Though this is hard for some audiences (and reviewers) to believe, the company’s work is entirely improvised. Our techniques, developed over hundreds of performances, are driven by openness, listening, emotional authenticity and (rare on an opera stage) a willingness to fail. The results are very funny and intensely emotional by turns.

Show format
Thanks to its improvised nature, the stage show is supremely adaptable.
The typical format is in two parts. The first (c.30 minutes) consists of games and numbers which involve the audience and give a taste of the techniques we use. The second part (c.45 min) is a through-sung opera invented in its entirety from the audience’s suggestions.

In development
We are collaborating with leading process-workers, Jean-Claude and Arlene Audergon to explore the application of our work conflict resolution and enhancing community.