The Need to Honor All of Yourself, with Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野

In this episode, Bryce speaks with opera singer and interdisciplinary theater creator, Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 (they/them). The two discuss Teiya’s work as an interdisciplinary theater creator, in particular their projects The Queen in Me and The Butterfly Project which transform and reframe two iconic characters from opera (The Queen of the Night from The Magic Flute by Mozart and Cio Cio San from Madama Butterfly by Puccini, respectively) through a personal lens. Teiya also speaks about their queer, trans reframing of Schumann’s Dichterliebe and their upcoming personal documentary project, Project T. Learn more about Teiya’s work at their website: Teiya’s website

Release Date: May 11, 2024

Recording Date: April 12, 2024

Name of Podcast: Beyond Travesti

Episode Title & Number: Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野, Season 2, Episode 1

Topic #1: Reimagining repertoire for yourself, and The Queen in Me [8:30]

Topic #2: Disruption in the opera space [13:05]

Topic #3: Personal inquiry, Puccini, Japan, and The Butterfly Project [20:45]

Topic #4: Teiya’s upcoming projects - Project T [28:05]

Read Episode Transcript here.

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