Course Description:
Like writing poetry? Song lyrics? Drama? How about writing ALL of them at the SAME TIME?!! In this collaborative workshop, you will learn all the ins and outs of writing contemporary libretto!
(I know, I know…you’re probably thinking what the heck is a libretto?? Or perhaps you are picturing a woman on a stage , wearing horns, singing at the top of her lungs in a foreign language.) But writing modern opera isn’t like that at all!!
Together as writing team, we will work with composer Danielle Sosnowski to create a new piece of contemporary, topical opera. You will get to hone your dramatic writing skills, your lyric writing skills and your musical skills all at once! More importantly, you will get to learn a unique artistic skill, and have the opportunity to tell your own stories through the highly evocative language of opera.
Bio:
Sandy Pool is a poet and multi-disciplinary artist. Sandy holds a degree in Theatre Performance and English from the University of Toronto, as well as a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University Guelph. Currently, she is a doctoral student at the University of Calgary, where she is the editor of Dandelion Magazine. Sandy has been published in various literary journals and was most recently anthologized in The Best Canadian Poems in 2011, published by Tightrope Books.
Her first book Exploding Into Night published by Guernica Editions, was recently long-listed for the 2010 re-lit award and short-listed for the 2010 Governor General’s Award for poetry. Sandy also works as a librettist and voice work artist. Her next book, Undark, will be released in fall 2012 with Nightwood Editions. Currently she is working on a new opera, in association with Tapestry New Opera Works
Links:
http://www.shedoesthecity.com/career/sandy_pool_writer_and_artist
http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=167954