The Rosina Project (TRP) is a contemporary adaptation of Rossini’s opera ‘The Barber of Seville’ which mixes Hip-Hop MCs, opera singers, and street-dance artists with a live DJ and Beatboxer to perform a female-driven story of empowerment and friendship as an immersive house party. TRP is a co-production of Chicago Fringe Opera and BraveSoul Movement.

TRP is one of several upcoming Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency projects. The New Play Residency is an incubator offering space, time and funding for the development of new text-based plays and musicals.

Join Chicago Fringe Opera and BraveSoul Movement for an intimate share-out from The Rosina Project’s DCASE New Play Residency.

Shaped by what they’ve learned from recent facilitated work centered on decolonizing their practices, trust-building and equitable collaboration, project creatives will share a glimpse of emerging artistic material informed by this ongoing process as their Hip Hop/Opera hybrid continues to take shape.

This program is made possible by a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). The Rosina Project was developed with support from the Pivot Arts Incubator Program, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, The Dance Center at Columbia College Chicago and the Rebuild Foundation.