Projects: THE SEPARATION

a piece by Andrea Kleine + Bobby Previte In THE SEPARATION, Bobby Previte crashes his electric rock band, THE COALITION OF THE WILLING, into the mystical voices of centuries past, re-imagining both a choral mass by medieval composer Guillaume Dufay, and 20th century visionary Olivier Messiaen's organ masterwork, La Nativite du Seigneur. Writer/director Andrea Kleine sucker punches the musical crossfire with a poetic essay about entropy, sheep, and UFOs. Inspired by British children's literature and contemporary politics, the essay imagines the life of 6LL3, also known as Dolly, the first cloned sheep. Created on an epic scale with the award-winning choir THE ROSE ENSEMBLE, THE SEPARATION defies categorization - musically, theatrically, politically - seeking a symbiosis in the wreckage of a media collision. THE SEPARATION DVD is available in our SHOP. Music composed and arranged by Bobby Previte Written and directed by Andrea Kleine Choir conducted by Jordan Sramek starring Christine Holt as "6LL3" music performed by THE COALITION OF THE WILLING: Marco Benevento, Reed Mathis, Bobby Previte and THE ROSE ENSEMBLE

Premiere: The Walker Art Center, February 2007 THE SEPARATION will be available for touring beginning in autumn 2008. Buy THE SEPARATION on DVD Visit Andrea Kleine's website. Visit The Rose Ensemble's website.