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BURN
a dance project for the theater
premiere 28 April 2026

Concept, direction, design
@ajweissbard
Music — Michael Galasso
Arrangement and sound design — Peter Cerone
Costumes — Anna Biagiotti
Choreography and interpretation:
Anna — @eggmagoo
Burton — @jonah_bokaer
Larry — @damiano.bigi
Pale — @brandonlagaert
Dancers: @valesca88, @alessandro.burini @giovanni.castelli93, @jacopogiarda

Voice — John Malkovich

Produced by @opera_roma, co-produced by Fondazione Musica per Roma
With the support of @orsolina28

BURN is loosely inspired by Lanford Wilson’s “Burn This”

Photos: MUSA/Fondazione Musica per Roma, Fabrizio Sansoni — Teatro dell’Opera di Roma taken in Teatro dell'Opera di Roma by @ajweissbard

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5 months ago

Festeggia l’International Dance Day con “Burn”, la creazione di teatro-danza di @ajweissbard , ispirata a “Burn This” di Lanford Wilson, che coinvolge quattro coreografi contemporanei e il corpo di ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Stasera e domani, 29 e 30 aprile, all’Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi.

🎥 trailer di @francesco_siciliano_timecode

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“BURN”: A dance project for the theater
28, 29, 30 Aprile 2026, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Petrassi

IDEAZIONE, REGIA, SCENE E LUCI: A. J. Weissbard
COSTUMI: Anna Biagiotti
MUSICA: Michael Galasso
ARRANGIAMENTO MUSICALE: Peter Cerone

COREOGRAFIA E INTERPRETAZIONE
Anna Ève-Marie Dalcourt
Burton Jonah Bokaer
Larry Damiano Ottavio Bigi
Pale Brandon Lagaert

VOCE: John Malkovich
Corpo di Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

Nuovo allestimento Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
in coproduzione con Fondazione Musica per Roma
con il supporto di Orsolina28 Art Foundation

Musica su base registrata
Prima rappresentazione assoluta taken in Auditorium Parco Della Musica - Sala Petrassi by @ajweissbard

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6 months ago

We are so looking forward to presenting the North American premier of the live performance of The Garden of Brokenness On NOv. 6th at Arrow Street Arts in coordination with the wonderful Boston Symphony Orchestra's programming initiatives. by @ajweissbard

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8 days ago

IN ESISTO by @vittogirelli for @opera_roma season scheduled by the artistic direction of @eleonoraabbagnatoofficial

Dancing alongside my beloved and wonderful dancer @eugeniabrezzi ✨

Lights and scenografy by @ajweissbard

Music by @davidsonjaconello

Ballet master assistant to coreography @ronnie73

#gratefull taken in La Nuvola Centro Congressi Eur by @ajweissbard

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4 months ago

Falstaff

an opera by Giuseppe Verdi

More than any of the other operas I made with Luca, this production was most faithful to his quintessential style, with the scenic environment playing a crucial, non-vocal, role. Large textiles, iron vehicles, and a huge inverted tree, moved musically around and among the cast, constructing a world that was formal, amusing, and magical. Absolute Ronconi and an absolute delight to light.

directed by Luca Ronconi #lucaronconi
reprise 2026 by Marina Bianchi @marinabianchi
scenery by Tiziano Santi
costumes by Maurizio Millenotti
light by AJ Weissbard @ajweissbard

Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, 2013

photos courtesy of Teatro Petruzzelli
more images on my site

#opera #verdi
#ronconi
#lightdesign lightingdesign
@fondazioneteatropetruzzelli taken in Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli by @ajweissbard

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7 months ago

Pjetro Maskanji operas ZEMNIEKA GODS jauniestudējums un Rudžero Leonkavallo operas PAJACI atjaunojums savu skatuves dzīvi sāks šovakar! Toi, toi, toi!
Iestudējumus veidojuši muzikālais vadītājs un diriģents Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, režisors Aiks Karapetjans, scenogrāfs, gaismu mākslinieks AJ Vaisbārds (A.J. Weissbard), kostīmu māksliniece Kristīne Pasternaka, videomākslinieks Artis Dzērve un kustību režisore Liene Grava.

Foto: Agnese Zeltiņa

#cavalleriarusticana #pagliacci #latvijasnacionālāopera #latviannationalopera by @ajweissbard

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8 months ago

ENG below
LV: Šodien ir operu 'Cavalleria Rusticana' un 'Pagliacci' pirmizrāde — mans trešais iestudējums kopš pagājušā gada februāra.
Vispirms vēlos pateikties teātra direkcijai, īpaši Sandis Voldiņš, par uzaicinājumu, kā arī visiem solistiem, kuri piedalās abās izrādēs (abos sastāvos — daudziem pirmizrāde vēl būs rīt).
Paldies dziedātājiem par uzticību un drosmi sekot manām idejām. Protams, arī visiem kora māksliniekiem par pacietību un manai brīnišķīgajai radošajai komandai — AJ Weissbard, Kristine Pasternaka, Artis Dzerve un Liene Grava. Protams manām asistentēm Agnese Malnača un Līga Ozola par rūpēm.
Man vienmēr ir liela laime strādāt ar starptautisku komandu (latvieši, armēnis, gruzīns, amerikānis, krievi, ukraiņi, ebreji). Ar šādu komandu viss ir iespējams.
Toi toi toi visiem!
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ENG: Today is the premiere of the operas 'Cavalleria Rusticana' and 'Pagliacci' — my third production since last February.
First of all, I would like to thank the Opera management, especially Sandis Voldiņš, for the invitation, and all the soloists performing in both productions (both casts — for many, the premiere will be tomorrow).
Thank you to the singers for their trust and courage in following my ideas. And of course, thanks to all the choir artists for their patience, and to my wonderful creative team — AJ Weissbard, Kristine Pasternaka, Artis Dzerve, and Liene Grava. Also to my asistents Agnese Malnača un Līga Ozola for a care.
It is always a great joy for me to work with an international team (Latvians, Armenian, Georgian, American, Russians, Ukrainians, Jews). With a team like this, anything is possible.
Toi toi toi to everyone!
pics: Agnese Zeltiņa taken in Latvijas Nacionālā opera un balets by @ajweissbard

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8 months ago

ZEMNIEKA GODS.PAJACI

Režisors - Aiks Karapetjans
Muzikālais vadītājs un diriģents – Mārtiņš Ozoliņš
Scenogrāfs, gaismu mākslinieks – AJ Vaisbārds
Kostīmu māksliniece – Kristīne Pasternaka
Video mākslinieks - Artis Dzērve
Horeogrāfe – Liene Grava

Pjetro Maskanji operā "Zemnieka gods" un Rudžero Leonkavallo operā "Pajaci" veristiskās kaislības uzliesmo ar nepārvaramu spēku. Pat tās dzīves norises, kurām nepiemīt īpašs skaistums, šeit guvušas muzikāli krāšņu ietērpu.

Opera “Zemnieka gods” tiks izrādīta vienā vakarā ar operu “Pajaci”. Pirmizrāde Latvijas Nacionālajā operā – 17. februārī! Nākamās izrādes 18. februārī un 1., 27., 28. martā.

#cavalleriarusticana #pagliacci
#latvijasnacionalaopera #latviannationalopera by @ajweissbard

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9 months ago

Pietá Rondanini Michelangelo
Mother Robert Wilson
08/04/2025
@castellosforzescomilano

Curated and produced by Franco Laera @changeperformingarts and @isaloniofficial

Music @arvopartcentre
Light design @ajweissbard
Photo: @ljansch taken in Castello Sforzesco di Milano by @ajweissbard

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a year ago

La Mort De La Mer
@cocorosie_official, 12/09/2025
Directed by @bianca_casady
Stage design @bianca_casady and @ajweissbard
Costumes @gaspardyurkievich
Light design @ajweissbard
Video @bianca_casady and @corentinjpm
Sound design @dariofelli
with Sierra Casady, @marcchouarain, @dougwieselman, @simonedraettaviolin, Asya Sorshneva, @ak_ichihara, @voilamarietty. 📷 courtesy of @gaspardyurkievich by @ajweissbard

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a year ago

William Basinski
The Garden of Brokenness
12/10/2025
Adam Tendler, Agnese Menguazzato, Francesca Fabrizi, Enrico Malatesta, Francesco Toninelli
A.J. Weissbard taken in Teatro alle Tese - La Biennale di Venezia by @ajweissbard

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a year ago

In Esisto

a ballet by Vittoria Girelli
for Creations X-XII, Stuttgart Ballet
Reprised for Trittico Contemporaneo, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma

scenery and light by AJ Weissbard @ajweissbard
costumes by Vittoria Girelli @vittogirelli
musical arrangement by Davidson Jaconello @davidsonjaconello

Staatstheater Schauspielhaus, Stuttgart, 2023
La Nuvola, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, 2025

photos by Bernhard Weis @bernhard.weis.foto, courtesy of the ©Stuttgarter Ballett @thestuttgartballet
Photos by Fabrizio Sansoni @fabrizio.sansoni, courtesy of Teatro dell’Opera di Roma @opera_roma

more images on my site

#ballet #dance
#lightdesign #stagedesign
#lightandspace
@lanuvola_roma
#rome #roma taken in Roma Convention Center - La Nuvola by @ajweissbard

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2 years ago