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Perpetua


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London premiere of Perpetua by Nick Bicât.

Peter Wright with Cantata Dramatica Soloists, Koruso! and dancers from Moving Visions company.

It tells the moving story of Perpetua, a young widow and mother living in Carthage (now Tunisia) in 203 AD; an exceptional witness to a spirit of independence who found herself standing up for personal beliefs and freedom against the might of the Roman Empire. It explains how she came to take this terrifying path and how she met the challenges before her.

The production draws on contemporary sources, including Perpetua's own diary - an astonishing survival from the ancient world, which brings her personal journey to life with startling immediacy. Dramatised by Nick Pitts-Tucker, in a mix of original Greek and Latin together with modern English, the story is set to music composed by Nick Bicât, whose imaginative response to the text ranges from lyrical and transcendant to dramatic and confrontational.

Related website: www.cantatadramatica.com
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Southwark Cathedral
London Bridge, London, SE1 9DA
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