Berklee a Les Arts: Prisoners of the Sun
Berklee a Les Arts: Prisoners of the Sun
Image courtesy of the Berklee a Les Arts creative team
Prisoners of the Sun draws upon Verdi’s Luisa Miller and the myth of Icarus to meditate on the illusions of freedom that shape our lives. Each song becomes a mirror — revealing the prisons we have built for ourselves: of love and resentment, of comfort and repetition, of ambition and suffering.
The performance features Berklee Valencia students and a diverse repertoire ranging from Esperanza Spalding and Laura Mvula to Serge Gainsbourg, Talking Heads, Dodie, Billy Joel, and Manos Hadjidakis. Each song is uniquely arranged by the performers themselves, featuring vocalists alongside saxophone, piano, bass, and drums. The stage design is inspired by the flight of Icarus, wanting to be elevated towards the sky, trying to reach the sun.
The performance seeks not only to portray our unseen confines but to name them, to give shape to the invisible walls that bind us. In the light of the sun, we may begin to see that freedom is not the flight itself, but the courage to face its radiance and still return to earth unchanged.
Tickets are available on the Les Arts website.
Berklee a Les Arts is a dynamic collaboration between Berklee Valencia and the Palau de Les Arts that blends music and other artistic disciplines in unique and captivating ways. This series of performances offers a fresh perspective on classic operas, as Berklee’s talented students and faculty create innovative interpretations inspired by the iconic works performed at Les Arts.