Backwards from Winter
Monodrama for soprano, electric cello, computer sound, and video
Music – Douglas Knehans Libretto, Juanita Rockwell Mise-en-scène – Constantine Koukias, Ivan Paitre Soprano – Judith Weusten Cello – Antonis Pratsinaksis Actor – Chris Jackson
The Barbarians
Music / Direction – Constantine Koukias Text – Constantine Cavafy Production Design – Liminal Studios Choreographer – Christos Linou Baritone – Nicholas Dinopolous Boy Alto – Ayrton Rose Greek Choris leader – Athanasia Houndalas
Days and Nights with Christ
An exploration of images associated with schizophrenia
Music / Direction – Constantine Koukias Dancer / Choreographer – Christos Linou
KIMISIS – Falling Asleep
A gallery-style installation work celebrating a Great Feast of the Eastern Orthodox Church which commemorates the Dormition—the “falling asleep,” or death and assumption into Heaven—of Mary, the mother of Christ
Music / Direction – Constantine Koukias Sound Design – Greg Gurr Soprano – Sarah Jones Trombone – Donald Bate
Tesla – Lightning in His Hands
A large-scale opera about Serbian-American engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla
Music / Direction – Constantine Koukias Libretto – Marianne Fisher Production Design – Maria Kunda Baritone – Christopher Richardson
Heart Matters
Music – Constantine Koukias Choreographer – Chrissie Parrott
Featuring the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kenneth Young