Sylvie is the artistic director of opera company Opera in Space. She has produced site-specific immersive operas/shows in London, then touring in regions in the UK and across Europe. With Arts Council England and other local financial support, the shows played to sell-out audiences.
Opera in Space was founded out of the desire to create exhilarating, fun, accessible opera, creating an experience that the audience will love and remember. Part of that is a love of telling stories, clearly and entertainingly, using drama, puppetry, dance, projection and poetry to create a completely immersive theatrical experience.
The final ingredient is finding new spaces or under-used locations in which to tell those stories., incorporating the found space into our work. So far, we have transformed an art gallery, a castle, a Georgian town house in the centre of London, and warehouses in Peckham and Berlin. By taking opera out of the opera house, we re-imagine, and look at the work afresh.
Press
'The company is lithe, young and inventive.' Fiona Maddocks, The Observer
'The whole thing was performed with a big, positive zing.' Robert Thicknesse, Opera Now.
'An entertaining interpretation by a small but dextrous cast.' Katy S. Austin, bachtrack.
'Would I return for another production? Absolutely.'
Alexandra Coghlan, New Statesman.
'It was very effective – even creepy.' Sinfini Magazine.
'Exciting company to watch.' Ed Theakson, A Younger Theatre.
'Moody and unsettling atmosphere.'
Imogen Morgan, Off West End
'Extremely bold.' Matthew Partridge, Remote Goat
**** 'A delightful, atmospheric evening.' Sunday Express.
'Charming, entertaining and well-thought through, using three floors imaginitively.' Hugo Shirley, OPERA Magazine
**** 'A charming production by Opera in Space.' TimeOut Critic's Choice.
*** 'Go for the fun of it. Go because, as the Brothers Grimm knew, it's hard to resist a sugar rush.' Anna Picard, The Times.
**** 'I loved almost every second.' Public Review.
'Fresher and easier to engage with than many of the big-budget opera productions on offer in the West End. A festive treat.' Londonist.
**** 'Clever, imaginative, splendidly sung.' London Grip.
