Stand Up!

Opera
Written By Kaswanna Kanyinda

Fort Worth Opera, 2022 World Premiere
Fort Worth, TX

Roles:

  • South African Student

  • Bukelwa Biko (Biko’s older sister)

  • Mrs. Stafford

Fort Worth Opera presents the World premiere of Stand Up! a 45-minute chamber opera at the Scott Theatre on Friday, November 11 at 7:00pm. Composed by Joe Illick, and libretto by Sheran Goodspeed-Keyton, Stand Up! gives the audience a snapshot of the life of South African activist Stephen Biko during  Apartheid in the 1960s that segues to a Cultural Studies class in 2022, where a young black student struggles with his own will to speak out. With contemporary, high-spirited music and movement at the forefront of this compelling story, stand up will leave audiences not only applauding but feeling empowered!

Kaswanna Kanyinda
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