Photo: Yannets Levi
Photo: Tatiana Daubek
CHOREOGRAPHER INBAL OSHMAN IS "ONE OF ISRAEL'S YOUNGEST AND BRIGHTEST."
—CULTUREBUZZ (ISRAEL)
I N B A L O S H M A N
W E N Y A N G
M is the most common sound in the word for "mother" in languages
around the world. With "M Stabat Mater," emerging Israeli choreographer
Inbal Oshman creates a stunning tribute to the joys and sorrows of
motherhood, along with the tenderness and ferocity that comes with the
territory. While pregnant with her third child, Oshman found inspiration
in Pergolesi's version of Stabat Mater, the 13th-century hymn about
Mary's vigil at the foot of the cross. "M Stabat Mater" borrows from the
mythological mothers of history: Christianity's Mary, the dark and violent
Hindu goddess Kali and the Four Matriarchs of the Old Testament. Stabat
Mater will be performed live on period instruments by New York Baroque
Incorporated, one of the ensembles responsible for "the fast-growing
vitality of the early music scene in New York," led by artistic director
Wen Yang.
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NEW YORK BAROQUE INCORPORATED
DISPLAYS "IMPECCABLE MUSICIANSHIP […]
STUDDED WITH STARS IN THE MAKING."
—THE NEW YORK TIMES
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