Towards Opulence, the Opera Part II was first premiered at Dance Mission Theater in June of 2024. Supported by our partners at EastSide Arts Alliance, we are thrilled to bring this new work to a wider audience in 2025.
TOWARDS OPULENCE, THE OPERA, Part II is part of an ongoing act of creative resistance and imaginative reclamation. Skywatchers believe that Tenderloin residents—and other marginalized people—are the truth tellers of our society, akin to the mythical Cassandras. By breathing life into often overlooked or discredited truths, we remember our interdependence and expose the roots of power and oppression. Towards Opulence invites us to conjure and claim our most audacious and glorious selves and step into a future where we truly belong to each other.
Creating sublime multi-disciplinary performance that’s equal parts protest, mourning, and vision, the Skywatchers Ensemble uses their art to weave personal stories with visions of a revolution led by those historically excluded from shaping culture and policy.
