La Mort de la Mer by CocoRosie is an opera-performance inspired by the eight phases of the moon, the rhythms of nature, and ecological reflection. The production will be presented on 22 and 23 June at the Great Hall of CK Zamek in Poznań.
La Mort de la Mer is an audiovisual opera with an experimental, immersive structure in which music, performance, and visual theatre merge into a single scenic environment. The work unfolds cyclically as a poetic, ritualistic process, allowing audiences to experience it from different perspectives—close to the action and with the freedom to shift their point of view. Guiding this journey are two symbolic figures—Moon and Sea—who open up a space for reflection on time, memory, and the relationship between humanity, the cosmos, and the natural world. The performance takes the form of a meditative tableau suspended between the intimate and the planetary. The musical dimension combines CocoRosie’s distinctive artistic language—balancing experimental music, electronics, and song—with an immersive mode of experience. At the heart of the work lies the relationship between humans and nature in an era of ecological crisis. The motif of the “death of the sea” emerges as an experience of loss, imbalance, and mourning for a disappearing world, while also serving as a catalyst for reimagining humanity’s connection with the environment. The Polish premiere of the production will feature our actress, Justyna Wasilewska, who has collaborated with directors such as Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman), René Pollesch, and Anna Smolar. She is also widely known to audiences from Jan Holoubek’s series Heweliusz and the film Heart of Love, directed by Łukasz Ronduda.
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