Dates:
- Mon, 31 Aug 2026, 18:30–19:30
Cover Her is a kaleidoscopic experience of music, movement, dance, and storytelling, based on the enigmatic rituals of medieval Iberia. It is an exploration of womanhood, strength, female identity, and emancipation. The work explores these ideas through the stories of medieval virgin martyrs and the present day MeToo movement. It taps into the dualities and paradoxes of past and present, freedom and entrapment, and death and renewal.
Supported by the NWO (Dutch Research Council), an award-winning team of international musicians, contemporary dancer, actor, and composer have come together with academic historians from Radboud University in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) to create this daring new work.
The music is composed by Litha Efthymiou, whose works have been performed by several prestigious orchestras, chamber groups and soloists, such as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Ligeti string quartet, and in venues such as London’s Royal Albert Hall, Kings Place, Southbank Centre, and broadcast on BBC radio 3.
Composer: Litha Efthymiou
Director: Jenny Ayres
Associate Director: Helen Tennison
Costume and Set Designer: Hannah Sibai
Dancer/ Choreographer: Harriet Parker Beldeau
Actor/ Scriptwriter: Jenny Ayres
Soprano: Keren Motseri
Percussion: Ryoko Imai
Harp: Lise Vandersmissen
Cello: Willem Stam
Research Consultants: Dr Kati Ihnat, Dr Melanie Shaffer and Cathrien Hoijinck
Alexander Theatre
1.9.2026
18.30-19.30
Tickets 45 / 42 €, Lippu.fi
Cost: 45€
Bookings: Booking information is available from the event source.
Categories: dance (performing arts), music, theatre (art forms), cultural events
More information: https://www.oopperakesa.fi/oopperakesa-2026/cover-her
Source: Event information supplied by City of Helsinki Linked Events.
