Studio Minailo

Minailo created a spectacle with French elegance, keeping balanced proportions between music, word and movement. Thus, he proved that it is possible to build a bridge connecting the past and centuriesold tradition with a contemporary interpretation. This harmonious performance, created with respect for the music is a tribute to the history and style of French baroque opera. It is exactly the golden mean: unobtrusive perception, not transposed, reflecting the artistic values of the work
Agnieszka Lakner, Magiczny Kraków, Hippolyte et Aricie, Opera Rara, Kraków

Studio Minailo is an Amsterdam based studio for the development of new works by director Sjaron Minailo. A laboratory for experimental music theatre, opera, performance and other music related visual work. The works of Sjaron Minailo are performed in different cities around the world and are also found on the Internet. Minailo is appointed Artist-Curator at the Dutch National Opera / Opera Forward Festival, and leads the temporary master department Re:master Opera at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam.

Minailo’s work is often a reaction to or reflection on social and political developments and artistic transformation of cultures. His main language is that of aesthetics through which contemporary issues are addressed and commented on. Alongside classical and contemporary repertoire Minailo is known for new site-specific creations based on a huge variety of musical material from concert-music to pop music and EDM.


For bio and list of works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjaron_Minailo

Recent

Re:master Opera @ Sandberg Institute

From September 2022 to June 2024, Sjaron Minailo is leading the temporary master program Re:master Opera at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. Re:master Opera is a program in which a collective of 15 MA students from a wide range of art disciplines and backgrounds critically examine the field of opera and music theater and what this field offers to other music driven (performative) creations. This program is supported by the Dutch National Opera and the Opera Forward Festival during which the group will present new collective creations.

More info about the program and the events HERE

 

Lullaby - A monodrama about contemporary human condition

Lullaby follows a woman caught between a turbulent inner and outer world, singing her way from isolation to connectivity . On a quest for a song to soothe herself and her baby, they venture out into the night and what unfolds is a confronting and unexpected journey. Her path intertwines with others unexpectedly, delivering the lullaby she needs and her own evolution in the process.
Lullaby is a new creation by composer Kamala Sankaram, singer Laura Bohn, writer Guillermo Calderon and director Sjaron Minailo
The production will have its world-premiere at O.-Festival Rotterdam (info) on May 22nd 2023, followed by two shows in Amsterdam at Door Open Space (info). The show will tour in seasons 23-24-25

More info HERE

 

Undine - 2021

A music theatre show turned into an animation opera in three chapters

Due to Covid-19 the stage production of Undine - a Fairy Tale Opera about a plastic addicted  Mermaid, is being redeveloped as a animation movie!

Commissioned by Stichting Wildermoed with music by Stefanie Janssen and Michaël Brijs and animation by Paper Panther

More info and shows/screening here

Notwehr - Venice Biennale / Biennale Musica 2022

Commissioned by the Venice Biennale / Biennale Musica
Coproduction with Muziektheater Transparant and HERMESensmble
Notwehr is a new creation by composer Annelies van Parys, librettist Gaea Schoeters and stage director Sjaron Minailo
The production will premiere on the 24th of September 2022 at the exceptional Scuola Grande di San Rocco

More info and tickets HERE

 

Eva - 2021

A music theater literary podcast based on the book Eva by Carry van Bruggen.
8 episodes starring 8 wonderful actrices: Leny Breederveld, Jade Olieberg, Nastaran Razavi Khorasani, Stefanie Janssen, Funda Müjde, Mira Helmer, Helen Kamperveen, Claron McFadden
And the phenomenal Ragazze Quartet
Music director: Annelies van Parys
Libretto: Gaea Schoeters
or on spotify, Apple Podcasts and all other podcast channels

Past work

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Music Videos

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Little Girl - STASJ [Official Video]
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Commuter - STASJ [Official Video]
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Soft Forces - STASJ [Official Video]
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Stefanie Janssen - Mijn Liefste [Official Video]
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