Director and Choreographer
Carlos Pons Guerra
Designer
Lu Herbert
Lighting Designer
Barnaby Booth
Music
Ástor Piazzolla
Production Manager
Louise Garner
Deputy Stage Manager
Emilie Leger
Artistic Director
David Ward
Conductor
Natalia Luis-Bassa
Assistant Designer
Rosaleen Orr
Sound Designer
Jonathan Rainey Reid
Libretto
Horacio Ferrer
Assistant Stage Manager
Kat Tyler
Set Build
John Hornsby
Music by Ástor Piazzolla
Libretto by Horacio Ferrer
Direction by Carlos Pons Guerra
Conducted by Natalia Luis-Bassa
The sensual rhythms of tango combine with operatic passions in Maria de Buenos Aires. Born in the slums of Buenos Aires, Argentina, “on a day that God was drunk,” in her quest for freedom, Maria turns her back on her former, innocent life. As her world devolves into darkness, the gritty streets claim her as their own. However, Maria’s spirit survives, returning to haunt the city of her birth in death. This gripping, surreal tale is sure to move, shock, and provoke.
A scintillating evocation of life on the streets of the Argentine capital, the production featured outstanding talent from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance alongside the principal cast of Latin & Hispanic singers.
Production photography from Maria de Buenos Aires can be found below.
Design by Lu Herbert
Assistant Design by Rosaleen Orr
Lighting by Barnaby Booth
Images ©Rhian Hughes