Creator & DirectorKristin Winters
Sound DesignerFlorence Hand
Composer & MusicianDavid Cieri
Movement DirectorGabrielle Moleta
DramaturgDr Katherine Hipkiss
Lighting SupplierWhite Light
Lighting and sound is expertly mastered by Alex Forey and Florence Hand throughout the performance, in a way that gives light a voice, and gives sound a visual experience. — The Reviews Hub
Alex Forey’s lighting and Florence Hand’s sound combine to highly atmospheric effect, particularly in characterising Hildegard’s visions, at once something otherworldly yet viscerally terrifying as a seizure too — There Ought To Be Clowns
Gorgeous lighting and creative sound. The lighting is absolutely stunning. — Broadway World
Hildegard Von Bingen is certainly ambitious, with exemplary sound and lighting design (by Florence Hand and Alex Forey). — LouReviews
As a child, Hildegard Von Bingen began experiencing intense prophetic – and often apocalyptic – visions and communications with God. Suffering through chronic illness, she kept these hidden from those around her until her forties, fearing she would be branded a lunatic or, worse, a witch. This multigenerational female ensemble uses voice and movement in an physical opera to explore the span of a woman’s life, what it means to always live in fear, with wisdom, and if Hildegard ever felt truly free.
Photos by Alex Forey