18 Jul Pictures from Garsington Opera’s Rusalka
We’re excited to share some beautiful production pictures from Garsington Opera’s Rusalka that our joint-Artistic Director Lina Johansson worked on as its circus choreographer.
Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; 
Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; 
Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; 
Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; 
Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; 
Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; 
Rusalka by Dvořàk; Garsington Opera; Wormsley; Buckinghamshire, UK; 16 June 2022 Rusalka – Natalya Romaniw; Prince – Gerard Schneider; Vodník – Musa Ngqungwana; Ježibaba – Christine Rice; Foreign Princess – Sky Ingram; Hajný – John Findon; Kuchtík – Grace Durham; First nymph – Marlena Devoe; Second nymph – Heather Lowe; Third nymph – Stephanie Wake-Edwards; Lovec – Mark Nathan Aerialists – Sophie Earl, Lauren Jamieson, Victoria McManus, Sophie Northmore, Helen Parke, Lisa Whitmore; Conductor – Douglas Boyd; Director – Jack Furness; Designer – Tom Piper; Lighting Designer – Malcolm Rippeth; Choreographer / Movement Director – Fleur Darkin; Circus Choreographer – Lina Johansson; Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; 
Photo: © Julian Guidera 
Photo: © Julian Guidera 
Photo: © Julian Guidera 
Photo: © Julian Guidera
She worked on it with her great team of woodnymphs: circus performers Parkey, Victoria McManus, Lauren Jamieson, Sophie Earl, Sophie Northmore and Lisa Whitmore and singers Marlena Devoe, Heather Lowe, Stephanie Wake-Edwards super impressively singing their parts from the ropes! All pitted against the always brilliant Musa Ngqungwana as king of the water kingdom. And Natalya Romaniw as Rusalka, lured into the world of circus, gracefully entering on aerial slings ahead of the main aria. Creative rigging consultant was Alex Poulter.
Lina said it has been a really joyful collaboration!
And, Rusalka is going to Edinburgh International Festival in August for anyone who is there. You can book your tickets on the EIF website.
Photos by Clive Barda & Julian Guidera.
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