Creator & DirectorKristin Winters
Sound DesignerFlorence Hand
Composer & MusicianDavid Cieri
Movement DirectorGabrielle Moleta
DramaturgDr Katherine Hipkiss
Stage ManagerBeth Cotton
Lighting SupplierWhite Light
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.
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
Photos by Alex Forey