safronia | avery r. young at Lyric Opera Chicago
For two performances only, Lyric Opera presents a world premiere musical work from Chicago’s first-ever poet laureate, the celebrated interdisciplinary artist avery r. young.
Triumph and tragedy converge in this universal yet personal story of the Great Migration. This Afro-surrealist tale is told through the eyes of the Booker family, who return from the northern U.S. to their Southern hometown after five years of banishment to bury their patriarch.
Promotional Video and Projection Stage Design by VAM STUDIO.
