Eternal October

CREATING A NEW OPERA TOGETHER

How do you start something new? How do you know when an end is happy, and which came first: the chicken or the egg?

These and other questions are the subject of a new music theatre that is being created in collaboration with the residents of the district around Frankenplatz in Düsseldorf. Throughout October, composer Alexander Chernyshkov will inhabit the UFO and compose an opera in public - from the first note to the final performance at the beginning of November.

The rule is: everyone can take part, everyone can watch.
Together with you, Alexander Chernyshkov and his artistic team will explore the building blocks from which an opera is made: personal stories, sounds, opera arias, interviews with experts and live pop songs about new love or the end of the world.

We invite interested people of all ages, children and adults: join in and contribute your ideas, stories and music! The result of our joint work can then be experienced in real opera performances at the UFO from 1 to 3 November at 6.00 pm.