voi(x)es - voices of a circle of women imagining the ways of an opera

22. June 2024 • sylvie fröhlicher, hiromi gut, lisina gut, michaela unsinn, claron mcfadden

a circle of five women in their thirties in zurich has come together through the initiative of hiromi gut -  to share on topics that deserve more space in their lives and possibly in society at large in this locality today. through the writing of letters centering their questions around anything they need to speak about and reading these letters out loud in the circle in the open spirit of receiving, without comment of judgement, these women have created a space for free expression. the imagination of the creation of an opera, and of what opera could be, as a platform to give voice to these topics, was born.

the process started in a small circle, accompanied by the artist claron mcfadden. during free flow festival it will get bigger and open itself up to a broader group of women. the opera is being created through different forms of expression, way beyond the vocal. you don’t need to sing to contribute. you and your expression are enough to be part of this process towards a collective composition.

sylvie fröhlicher (circle facilitation), hiromi gut (creative vision), lisina gut (clay expression)and michaela unsinn (voice expression) – mentored by claron mcfadden