The Medusa Project is a postopera for monodrama for soprano performer-composer (Misha Penton) and mixed media; it is an abstract re-imagining of the Greco-Roman Medusa myth.
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I’ve collected various poems which have been published online. Check them out here!
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Misha Penton: soprano, creative director/director, and producer. The Captured Goddess, October 2015, music of Dominick DiOrio.. ravens & radishes, April 2014, music of George Heathco. lyrics, Misha Penton. Selkie, 2013, music of Elliot Cole, libretto, Misha Penton.
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Enchant(ed): an experimental poetry / vocal film, created on a stunning Colorado backroad in the deep winter. The work is a meditation on discovering the unexpected and uncanny, and explores one word, “enchant(ed)".
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Dialogue entre, an experimental trio. Misha Penton, soprano with the poetry of Baudelaire & Mallarmé (trans. M. Penton). Brent Fariss, double bass. Music devised by Misha Penton and Brent Fariss. Meg Brooker, dancer and choreographer. Premiered at Dancedstry...VIVID Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, Texas.
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ravens & radishes. A fairytale operatic song cycle. Misha Penton, soprano, concept, text. George Heathco, music. Meg Brooker, dancer and choreographer. Daniel Saenz, cello. Music video and digital EP release concert.
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Klytemnestra, a new chamber opera. Misha Penton, soprano, artistic director, concept and libretto. Music by Dominick Diorio. Meredith Harris, viola. Kyle Evans, piano. Meg Brooker, dancer. Performance premiere at Divergence Vocal Theater 2011, additional performances at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2012 and Dallas Museum of Art 2013
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Selkie, a sea tale is Elliot’s lush musical setting of fairytale poetry by soprano Misha Penton. Misha Penton, soprano, concept, libretto, director, producer. Music by Elliot Cole. Selkie Premiere Nov 6, 2010. Selkie CD & Music Video Release, March 29 & 30, 2013
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A haunted soiree of art music, poetry and dance. Misha Penton: Soprano, artistic direction, production design concept, curation with Alison Greene, soprano. Meg Brooker, dancer. Kelly Switzer: puppeteer. Jon Harvey, actor. George Heathco, composer & electric guitar. Jeremy Wood, piano, and Mini Timmaraju, tabla. October 14, 2011
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Evening Star: Beauty Bringer. Art Songs at The Rothko Chapel. Misha Penton, soprano & artistic director, with Alison Greene, soprano, Natasha Manley, soprano, Michael Walsh, baritone and Kyle Evans, piano. June 10, 2011
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