APOLAKI: OPERA OF THE SCORCHED EARTH is an experimental opera by Filipino-American composer Micaela Tobin in collaboration with installation designer Carlo Maghirang and dancer/choreographer Jay Carlon.

Continuing her celebration of the pre-colonial mythologies of the Philippines, Tobin’s new work tells the story of Apolaki, the precolonial God of Sun and War, who finds themself lost in a foreign and unfamiliar land after being displaced from the Philippines by Spanish colonizers. This opera is a radical meditation on the complex relationships between settler colonialism, migration, and diaspora, and invites the audience to join Apolaki in this immersive pilgrimage.

Run Time: ~75 Minutes
Performers: 4-6 with additional instrumentalists
Community Chorus: 8-20

For more information on Micaela Tobin, please visit www.micaelatobin.com
For presentation information, please contact Brian Sea brian@standardstages.com