Time is Due

Director, Choreographer, Creative Director, Composer, Creative Producer

Theatre, Film, Immersive Experience, Installation, Concert, Opera

Conceived and Composed by Anaïs Maviel

Directed and Designed by LILLETH

Anaïs Maviel —vox, keys, percussion, composition

Chiquita Magic—vox, keys, percussion

Rema Hasumi—vox, keys, percussion

Shahzad Ismaily—vox, keys, percussion

Alexis Marcelo—vox, keys, percussion

Melvis Santa—vox, keys, percussion

Custom made instruments by Jonatan Malm

From Anaïs Maviel, 2019 Van Lier Fellow

“Drifting towards trance, Time is Due addresses common yet complex human questions present in collective singing traditions since the dawn of humanity: what is our coexistence made of? How is coexistence transformative? How is culture relaying our ability to reach one another? Is there a line we can call separation between each other and how? Is love enough of an instinct to teach us coexistence?

Using music as a matrix to hint at the multiplicity and ubiquity of one tone, one word, one moment in time, and one self, mutable characters represent evolving archetypes, and relay each other on questioning the existence of love as an ideal relationship conduit—which requires clearing. Exploring the entrancing percussive power of keyboard language in relation to futuristic possibilities of sound synthesis, as well as concentric cycles of breath and heart beat already present in nature-based music making, the piece aims to bring insight into our existence at large as inherently interdependent. Song will be a common ground to develop this multi-layered conversation, in its quality to carry both personal and impersonal discourse in between narration and contemplation.” - Anais Maviel