Obeah Opera for Black History Month 2012

Theatre Archipelago has teamed up with b current to co-produce the premiere event for Black History Month 2012, Nicole Brooks’ Obeah Opera. The project is an exciting one for the company as it’s a ground breaking theatrical event. Set in the late 17th century, Obeah Opera follows the journey of a Caribbean woman Tituba, in the days before her capture, her incarceration, and her stand on trial during the most infamous ‘witch-hunt’ in history. This uplifting Caribbean themed opera explores myths surrounding the Salem Witch trials whilst unraveling the branding of obeah as evil and connecting it back to its true spiritual nature rooted in West Africa. Sung in complete a cappella, Obeah Opera gives a voice to a group of women whose story has been missing from the pages of history.

b current and Theatre Archipelago present the world premiere of Obeah Opera by Nicole Brooks and Directed by ahdri zhina mandiela. February 16 – March 4 2012. Starring Macomere Fifi, Canada's multi-winning Calypso Monarch, Joni Neh Rita, Toronto rock soul songstress Saidah Baba Talibah, Nicole Brooks, Saphire Demitro and a chorus of ten fabulous women.

Tickets go on sale from January 16 at the following outlets:

Accents on Eglinton - 1790 Eglinton Ave W @ Dufferin

A Different Booklist - 746 Bathurst Street.Toronto (south of Bloor)

Dundas Square Ticket Booth - Downtown Toronto

Knowledge Bookstore - 177 Queen Street W. Brampton

Tickets from $15-$30. For more info: www.obeahopera.com or call 416-533-1500.

We are proud to present the world premiere of Obeah Opera during the Black History month festivities in Toronto with a Forty Days Challenge to closing night. Go to http://www.indiegogo.com/OBEAH-OPERA and help us to raise the much needed funds for this groundbreaking production. You would be greatly rewarded for your contribution and support.