Awakening

by Param Vir

Company : Theater Bonn, Bonn

• Conductor : Daniel Johannes Mayr
• Director : Vasily Barkhatov
• Choreography : Sommer Ulrickson
• Stage design : Zinovy Margolin
• Costume design : Olga Shaishmelashvili
• Light design : Olaf Winter
• Video design : Ruth Stofer
• Orchestra : Beethoven Orchester Bonn
• Chorus : Opernchor des Theater Bonn
• Chorus Master : André Kellinghaus
• Children's Chorus : Kinderchor der Volksoper Wien
• Children's Chorus Master : Ekaterina Klewitz

Cast

• Director / Anand : Mark Morouse
• A Young Actor / Sunita : Tae Hwan Yun
• Prince Gautam, later The Buddha : Cody Quattlebaum
• Kanthak / The 'Celestial' : Ralf Rachbauer
• Messenger of Age / Mara : Martin Tzonev
• Messenger of Sickness / A King : Giorgos Kanaris
• Messenger of Death : Susanne Blattert
• Channa / Angulimala : Christopher Jähnig
• A Warrior King / A Ploughman : Christopher Jähnig
• Lady Gautami : Yannick-Muriel Noah
• Princess Yasodhara / Young Mother / A Sister : Katerina von Bennigsen
• Exrt. Ascetic / A Vexed Monk : Johannes Mertes
• A Boy Actor / Rahul :
• An agnostic philosopher : Ralf Rachbauer
• A Ploughman / An amoralist philosopher : Martin Tzonev
• A fiery priest : Giorgos Kanaris
• A Sister : Susanne Blattert
• An Extreme Asketic / A Vexed Monk : Johannes Mertes
• A Girl Player : Ida Rausche
• A Girl Player : Eliana Craciun
• A Girl / A Child Refugee 1 : Brooke Joy Di Pede
• A Girl / A Child Refugee 1 : Elisabeth Kravchenko
• A Boy / A Child Refugee 2 : Clara Teschner
• A Boy / A Child Refugee 2 : Elisabeth Stroganova
• A Priest in White : Miljan Milovic
• A Randomist Philosopher : Nicholas Probst

Performance dates

• 01/03/2026 18:00
• 07/03/2026 19:30
• 29/03/2026 16:00
• 17/04/2026 19:30
• 19/04/2026 18:00
• 02/05/2026 19:30