As a young person awakes in a dystopian world, CLUSTER is a new opera that highlights the alienation felt when the world seems to turn its back on you.

Drip drip drip. A cataclysmic storm of sound, music and movement is building. An individual is overwhelmed by this intensity and struggles to stand her ground, held back by an internal monologue trying to convince her that this feeling of darkness may just last forever. Finally, as the atmospheric pressure builds, she searches for the light to break and a voice to call her own.

The ensemble of CLUSTER examines the way we wade through darkness in search of light during times of loneliness. Finally, as the downpour peaks, we ask: who are we and where do we belong?

Julija Filipović: Director
Megan Rietvelt: Producer
Alessandra Tom: Dramaturg
Biba Vergouwe: Dramaturg
Alice Yeung: Composer

Carolina Andrade: Singer
Viola Chong: Singer (soloist)
Doriana Gorbuleac: Oboe
Melody Lau: Violin
Julius Lavallée: Singer
Katia Milano: Cello
Layla Miño: Dancer
Bo Nijssen: Dancer
Bruna Pereira: Singer
Yulietta Quevodo: Singer (soloist)
Pepe Rollema: Dancer
Oscar Sajous: Singer
Giuseppe Sapienza: Clarinet
Eric So: Conductor & Musical Director
May van Leeuwen: Dancer

Meriç Artaç
Ricarda Franzen
Sjaron Minailo
Nikki van der Linden

Photos by: Alex Schröder