“It's pieces of music from operas that are 400 years old all the way up to operas that are really new,” Renbarger said. ![]() The show weaves together selections from various operas and musicals from all different genres and points in history - even a song from West Side Story made the cut. I've really found this to be a happy accident.” “Whether this is normal or not, it's important, it's educational and it's fun. We've been able to create something out of nothing,” he said. ![]() “This project has been a huge payoff for curiosity. The show, titled “Things Lost and Things Found,” serves as a metaphor for the Bemidji State theatre department and performers around the world adapting and finding new and creative ways out of this dark time. ![]() Renbarger and BSU theatre students have produced a film opera inspired by the pandemic, which will be released for public viewing soon. Renbarger had a vision - brought to life by around 15 student performers, student production assistants and NLFX productions - to take opera from a live experience to a cinematic one. And in this case, it led the Bemidji State University music professor to reimagine what theatre could be. Then things took a “stage left” turn.ĬOVID-19 has been a threat to the performing arts industry as a whole, and locally, it also dimmed the stage lights of in-person student productions. BEMIDJI - For Cory Renbarger, center stage has always been second nature.
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