yoon, fuses voice, electronics, and instruments from various cultures and centuries with evocative video design to create SUNKEN CATHEDRAL, a multimedia performance tracing a musical and archetypal journey through the subconscious. Set in a house where things are not what they seem, and whose architecture illuminates the various chambers of the mind, body, and spirit, each chapter of this contemporary multimedia work excavates blood memory, cultural identity, and the intersections where our greatest diamonds and demons are held.
Featuring Korean traditional dance + drumming artist Vong Pak, projections by Adam Larsen, set by Tom Lee, interaction design by R. Luke DuBois, and kinetic sculptures by U-Ram Choe, Sunken Cathedral traces death, life, rebirth, and the cyclical and recombinant nature of our internal and external universe.
Projection Design by Adam Larsen
Set Design by Tom Lee
Lighting Design by Haejin Han
Interaction Design by R. Luke Dubois
Stage Manager Melissa Futch
Assistant Stage Manager Singer Morra
Costume Design by Junghyun Georgia Lee
Costume Draper Adrian Boyes
Audio Design & Interaction Associate Boris Klompus
Featuring the kinetic sculptures of U-Ram Choe
Bora Yoon is represented by Sozo Artists, Inc. | sozoartists.com | @sozoartists
Commissioned and developed through the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP)
“One of 14 artists who are transforming the future of opera.”
— Priscilla Frank, Huffington Post
“Equal parts artist, inventor, wearable tech pioneer, and psychoacoustic scientist, Bora Yoon is one of the most exciting creators working in the field of sound and performance today.”
— Emerson Rosenthal, The Creators Project