In the crossover dance company-a hiphop breakdance ' opera ' melting breakdance, hip hop, beatbox and dubstep together with opera and classical music. ISH dance company, led by artistic director Marco Gerris, VOCAALLAB transforms with the opera ' l'Incoronazione di Poppea ' by composer Claudio Monteverdi to a contemporary version.
Together they tell about the Roman Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea, a story in which trust and love is put to the test against the lust for power. Break dancers, a beatboxer, singers, musicians and a dj show what the pursuit of power and money does to people. Greed and lust for power have joined forces and pushed us the financial abyss. The mass is furious and yells: it has to be different! But was it ever different? Is the love of money and the craving for power not of all times?
Cast and Creative team for MonteverdISH at Lucent Danstheater