SILK MOTH

Bushra El-Turk, Liza Lim, Cassandra Miller, and Eleanor Knight

Arcola Theatre, London, 2019

Conductor Kelly Lovelady
Director Heather Fairbairn
Designer Charlotte Henery
Lighting Designer Sean Gleason
Video Designer Sapphire Goss
Production Manager Gabriel Finn
Producer Ruthless Jabiru

with Camille Maalawy, Mona Khalili, Karim Jabri, Shira Agmon, Sophie Atalar, and Aivale Cole.

A woman kneeling on a dark stage with photographs around her, looking distressed, with an orchestra seated behind her. From the opera SILK MOTH, directed by Heather Fairbairn at Arcola Theatre, London.
SILK MOTH by Bushra El-Turk, Liza Lim, Cassandra Miller, and Eleanor Knight Arcola Theatre, London, 2019 Conductor  Kelly Lovelady Director  Heather Fairbairn Designer Charlotte Henery Lighting Designer Sean Gleason V
A woman is performing on stage, lying on a mound of black material, with a seated orchestra behind her. The orchestra players have musical stands in front of them and are dressed in black. From Silk Moth, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
A woman in a white dress kneels on a black and white patterned rug during a performance, with musicians playing string instruments in the background. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
Three performers in white costumes stand on stage with a musical ensemble in the background, featuring musicians playing instruments like an accordion and panels of sheet music, with a textured grey backdrop.
A woman and a man in white shirts looking into each other's eyes during a stage performance, with a seated orchestra in the background and a digital cityscape projection on the screen behind them. From Silk Moth, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
A woman smiling in the center, surrounded by older women holding a large black cloth over her head, in a performance setting with musicians in the background. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
A woman in a white dress is being restrained with black straps by multiple people dressed in white in a dark room, with a small orchestra or band in the background. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
A woman in a white outfit appears to be conducting an orchestra as a young woman in a white dress with black straps looks upward with hands clasped. There are music stands and musicians with string instruments behind them, and a colorful abstract bac
Four women in white clothing engaged in a tense theatrical scene on stage, with a dark background and projection of text in Arabic and English. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
A woman appears angry, with other women grabbing her hair and clothes, in a tense confrontation, possibly on stage during a performance. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
A woman kneels on the floor with a distressed expression, in front of black and white photographs scattered around, with an orchestra seated behind her against a plain wall. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn.
Three women in white dresses kneeling on black ground, engaged in a theatrical or spiritual performance, with one woman in the center holding an object and appearing emotional. From Silk Moth at Arcola Theatre, directed by Heather Fairbairn.