
Community project
Push
Howard Moody
‘My life has been nothing but miracles…’, the Holocaust survivor and Brussels resident Simon Gronowski told Howard Moody after the premiere of Sindbad at La Monnaie. That encounter was the starting signal for Push, which is based on Gronowski’s story. In 1943, he was taken from the Dossin Barracks and put on a train for Auschwitz. Thanks to his mother, who pushed him off the train, he was able to escape. But Push is more than a miraculous war story. It transcends the historical facts and resonates with the experiences of prisoners and refugees past and present: ‘our lives in one bag’. Howard Moody, an extraordinary bridgebuilder both as a composer and a conductor, fills his opera with a message of hope inspired by Gronowski’s words: ‘I wanted to live in the present and the future, in optimism, joy, and friendship’. For this production, Moody once again brings together professional musicians and amateur performers – both adults and children – in a unique theatrical experience.
Dates
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Thu 14 Mar 2019
Time
11:00
Infos
Performance for schools
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Thu 14 Mar 2019
Time
14:00
Infos
Performance for schools
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Fri 15 Mar 2019
Time
11:00
Infos
Performance for schools
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Fri 15 Mar 2019
Time
19:00
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Sat 16 Mar 2019
Time
14:00
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Sat 16 Mar 2019
Time
19:00
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Sun 17 Mar 2019
Time
11:00
Cast
ConductorHOWARD MOODY
DirectorBENOÎT DE LEERSNYDER
Set and costume designEMILIE LAUWERS
LightingACE MCCARRON
VideoEMILIE LAUWERS, SIMON VAN ROMPAY
SimonJAMES NEWBY
Simon’s SisterSHEVA TEHOVAL
GuardIVAN LUDLOW
La Monnaie Chamber Music Ensemble
Mixed chorus of adolescents and adults
MM Academy & La Monnaie's Children's and Youth Chorus, led by Benoît Giaux Giaux
ProductionDE MUNT / LA MONNAIE