music by Monteverdi
Garage Theatre London
Role: co-director and designer together with Netia Jones
2002

team
conceived and created by Netia Jones and Pippa Nissen
musical director and harpsichord: Christian Curnyn
singers: Suzanna Anderson, Claire Booth, Joao Fernades, Ben Hulett, Adrian Ward,
muscicians: Reiko Ichise, Yair Avidor
lighting/extra film work: Rodney Grant
actors: Becca Manley, Ben Moor, Rachel Nicholson, Richard Pope

Elevator is performed live by five singers, four actors and three musicians on period instruments, and is presented with video/film projections on a big screen, live filming, and video material on television monitors, all mixed live. The aim of this work-in-progress was to present these ground-breaking and avant-garde works by Monteverdi in a vigorous and contemporary way.