Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine – Julia Bullock | Dutch National Opera

She was an exceptionally popular artist, a civilrights activist as well as a heroine of the French resistance. And now, after a life of fighting for freedom, Josephine Baker has become the first Black woman to enter the Panthéon, a mausoleum in Paris built to honour France’s most revered figures. In Perle Noire, singer Julia Bullock explores the life and struggles of this icon from a present-day perspective. SUBSCRIBE to our channel for new video’s every week: http://bit.ly/YoutubeNOB

This performance is part of Opera Forward Festival

Texts: Claudia Rankine

Stage direction: Peter Sellars
Movement coach: Michael Schumacher
Costume design: Carlos Soto
Lighting design: James F. Ingalls
Audio: Marc Urselli

Joséphine Baker: Julia Bullock

International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Tyshawn Sorey, composition, piano and percussion
Jennifer Curtis, violin
Alice Teyssier, flute
Travis Laplante, saxophone
Rebekah Heller, bassoon
Daniel Lippel, electric guitar

Original production by Théatre du Châtelet (Parijs)

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