Between Two Lights

Making death tangible

With the musical theatre Between Two Lights, the Netherlands Chamber Choir and Muziektheater Transparant present a world premiere by the important Chinese-American composer Huang Ruo. In Between Two Lights, he wants to make death tangible. Not with terrifying visions, but in a ritual that offers comfort and in which we carefully expose ourselves to the thought of death. In this way, we feel closer to those who have passed away and we come closer to reconciliation with our own mortality.

In his work, Huang Ruo unites elements from Asian and Western culture and, with his new musical style, builds a bridge between these two seemingly completely different worlds.