O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky is a groundbreaking new ballet-opera that brings the life and vision of Georgia O’Keeffe into a vivid fusion of music, movement, and theatre. With music by Grammy Award® winner Christopher Tin, a libretto by Kelley Rourke, direction by Francesca Zambello, and choreography by Jessica Lang, the production unites a world-class creative team and an international cast led by Isabel Leonard, Christine Goerke, and William Burden under the baton of George Manahan. Centered on O’Keeffe’s rise as one of America’s most iconic artists, the work explores the forces that shaped her voice—from her transformative desert landscapes to the complex relationships that both constrained and inspired her.

Sung in English with projected English titles.

Two hours and five minutes, including one 25-minute intermission.

World Premiere

Cast

Georgia O’Keeffe: Isabel Leonard
Mabel Dodge: Christine Goerke
Alfred Stieglitz: William Burden

Artistic Team

Conductor: George Manahan
Director: Francesca Zambello
Choreographer: Jessica Lang
Scenic Designer: Lawrence E. Moten III
Costume Designer: Constance Hoffman
Lighting Designer: A.J. Guban

O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky was developed and created, in part, through fully-funded workshops and support from:

• Clifford Family Innovator in Residence, Colgate University, awarded to stage director Francesca Zambello
• University of Cincinnati-College-Conservatory of Music Opera Fusion program
• Works & Process residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park
  American Ballet Theatre
• The Glimmerglass Festival

This event is an external rental and not produced by STC.