SVADBA | “WEDDING”

7-8:30pm | Immersive Pre-Show Ritual & Opera

with SVADBA cast, creative team, and healers

8:30-10pm | Post-show Balkan Folk Dance Party

with Balkan Brass Band Conical Cacophony
led by dancers Sladjana Duvnjak and Barbara Merson

Synopsis

An a cappella opera inspired by women, ritual, and Balkan Folk Music followed by a Balkan Folk Dance Party with Balkan Brass Band Conical Cacophony.

Hogfish presents the Maine premiere of Ana Sokoloviç's opera SVADBA, the first opera by a woman presented on a professional company’s main stage in Maine. SVADBA means "wedding" in English, and this Serbian, a cappella, tour-de-force show sparkles and captivates as it invites you into the private and ancient rituals between a bride and her friends the night before her wedding.

The night before a wedding is an important threshold in any person’s life. At a time in our collective culture that feels like a threshold of change for so many, the SVADBA experience begins with an immersive pre-show ritual inviting the audience to ask, “What are the important thresholds in my life right now? “What do I need to let go of in order to move on?” and “How can I receive support to do so?” There will be hands-on-healing, a sound bath, and other modalities. Directly sprouting from the audience ritual, our artists-in-residence join in a performance of the 55 minute a cappella opera SVADBA ("WEDDING") by Ana Sokoloviç.

Take the energy from the pre-show ritual and opera straight into a Balkan Folk Dance Party, led by Balkan Folk Dancers Sladjana Duvnjak and Barbara Merson with the brilliant beats of Balkan Brass Band Conical Cacophony. These dances are fun and accessible for all ages and ability levels!

*SVADBA is presented by arrangement with B&H Music Publishing Inc. d/b/a Boosey & Hawkes, publisher and copyright owner.

In Hogfish’s search for the regenerative arts, we value all members of our collective equally, so the list of names below is in alphabetical order by last name and does not indicate priority of contribution.

People

CAST

Dancer & Ancestral Spirit | Laura Careless
Milica | Mary Johnston Letellier
Danica | Audrey Luna
Lena | Michele Kennedy
Zora | Hailey McAvoy
Ljubica | Kim Mendez
Nada | Keith Wehmeier

CREATIVE TEAM

Director & Experience Designer | Matt Cahill
Creative Producer | Edwin Cahill
Choreographer | Laura Careless
Scenic Designer | Charles Mary Kubricht
Lighting Designer & Technical Director | Justin Moriarty
Costume Designer | Madison Poitrast-Upton
Music Director/Conductor | Shelby Rhoades
Living Set Designer | Lynn Shafer

PRODUCTION TEAM

Serbian Language Coach | Biljana Cupariç
Assistant Stage Manager | Keaton Harper
Production Stage Manager | Julia Jennings
Videographer | Katie Irwin
Artist Greenhouse Intern | Janet Newman
Assistant Stage Manager/Wardrobe Crew | Larsen Nichols
Assistant Stage Manager/Assistant to the Costume Designer | Mira Pickus

Ritual Advisors & Healers

Doug Bixby, Katharine Doughty, Genell Huston, Carl Austin Hyatt, Therese Jornlin, Jessica Labonte, Celina Lemieux, Tessy Seward, Janey Thibodeau, Kathleen White

BALKAN DANCE PARTY

Balkan Brass Band | Conical Cacophony
Folk Dance Leader | Sladjana Duvnjak
Folk Dance Leader | Barbara Merson

LOCATION

Halo at the Point, Brick Point South, Thompson's Point, Portland ME

*Thompson's Point in Portland, Maine is a key transportation hub with access to bus and train services. It's home to the Portland Transportation Center, where Amtrak trains and Concord Coach Lines buses connect. Greater Portland METRO

Definitions

THRESHOLD 

“The level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen" (Cambridge Dictionary)

RITUAL

“A ritual is a repeated, structured sequence of actions or behaviors that alters the internal or external state of an individual, group, or environment, regardless of conscious understanding, emotional context, or symbolic meaning.” (Bell, Catherine (1997). Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions. New York: Oxford University Press.)

Balkan Dancing

Originally named for its wooded mountain ranges, the Balkan region encompasses Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Albania, and Bulgaria. (Some definitions also include parts of Romania.) While there are differences between these regions, the dances have many similarities which reflect Balkan culture. 

The Balkan peoples have a strongly patriarchal way of life that focuses on the importance of community. For dance, this means that most dances are based on relatively simple patterns so that everyone, from the smallest child to the oldest grandparent, can participate. The majority of the dances are done in an open circle with a leader. Improvisation by the leader and others in the group is encouraged. Traditionally, lines would be segregated by gender, with men and women dancing similar steps but in very different styles. This segregation is less observed today, especially in the cities.

Balkan dancing is driven by its uneven rhythms. These can feel very strange to non-Balkan dancers who are used to dancing to 4/4 (as in a foxtrot, for example) and 3/4 (waltz) rhythms. Typical Balkan rhythms include 7/8, 9/8, and 11/16. Even 2/4 and 4/4 rhythms can be so heavily syncopated that it can be hard to identify them as such. Balkan dancers dance to the rhythmic patterns, not to the vocal or instrumental melody. Step patterns rarely follow melodic phrases, and the same basic dance may be done to many different melodies.

Traditionally, dancing is traditionally done in a central gathering place on Church holidays, Sundays, at weddings, and at other gatherings. In the US, Balkan music and dancing has always been done by its communities of emigrants. Starting in the 1960’s, Balkan dancing began to be done by people outside the communities who appreciated the beauty of the music and dance and its power to draw people to together.

So whether you are an expert or new to Balkan dancing please join us — just listen to the beat, join the line, follow the leader, and have fun!

Prepared by Barbara Merson, PhD (with thanks to the Society of Folk Dance Historians)

On Thresholds

Note from the Director - Matt Cahill

A “HOW TO” GUIDE FOR YOUR SVADBA EXPERIENCE

Dear Friend,

Because if you are here tonight, that is what you are. You have answered the call to help one of our community members in need - our dear Milica - “Sweetheart”.

It is the night before Milica’s SVADBA - “WEDDING”. She is scared of losing her friends and family as she has known them and of losing herself in the traps of gender roles and marital strife. She is frozen at the threshold of change and has asked for our help.

She is not asking for money or advice. She is not asking for a casserole. In this divided time, she is asking us to overcome our differences and schedules so that we may join together in solidarity and do something that none of us can do alone. She is asking us to create an experience that will help her let go of what no longer serves her, so that she may fully embrace the life that is to come. She is asking our community to remember how to be in ceremony and perform public yet private, ancient yet contemporary, sacred yet secular rituals that bring us back into sync with the cyclical rhythms of life, nature, and change. She is asking us to join her in human becoming, not doing or being. How do we do that?

1) Make Time

In a faster and faster paced world, take a moment to slow down so that you may more fully experience this moment.

2) Make space.

In a more and more remote and online world, show up in the flesh. Come to your senses so that you can receive through those senses the blessing of this moment. Breathe, feel, taste, listen, and dance together.

3) Fill this time and space with specific intention.

• WEAR WHITE to symbolize solidarity with each other, pure intentions, and dedication to new-beginnings.

• CONNECT TO YOURSELF with gentle hands-on-healing or just a moment to pause, enjoy a refreshment, and come to your senses.

• ENTER THE LABYRINTH as a symbol of a entering a threshold in your own life. Ask yourself, what do I need to let go of at this point in my life? How do I receive support to do so? See what answers await you at the center. Stay as long as you wish, and then bring your discoveries outside with you.

• TAKE A RED RIBBON as a symbol of what you would like to leave behind. Tie the ribbon on your wrist, on a tree inside the performance space, or take it home with you. When you are ready, choose how and when you will leave it behind.

• BRUSH AWAY STALE ENERGY with smudging at the threshold to the performance space so that you may begin the deeper work of transformation within.

• ENTER THE PERFORMANCE SPACE IN SILENCE. Let your intention steep in the space like tea. Spirit shows up in the cloak of silence amidst sound, of solitude amidst many.

• CONNECT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD through the four cardinal directions, walking in a circle around our playing space and visiting each of the four trees that embody a direction. At each tree, ask for three things from the unique gifts of each cardinal direction. 1) a blessing for yourself, 2) a blessing for a part of the earth you love, 3) a blessing for someone you love, be it Milica, or otherwise.

  • EAST - Connect to sunrise, air, and spring. Symbolizing new beginnings and inspiration. Most of us live on or near the Atlantic Coast, in the unceded territory of the Wabanaki people (the people of the Dawnland), the original and current stewards of this land. This direction is deeply held by the land but is only recently starting to be held by our greater culture again. Can you feel it and its potential for you, Milica, and our community?

  • SOUTH - Connect to noon, fire, and summer. Symbolizing energy, abundance, passion, creativity, and community. As our current season, perhaps you feel this direction in your day to day experience now more than at other times. What could the South bring to you and Milica today?

  • WEST - Connect to sunset, water, and autumn. Symbolizing ancestral energy, introspection, and the birth/death cycle. Tonight, this is perhaps the direction that we call on most for Milica and ourselves.

  • NORTH - Connect to midnight, earth, and winter. Symbolizing strength, grit and fortitude. At midnight, when we do not interfere with the light, we can see almost infinite time and space in the stars across the sky. May we be reminded that we are connected to so much more than we realize.

• RECEIVE A BLESSING CENTER STAGE. Walk down the aisle from the Northern Tree to center stage. Rose water represents purity, love, and transformation in many traditions. If you would like not to be touched, there is a rose water spray bottle that you can use for yourself.

• FIND YOUR SEAT AND JOIN THE CHORUS - either in humming or in silence, holding your intention for yourself and Milica and your connection to the natural world close.

• LET THE VIBRATIONS OF SOUND MOVE YOU. Whatever comes up is okay.

• WITNESS MILICA’S JOURNEY THROUGH THE OPERA SVADBA and sense the response in your own body and intention.

• DANCE! Let what has moved you, move through you. Join us on stage in traditional Balkan Folk Dancing that would be part of any wedding in the Balkans. These dances are fun and appropriate for all ages and abilities, involving repetitive steps in a circle. Join us in celebrating Milica’s transformation, as well as, we hope, your own.

• GIVE GRATITUDE. Applaud and close your intention for the evening by giving gratitude to the four directions and all that has transpired here.

• REFLECT & RELEASE. The ritual continues after you go home. Find moments of silence and solitude in nature to allow the experience to settle and play the strings of your subconscious. Notice your dreams and what you are drawn to at this time. Journal or draw whatever is coming up for you with no judgement. Remember to leave your red ribbon where and when the time is right.

Note from the Composer

Headshots

Creative Team

PRODUCTION TEAM

Ritual Advisors & Healers

BALKAN DANCE PARTY

Bios

Cast

LAURA CARELESS | DANCER & ANCESTRAL SPIRIT (she/her) is a dance performer, maker and educator working on both sides of the Atlantic. She graduated from The Royal Ballet School, London, and The Juilliard School, New York, and her performance career has involved collaborations with choreographers including Aszure Barton, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Austin McCormick, Andrea Miller and Jonathan Watkins, including productions recognised by Drama Desk, Bessie, and New York Independent Theatre awards. Her choreography has been presented at The Joyce Theatre (NYC) and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (National Mall, Washington D.C) as well as tours with The British Council and London’s VAULT Festival. In the world of opera, she has worked at The Met, COC and Houston Grand Opera. This is Laura's third production with Hogfish and she is happy and honored to return to Maine this summer. Prior collaborations have included The Magic Tree (2022, choreographer/performer), and her own one-woman show She-Wolves (SPACE Gallery, 2023) in the presence of Governor Janet Mills. Upcoming projects include A Single Man (Assistant Director and principal performer; Jonathan Watkins, Choreographer; Royal Ballet/Manchester International Festival co-production) and a UK tour of A Dance for Us, an original work for dancer and cellist created especially for babies and their caregivers. Laura is a Dance Curriculum Specialist for The Juilliard School K-12 department, traveling and mentoring dance teachers in schools worldwide; she was the Education Consultant for Rambert Classroom, an online resource for schools. She lives with her family in rural East Sussex, UK, and also works as a birth doula.

MARY JOHNSTON LETELLIER | MILICA (she/her) Dramatic coloratura soprano Mary Johnston Letellier brings her warm, expressive voice and artistic instincts to a wide variety of repertoire. With Opera Maine, Ms. Letellier covered Musetta for La Bohème and First Lady for Die Zauberflöte. She performed Violetta in Mass Opera’s production of La Traviata and Musetta in Opera in the Pines’ Bar Crawl Bohème. During the completion of her doctoral degree at New England Conservatory, Ms. Letellier portrayed the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte and workshopped the role of Harpy with Mark Adamo for Sarah in the Theater with Odyssey Opera. Ms. Letellier also frequently works in musical theater. With Snowlion Repertory, she portrayed Grace in The Christmas Bride in Concert, premiered the role of Conrad/Conradine in The Secret Princess, and originated the role of Narrator in Mesmerized. Other recent engagements include Franca Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza and The Ghost of Christmas Past in The Christmas Carol: The Musical, both at Biddeford City Theater. This spring, she debuted her recital about the repressed feminine titled, Our Bodies, Our Voices. Ms. Letellier and Alexandra Dietrich debuted Deep Magic of the Earth and Songs to the Moon at the University of Southern Maine. She collaborated with Opera Maine and Bowdoin College for East Meets West: Exoticism in Arias and Art Song. She was proud to lend her voice to the concert Still Dreaming: A Tribute to MLK at Milton Community Concerts, and to the Black Lives Matter Faculty Concert at USM.

AUDREY LUNA | DANICA (she/her) My career as a performer and teacher spans almost 40 years. I have been fortunate to sing in opera houses and concert venues in the US, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. With 30 plus years of teaching, dozens of opera roles, hundreds of songs and chamber music as my repertoire, what has kept me devoted to this process is the transcendent power of art to invite myself and the audience into a shared experience that takes us beyond ourselves so that we can discover how deeply we are connected to all things. Joni Mitchell put it succinctly, “We are stardust, we are golden, and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the garden.” Art, because it comes through the emotional/limbic part of the brain, is more likely to become transcendent. It allows us to conceptualize and experience the diversity of what we are and who we are. More importantly, it has the power to give not just a broader perspective on the human condition, but that the human condition is part of something much larger that exists amongst all species on the earth and the larger context of the universe. AMSAT certification in Alexander Technique, a hands on modality to facilitate integration of the mind, body and psyche, informs all my work. For the past four years, Hogfish has given me the profound opportunity to perform, give the cast and audience experiences with Alexander Technique, and to commune with other artists, the surrounding community and nature. My intention is to continue the journey that takes us away from our every day life into a space where we can connect with each other and the profound experience of life.

MICHELE KENNEDY | LENA (she/hers) Praised by The Washington Post as “an excellent and engaging” soprano possessing "a graceful tonal clarity that is a wonder to hear" (SF Chronicle), soprano Michele Kennedy is a versatile specialist in early and contemporary music. She is a winner of the 2023 American Prize in Voice. Michele’s recent highlights include Bach's St. John Passion with the San Francisco Symphony, Gabriel and Eve in Haydn’s Die Schöpfung with Washington Bach Consort, Handel’s Messiah with NYC’s Trinity Wall Street, Poulenc’s Gloria with Bach Society of Saint Louis, Smith Moore's MLK Oratorio at UC Berkeley, and her Carnegie Hall debut with The Hollywood Film Orchestra. This season, she joins Portland Baroque Orchestra for Bach’s Magnificat and SF Choral Society for his beloved Mass in B Minor. 
 A lifelong champion of new works, Michele has sung premieres with Experiments in Opera, Kaleidoscope Ensemble, Seraphic Fire, The Crossing, and The New York Philharmonic. She is thrilled to join Lorelei Ensemble in a world premiere tour of Julia Wolfe’s Her Story culminating with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, and for the release of her first featured solo album with AGAVE, called In Her Hands, featuring trailblazing female composers from Barbara Strozzi and Clara Schumann to Florence Price and Margaret Bonds. 
 Michele completed her musical studies at Yale University, Yale School of Music, and NYU. A lover of Redwood groves and Bay vistas, she lives with her husband, visual artist Benjamin Thorpe, and their daughter, Audra May in Maine. Please find more at www.michele-kennedy.com.

HAILEY MCAVOY | ZORA (she/hers) Recognized as a "gorgeous-voiced mezzo-soprano," (Broadway World), Hailey McAvoy is a versatile performer of opera, song, and concert. McAvoy’s recent operatic performances include appearing as Mem in the world premiere of Paola Prestini’s Sensorium Ex at the Common Senses Festival in Omaha, NE, and as Julia Child in Lee Hoiby’s Bon Appetit with Opera Praktikos. Equally active as a concert performer, McAvoy has recently made her Greene Space recital debut in a concert broadcast to WQXR with pianist Alison d’Amato. She has also appeared as guest soloist in Ravel’s Shéhérazade with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and as a soloist at Opera Ithaca in performance of Molly Joyce’s YouSaidHeSaidSheSaid. In addition to her work in opera and concert, McAvoy is writing a full-length concert work, Wholly Unwinding, which explores her experiences with cerebral palsy and rediscovering her own sense of embodiment and empowerment through the Alexander Technique. Wholly Unwinding first began as a regenerative arts seed project at Hogfish in Portland, ME and has had subsequent workshops at Spiral Songs in Plymouth, NH. As a performer with the neurological condition cerebral palsy, McAvoy is committed to making the performing arts more inclusive for all. She recently published essays on accessibility in AGMAzine and Our Singing Bodies and she has appeared as a panelist on accessibility forums with such organizations as the Metropolitan Opera, Opera Ithaca and Opera NexGen. To learn more about McAvoy’s singing and Cerebral Palsy, visit www.haileymcavoy.com

KIM MENDEZ | LJUBICA (they/them) is a versatile mezzo-soprano, producer, and arts leader with over 30 years of experience in opera, musical theater, and choral performance. Their work is deeply rooted in collaboration, community, and a lifelong commitment to equity and representation in the arts. A proud nonbinary, queer, and Latine artist, Kim is dedicated to transforming classical music into an inclusive space. Known for their expressive vocalism and rich storytelling, notable roles include Major General Stanley (The Pirates of Penzance), Sor Rafaela (Juana, world premiere), Baba (The Rake’s Progress), and Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro). Kim has sung with esteemed ensembles such as Seraphic Fire and the Long Beach Camerata Singers, and appears on the Grammy-winning Naxos recording of The Passion of Yeshua with the UCLA Chamber Singers and Buffalo Philharmonic. They also featured as a soloist on Maria Newman's Misa de Pacem premiere with Artes Vocales. Currently, Kim serves as Executive Director of Adoro Music Ensemble, a chamber vocal group in Los Angeles, as well as a section leader at The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and as a staff singer with the Long Beach Camerata Singers. This summer, Kim will be an artist-in-residence with Hogfish Opera in Portland, Maine, performing in SVADBA and developing a regenerative arts project. In addition to performing, they are a lead educator with Camerata Children's Music Academy. They hold Associate Degrees from Pasadena City College and both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music

SHELBY RHOADES | Conductor (she/her) maintains an active schedule as opera coach, pianist and music director. She is currently a member of the music staff with Palm Beach Opera, where she has completed two seasons. She is frequently a private coach for international singers engaged at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, Vienna Staatsoper, Oper Frankfurt, English National Opera, in addition to varied regional houses in the US. Shelby previously maintained the position of Principal Coach and Director of Emerging Artists Program at Virginia Opera, from 2013-2020, and Charlottesville Opera, 2009-2019. She has also been a member of the Vocal Arts Faculty at the Juilliard School, from 2008-2013. Other previous engagements include Central City Opera, Seattle Opera, Tacoma Opera, The Duffy Institute (Virginia Arts Festival), Yale University, Aspen Opera Theater, University of Washington, and Pacific Lutheran University, as well as festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest and Commonwealth of Virginia. Among her various activities as an opera coach, Shelby specializes in New Music. She has prepared premieres by composers such as Spears, Corigliano, Heggie, Henze, Muhly, Ades, and Saariaho. Other highlights include preparing counter tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo for his album ARC, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2019 for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album, and the premiere of Kept, a chamber opera for the Virginia Arts Festival, with tenor Bill Burden. She has also appeared as pianist in concert with tenor Lawrence Brownlee on multiple occasions since 2004. Shelby has worked with conductors such as David Effron, Gary Thor Wedow, Ari Pelto, John DeMain, Andrew Bisantz, Ann Manson, Julius Rudel, and George Manahan. She holds a B.A. in Piano Performance, (Anderson University), and an M.M. in Chamber Accompanying and Vocal Performance, (Ball State University.) Shelby is a member of the music staff for Palm Beach Opera, where she has completed two seasons.

KEITH WEHMEIER | NADA (he/him) counter-tenor is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and is quickly carving out a niche for himself in the “Bravura” roles of Händel and Vivaldi. Praised by the San Diego Story for his “bright, agile vocal technique”, he most recently performed the role Bertarido in Handel’s Rodelinda at Opera NEO, as well as the Sorceress in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas while in his Post-Graduate studies at the New England Conservatory. In his debut season, Keith played the role of Oberon in Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Miami Music Festival to great acclaim. The South Florida Classical Review said of his performance, “Keith Wehmeier’s countertenor voice was both strong and dulcet and he phrased the text with subtlety.” Other festival credits include Farnace in Mozart’s Mitridate, Ulisse in Porpora’s Polifemo. Among his opera performances, Keith appeared in the world premiere of Champion: an Opera in Jazz by Terrence Blanchard, at Opera Theatre of St. Louis. While in residence in St. Louis, Keith has also performed as an alto soloist with the St. Louis Symphony for Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. On the concert stage, Keith is regularly singing around the country. Last season, he debuted with the Borealis Chamber Artists in Duluth and Houston’s Harmonia Stellarum. He looks forward to making more music this year and pursuing a career in concert works and on the operatic stage with engagements in Houston, Duluth, and in the Twin Cities.

CREATIVE

MATT CAHILL | DIRECTOR & EXPERIENCE CONCEPTION (he/they) believes that opera can make the harmony of the world apparent and possible. Their desire to manifest that harmony for themselves and others has led them most recently to found Hogfish, a regenerative arts production company and residency at the historic Beckett Castle, surrounded by an internationally recognized rose garden on the coast of Maine. Hogfish is building an artistic sanctuary and body of work dedicated to restoring creative and physical health to individuals, our communities, and our earth. www.hogfish.org

At Hogfish with his husband and co-founder/director Edwin Cahill, Matt synthesizes nearly two decades of experience as a performer, educator, producer, and administrator of opera. Highlights include starring as Papageno in Peter Brook’s Molière Award-winning Une Flûte Enchanté, teaching for the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the Metropolitan Opera and the Circle in the Square Theatre School, producing the fundraiser concert series “You Are Not Alone” featuring a performance of the title song by Betty Buckley for The Trevor Project, the national suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, and serving as associate artistic director of SongFest and lead artist faculty of Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard’s high school voice and musical theater programs. Matt directed the New York premiere of SVADBA at Brooklyn College and is thrilled to bring the Maine premiere of this brilliant, unique production to the Hogfish community this summer.

EDWIN CAHILL | CREATIVE PRODUCER (he/him) is the co-director and co-founder of Hogfish along with his husband Matt. American director, producer, and librettist Edwin Cahill’s unique background as a concert pianist and Broadway actor “a talented pianist, a first-rate singer, and an engaging stage presence” (New York Times), and linguist with studies at the University of Paris Sorbonne-Nouvelle who served as a French/Italian Political Analyst for Medley Global advisors, informs his “joyful and passionate directing” (onmilwaukee.com) that is “light, effortless, and fits the space like a glove” (Music4awhile), leading to a body of work in theater, musicals, and operas that “will make hearts melt” (Broadway World), is “seamless…completely engrossing the patron in the idiosyncrasies of Mozart’s music” (dosavannah.com), “achieved the nearly impossible...and staged every scene with urgency, inventiveness and most importantly, a reverence for the music” (The Huffington Post), and reached the pop culture breakthrough of the “brilliant and highbrow approval matrix” (New York Magazine). His work has led critics to acclaim that “Cahill has perhaps invented a new style of opera…punk opera comique” (dosavannah.com) and that he created “by far the most enjoyable and thought-provoking Don Giovanni New York has heard in many a year.” (Opera News)

LAURA CARELESS | CHOREOGRAPHER (she/her) is a dance performer, maker and educator working on both sides of the Atlantic. She graduated from The Royal Ballet School, London, and The Juilliard School, New York, and her performance career has involved collaborations with choreographers including Aszure Barton, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Austin McCormick, Andrea Miller and Jonathan Watkins, including productions recognised by Drama Desk, Bessie, and New York Independent Theatre awards. Her choreography has been presented at The Joyce Theatre (NYC) and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (National Mall, Washington D.C) as well as tours with The British Council and London’s VAULT Festival. In the world of opera, she has worked at The Met, COC and Houston Grand Opera. This is Laura's third production with Hogfish and she is happy and honored to return to Maine this summer. Prior collaborations have included The Magic Tree (2022, choreographer/performer), and her own one-woman show She-Wolves (SPACE Gallery, 2023) in the presence of Governor Janet Mills. Upcoming projects include A Single Man (Assistant Director and principal performer; Jonathan Watkins, Choreographer; Royal Ballet/Manchester International Festival co-production) and a UK tour of A Dance for Us, an original work for dancer and cellist created especially for babies and their caregivers. Laura is a Dance Curriculum Specialist for The Juilliard School K-12 department, traveling and mentoring dance teachers in schools worldwide; she was the Education Consultant for Rambert Classroom, an online resource for schools. She lives with her family in rural East Sussex, UK, and also works as a birth doula.

CHARLES MARY KUBRICHT | SCENIC DESIGNER (she/her) is an artist and set designer in New York and Marfa. Her artwork has been featured in CULTUREVOLT, BOMB, ELLE DÉCOR Italy, Marfa: Transformation of a West Texas Town, Dazzle: Disguise and Disruption in War and Art and P61VMAG. Major institutional solo exhibitions include “Where Time Dwells”, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; “Canyon Series”, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX; “Scanning the Grand Canyon” Austin Museum of Art; “Charles Mary Kubricht, Matrix Series”, Art Museum of South Texas. Kubricht’s public art installations include “Alive-nesses:Proposal for Adaptation” High Line, New York; “paraMuseum: Environmental Exigencies” Rice University, Houston, TX; and “Landscapes Near and Far”, U. S. Port of Entry, Columbus, NM. She was awarded a GSA Art in Architecture Award; Creating a Living Legacy Grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation (New York) and DiverseWorks (Houston, TX); residencies at the Core Program of the Glassell School of Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, and Yaddo, Saratoga, NY. Her work is in the collection of museums such as Museum of Fine Art, Houston; Blaffer Museum, Austin; Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi; University of Houston, Houston; El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. Her opera set designs include Kurt Weill’s “Der Protagonist”, Christoph Willibald Gluck’s “L’arbre enchanté” or “Magic Tree” at Fire Island Opera Festival and Hogfish, as well as the projections for Hogfish’s “CarmXn”.  

JUSTIN MORIARTY | TECHNICAL DIRECTOR & LIGHTING DESIGNER (he/they) is a light sculptor, poet, and performance-maker whose work illuminates the emotional architecture of the stage. With a background in interdisciplinary arts and decades of experience across in live performance and event production, A.justin brings a reverence for both shadow and shimmer. Their lighting design doesn’t just set the scene—it listens, breathes, and responds, turning moments into movement and stillness into song. In this production, they continue their commitment to lighting as a language: one that speaks in contrast, color, and the unseen stories between each cue.

MADISON POITRAST-UPTON | COSTUME DESIGNER (she/her) is a Korean-American designer and artist based in Portland, Maine. Poitrast-Upton received her BFA in Textiles & Fashion Design from Maine College of Art & Design in 2020. Her thesis focused on ethically designed performance wear for women. Having been a thespian/performer for many years, she was passionate about diverse representation and physical safety, without compromising design. After graduating, Poitrast-Upton continued her dedication to creating work that supports marginalized people as a designer at Loquat, a fashion and lifestyle company focused on empowering BIPOC and LGBTQ+ voices through storytelling, collaboration, and community engagement.

SHELBY RHOADES | MUSIC DIRECTOR (she/her) maintains an active schedule as opera coach, pianist and music director. She is currently a member of the music staff with Palm Beach Opera, where she has completed two seasons. She is frequently a private coach for international singers engaged at the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, Vienna Staatsoper, Oper Frankfurt, English National Opera, in addition to varied regional houses in the US. Shelby previously maintained the position of Principal Coach and Director of Emerging Artists Program at Virginia Opera, from 2013-2020, and Charlottesville Opera, 2009-2019. She has also been a member of the Vocal Arts Faculty at the Juilliard School, from 2008-2013. Other previous engagements include Central City Opera, Seattle Opera, Tacoma Opera, The Duffy Institute (Virginia Arts Festival), Yale University, Aspen Opera Theater, University of Washington, and Pacific Lutheran University, as well as festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest and Commonwealth of Virginia. Among her various activities as an opera coach, Shelby specializes in New Music. She has prepared premieres by composers such as Spears, Corigliano, Heggie, Henze, Muhly, Ades, and Saariaho. Other highlights include preparing counter tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo for his album ARC, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2019 for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album, and the premiere of Kept, a chamber opera for the Virginia Arts Festival, with tenor Bill Burden. She has also appeared as pianist in concert with tenor Lawrence Brownlee on multiple occasions since 2004. Shelby has worked with conductors such as David Effron, Gary Thor Wedow, Ari Pelto, John DeMain, Andrew Bisantz, Ann Manson, Julius Rudel, and George Manahan. She holds a B.A. in Piano Performance, (Anderson University), and an M.M. in Chamber Accompanying and Vocal Performance, (Ball State University.) Shelby is a member of the music staff for Palm Beach Opera, where she has completed two seasons.

LYNN SHAFER | LIVING SET DESIGNER (he/him) The goal of the gardener is to experience that moment when all the elements--water, nutrients, weather, the human touch--combine for perfection with our own personal sense of beauty. As witness to that transitory time, you realize one's own limitation in this process. Instinctively, the plants perform their signature display in changing harmonies, always with variations, never quite the same. Within the horticultural symphony of bloom or fragrance, fruit or foliage, we, the humbled facilitators, play a minor role for such a grand reward, and must marvel at the surrounding abundance that nature courteously provides.

PRODUCTION

BILJANA CUPARIÇ | SERBIAN LANGUAGE COACH (she/her) was born and raised in Bosnia. In April of 1992, she fled to Serbia, where she finished college, graduating from Teacher's University, Jagodina in 1994. In the summer of 1998, she immigrated to America with her family, calling Portland home ever since. Biljana always had a love for languages, with Serbian being her favorite subject throughout school. She made a career interpreting in the Greater Portland Area. She is a veteran educator, most recently working as an ED Tech at Windham High School. Biljana is a very proud mother of her son, Kosta. Summer is her favorite season in Maine, with the ocean having a special place in her heart.

KEATON HARPER | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER (they/he) is a wearer of many hats, most of which are quite silly looking. They are a Maine-raised, Seattle-based performer, playwright, director, scenic painter, and stagehand. Past technical credits include St. Michael's Playhouse in Vermont, Des Moines Metro Opera, Vermont Shakespeare Festival, Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, The Santa Fe Opera, and most recently Teatro ZinZanni Seattle. They hold a BA in Theatre and Film and Television Studies from the University of Vermont, trained for many years as a classical harpist, and can often be found in the summertime learning new clown and mime techniques at the Celebration Barn in South Paris, Maine. In 2023, Keaton directed and produced their adaptation of the 1955 film The Court Jester at the Off-Center for the Dramatic Arts in Vermont, where their latest play Pests Present: Funeral also premiered last October. More than anything, Keaton is passionate about old comedy, and had the pleasure of contributing to MarxFest 2024 in NYC as a panelist on Harpo Marx, who they sometimes dress up as (and really, that says more about them than anything else - despite saying nothing at all). 

KATIE IRWIN | VIDEOGRAPHER (they/them) is an artist, storyteller and filmmaker based in Portland, Maine. They studied documentary making at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at Maine College of Art & Design and environmental health at Colby College. They like to create intergenerational stories around land, place and culture, as well as play around fictional screenwriting and filmmaking. They are excited to work with Hogfish again this season and look forward to witnessing and documenting what the artists are creating!

JULIA JENNINGS | PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER (she/her) is a Maine-based theater artist and teacher. She has experience in stage managing, directing, and dramaturgy with companies such as the Theater at Monmouth, Portland Stage, Hogfish, and Bowdoin College. Her written works include The Wash/In the End, we all go to Providence (Maine State Winner, Clauder Competition 2022), What if this Were a Wedding? (Maine Playwrights Festival 2024), and Goodbye Rhoda (NPC semifinalist 2024). National Theater Institute Spring ’22; BA: Bowdoin College. She currently teaches and directs at Waynflete School.

JANET NEWMAN | ARTIST GREENHOUSE INTERN (she/her) a third-year student at Providence College, is studying English and Film. Throughout her schooling, she has written as an opinion writer for The Cowl and is a part of the Board of Multicultural Affairs. In the coming spring 26' she will be studying at Trinity College Dublin.  Janet will join Hogfish for a second year as a part of the Hogfish Artist Greenhouse. This role is similar to an intern or a young artist program. She is most excited about helping to build an artistic sanctuary and body of work that will restore a healthier balance between our planet, the stories we tell, and how we live. Throughout this experience, she hopes to learn more about Hogfish and how we can help the community, for she was born and raised in Maine. 

LARSEN NICHOLS | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER & WARDROBE (they/them/elle) is a queer director and theatre artist from Dallas, Texas. Larsen is passionate about bilingual theater and fostering representation for queer people and other historically underrepresented voices through work that pushes the boundaries of structure and form. They are currently an Education Apprentice at Portland Stage. Larsen most recently assistant directed for Kevin R. Free on Murder on the Links, and Peter Brown and Keith Powell Beyland on Angels in America Part II: Perestroika at Portland Stage. They hold a BFA in Theatre Studies with a concentration in directing and a BA in Spanish from Southern Methodist University. 

MIRA PICKUS | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER & COSTUMER (she/her) is a recent graduate of Bowdoin College where she studied religion, biology, and immersed herself in all kinds of theater. She has worked as a wardrobe assistant, assistant stage manager, fly-operator, seamstress, and carpenter. In addition to her passion for technical theater, Mira loves performing on stage. She spent eight semesters at Bowdoin writing, acting, and organizing for Purity Pact Comedy – a sketch and standup group for female and non-binary identifying students. For her most recent project, Mira wrote, designed, and performed a one-woman play titled mint frappe that explores themes of disgust, vanity, and nourishment. The piece is also an ode to the color green – her favorite color. Mira is happiest in a theatrical space, whether she is acting, stitching, or calling cues, and she is so excited to be working with Hogfish and Loquat this summer.

Ritual Advisors & Healers

DOUG BIXBY | HEALER (he/him) has been practicing Reiki for over 15 years. Initially skeptical, his curiosity grew as he witnessed the positive impact Reiki had on people his wife, Kathleen, was treating. In 2015, when his father experienced rapid heartbeats and faced an anxious wait for a doctor’s appointment, Doug decided to offer him a Reiki session. To their surprise, his father’s heart rate returned to normal afterward. That experience solidified Doug’s belief in Reiki’s benefits, and he’s been passionate about offering it ever since.

KATHARINE DOUGHTY | RITUAL ADVISOR & HEALER (she/her) is a multimodal artist and therapist. Studying visual art, philosophy and somatics at Hampshire College, she was introduced to T'ai Chi, The Discipline of Authentic Movement, Butoh, Contact Improvisation and Fluxus. All remain core to her practice. A plein air painter for 10 years, attending The Florida School of Massage in 1999 inspired a series of self portraits which became the 18 year project "Everything I Ever Needed to Know I Had to Learn Over In My Own Language". In 2015, while continuing to navigate metastatic breast cancer, she relocated to California to attend Tamalpa Institute as part of the last cohorts training at Mountain Home Studio with Anna Halprin. Completing the series in 2017 and Tamalpa in 2019, she returned east post covid 2021. Currently she continues work on "Finding The Ocean": a 365 piece found object jewelry journal and develops the performance arms of both projects; most recently a personal narrative for the Maine Irish Heritage Center's Bloomsday celebration of Joyce's Ulysses. "Spin", a group movement score inspired by the history of the dancing plagues, was performed in Key West, Florida May 2024. She relocated full time to Portland last August. Katharine is a Certified Tamalpa Practitioner, ISMETA registered somatic movement educator(RSME) and therapist(RSMT) More about her and her work here: katharinedoughty.com

GENELL HUSTON | RITUAL ADVISOR & HEALER (she/her) is a mother, partner, teacher, healer, and space curator. Her presence and teachings weave in fascination with energies, spirit, and embodiment practiced and lived.  She leads a life in which she seeks to understand and share the energies of innate joy and love, inspiring herself and others to play in the grand dance of being human on this Earth: Live Lila (divine play). Time steeped in the arms of Mother Nature has influenced her life, ideas, and values, beginning with a wilderness journey at the age of 12 years old.  She has traveled, guided, and held retreats around the world for herself and others to remember the natural rhythms of being human living on this Earth body.

She has been teaching the practices of yoga, meditation and Ayurveda since 2005. In the years to follow, various other subtle body teachings such as Qi Gong, cranial sacral massage, mayo-facial release, Reiki have helped her cultivate a daily rhythm that optimizes connection to stay grounded and centered amidst the ever changing and dynamic world we live in.

She has spent the last decade diving deep into self study through traditional sacred ceremonies as a way to better understand psyche and heart. The teachings from plant allies, Shamans, her children, and sacred ceremonies are woven into her spirit and shared in her offerings.

She leads retreats, offers bi-annual seasonal cleanses, meets for 1:1 sessions, curates ceremonies to honor life transitions, circles women on the New Moon, offers individual and group mentoring and shares her writing and musings on Substack.  For more information www.genellhuston.com.

CARL AUSTIN HYATT | RITUAL ADVISOR & HEALER (he/him) is a celebrated American photographer. His artistic career, spanning over five decades, has produced a body of work that expresses the intersection of nature, culture, and spirituality. His stunning, original prints are characterized by the luminous tonality of his black and white images. His photographs are held in the permanent collections of prestigious public and private collections around the world, including the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, the Addison Gallery of American Art, and the Currier Museum of Art. Hyatt is a 1997 MacDowell Colony fellow and is currently a member of the National Parks Arts Foundation Board. His work has earned numerous grants and accolades, including the Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant.

Beyond his photographic art, Hyatt is a passionate spiritual seeker and cultural bridge-builder. His deep commitment to the wisdom of indigenous traditions has led him to spend more than 20 years facilitating transformative shamanic workshops and corporate retreats, offering participants a rare opportunity to explore the intersection of ancient shamanic knowledge and modern-day transformational journeys of healing. An eloquent writer, Hyatt has authored thought-provoking essays on the shamanic traditions of the Peruvian Andes where he has been traveling for twenty five years. These writings express the depth of his passion for the Peruvian traditions and connect him with a wider audience interested in art, spiritual practice and cross-cultural wisdom traditions.

THERESE JORNLIN | RITUAL ADVISOR & HEALER (she/her) As a woman, mother, teacher, consultant, therapist, ceremonialist and student of life, Therese’s passion to deepen her understanding of the connection between the body and mind, energy and spirit continues after 35 years of serving in the field of whole-health. Her early studies in mindful movement (Svastha Yoga and Medical Qi Gong specifically), bodymind centered therapies and indigenous earth-based teachings inspired her to also create two life-changing courses: Women Awake and Breath As Medicine. When she is in the role of consultant/advisor, her studies and especially her own personal practices help her take information and translate it into embodied transformation that enables people to heal themselves, love their lives back and positively impact their communities and our beloved planet.

JESSICA LABONTE | HEALER (she/her) Jessica’s work is rooted in offering supportive, regenerative spaces for those who serve others. With a background in artisan baking and years in the service industry, she understands the need for nourishment—both physical and energetic. Through Reiki, restorative yoga, and grief care, she helps others find moments of rest and renewal. Jessica finds peace walking Maine’s beaches, reading, and will always say yes to an ice cream date. I am constantly in awe and gratitude to be a part of this community and offerings. Thank you thank you for opening your heart in this way and creating these beautiful spaces for folks. 

CELINA LEMIEUX | HEALER (she/her) is a Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master, intuitive tarot reader, fitness & nutrition coach, puppeteer, musician, and native Mainer, currently residing in Scarborough. First attuned to Reiki seven years ago, Celina patiently sat with each level, practicing and learning, for years. In this several year journey, Celina has provided hands-on healing in service of others in countless traditional reiki sessions, as well as human and animal interactions, across long distances, within the collective, and starting in 2024, for Hogfish events. Celina started working with Hogfish for the Between the Sea and Me Grief Ritual (2024), and since then has been part of several events, such as Resounding History (2024), Kegs & Roses (2025), The Regenerative Arts Seed Project (2025), in addition to many upcoming events this season! 

TESSY SEWARD | RITUAL ADVISOR & HEALER (she/her) is a psychotherapist centering nature-based and somatic approaches to healing and growth. Tessy's eclectic path includes training and practice in yoga and meditation, somatic experiencing, Gestalt, ecotherapy, dreamwork, and psychedelic-assisted therapy, as well as ongoing practice and pilgrimage to personally inspiring and meaningful sites around the world. She is a devoted student of the woods and waters of her home state of Maine, and shares her knowledge by teaching workshops on foraging, herbal medicine-making and other ways of connecting with local plants. Tessy also creates and co-leads transformational retreats in Maine and abroad.

JANEY THIBODEAU | RITUAL ADVISOR & HEALER (she/her) certified Energy Facilitator, Healer and Death Doula, began her healing practice after attending the Barbara Brennan School of Healing for seven years and retiring from nursing after 43 years. Her fascination with the way energy flows began at the bedside and has blossomed into her second career At Healing in Partnership. Janey works with those people who desire an alternative, or an adjunct, to traditional medical care and therapy. Janey does not have a web site as she prefers her clients find her organically. She can be reached at:  janeythibodeau1@gmail.com.

KATHLEEN WHITE | HEALER (she/her) is a Traditional Usui Reiki Master and Teacher whose journey with Reiki began when her mother received a heartbreaking diagnosis. Kathleen sought spiritual guidance and was led to a psychic—who surprised her with an impromptu Usui Reiki attunement. That moment sparked a profound sense of clarity and connection. As Kathleen began offering Reiki to her mother, she witnessed firsthand its calming effects—relieving pain and anxiety while creating space for love, peace, and deep connection.

After her mother’s passing, Kathleen began her formal Reiki training. Following her Master Teacher attunement, she went to Portland’s Back Cove to practice Qigong and integrate the new energy. There, she encountered what she believed was a snowy owl—a rare and powerful presence she saw as a spiritual affirmation. Days later, her sighting was validated when a photograph of the owl, spotted far from its usual range, was featured in the Maine Sunday Telegram.

For more than 20 years, Kathleen has taught and practiced Traditional Usui Reiki, sharing this gentle Japanese energy healing technique with nurses, massage therapists, neighbors, and longtime clients. Reiki supports physical healing, emotional resilience, restful sleep, and a clarity of mind—often offering profound support during life’s most difficult moments.

Now retired, Kathleen lives in Portland, Maine, with her husband Doug. She adores nature, practices self-Reiki and Qigong daily, dabbles in Feng Shui and travels anytime the opportunity presents itself. 

BALKAN FOLK DANCE

CONICAL CACOPHONY | BALKAN BRASS BAND is a Boston-based brass band delivering Balkan-inspired dance jams. Dazzling horns! Blazing beats! With heavy influence from the music of Macedonia, Serbia, and Bulgaria, and a penchant to party, these rabble rousers will light up any stage or street.

SLADJANA DUVNJAK | BALKAN FOLK DANCE LEADER (she/her) was born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1997 and has been living in Portland Maine, ever since. Sladjana learned how to dance at a very young age through community events such as weddings and parties. Like in so many cultures, dancing is an intrinsic part of Serbian culture and life. At every wedding, event or party there is almost always a group of people dancing a kolo (traditional Serbian dance). As Sladjana got older, she danced in various dance groups for school performances and events. She’s continued performing off and on as an adult in the U.S as well. For the last ten years, she’s been going to Folk Dance Brunswick every Friday night, rain or shine. While she’s always enjoyed dancing, Folk Dance Brunswick truly sparked her love of learning new dances from around the world. Folk Dance Brunswick has also inspired and enabled her to share dances that she grew up doing. Sladjana is honored to be part of this opera and share one aspect of Serbian culture with her fellow Mainers. 

BARBARA MERSON | BALKAN FOLK DANCE LEADER (she/her) A third generation folk dancer, Barbara began dancing in New York and then migrated to the Boston area where she danced at MIT and Brandeis. After graduation, she returned to New York and performed with the George Tomov dancers. She currently lives in the Portland, Maine area where she teaches and leads international folk dance groups. Barbara is also an avid belly dancer, swing dancer, and fitness instructor. She plays percussion and sings with a number of Balkan and Middle Eastern music ensembles. Barbara’s has had extensive experience as a nonprofit leader with a wide variety of organizations. She currently teaches nonprofit management at Colby College in Maine. She is on the board of Mainewoods Dance Camp, the Folk Arts Center of New England, and Folk Dance Brunswick. She and her husband Marty (also a dancer and a glass artist) live in North Yarmouth.

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