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Tears are not meant to stay inside | Buxton International Festival

Project type

Tears are not meant to stay inside

Date

July 2025

Location

Buxton International Festival

Lead role of Nomvula in Tears are not mean to stay inside; one of four commissions, in Buxton International Festival's debut 'Shorts' - rewriting the rules of contemporary opera.

Composer: Thanda Gumede
Librettist Zodwa Nyoni
Director: Marcus Desando
Conductor: Berrak Dyer
Designer: Elliott Squire
Lighting and Video Designer: Alex Musgrave

Stage photos from Tears, cast all situated on a slightly raised circular platform with a circle projection screen behind them that displays various imagery and effects. Hue of lighting shifts from grey/black, to blue, to a warm orange.

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