Water Memory (Jala Smriti) is a world premiere one-act chamber opera that follows Janani, a South Asian woman navigating the early stages of dementia, and her adult children already beginning to grieve their mother. Set in a hydrangea garden, the score blends live instruments with an electronic soundscape created using Max/MSP software. Directed by Gregory Luis Boyle and conducted by Chaowen Ting, the cast features Marian Anderson Award-winner Idira Mahajan as Janani, alongside Tanushka Sisodiya, Joseph Ittoop, Samantha Burke, and Jacob Lay. The opera was composed by Kitty Brazelton with a libretto by Vaibu Mohan, developed in partnership with Georgia Tech Arts and informed by specialists in gerontology and memory-assistance technology.
Cast and Creative Team for Water Memory (Jala Smriti) at Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech
Cast
Timothy Miller
Ensemble
Ebony Collier
Ensemble
Hanan Davis
Ensemble
Jacob Lay
Joseph
Samantha Burke
MPO
Joseph Ittoop
Chandru
Tanushka Sisodiya
Malli
Idira Mahajan
Janani
Creative Team
Vaibu Mohan
Librettist
Kitty Brazelton
Composer
Chaowen Ting
Musical Director
Gregory Luis Boyle
Director
Donald Eastman
Scenic Designer
Emmie Tuttle
Costume, Wig, and Makeup Designer
Ben Rawson
Lighting Designer
TeAiris Majors
Percussionist
Christopher Rozell
Executive Director
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