Tickets to be released on September 10 at 11 am.

A Works & Process premiere marks an operatic first where the audience's eating is choreographed and synchronized with the drama. This new genre of storytelling created by Stewart Matthew (Green Aria, A ScentOpera) is a collaboration with chef Rasmus Munk of the globally acclaimed restaurant Alchemist (Copenhagen), Daniil Simkin, internationally renowned ballet dancer pioneering innovation in dance, and double BAFTA winning composer, Jason Graves.

Carême dramatizes the awakening of the tastes of a young Antonin Carême, the eighteenth century chef (played by Simkin) who would come to elevate cuisine to a new art form. The evening begins as a live stage performance in the Peter B. Lewis Theater that magically dissolves and immerses the audience first in a grand theater set in late 18th century Paris, where they not only watch—but taste—the unfolding drama continuing on stage. The action culminates with the audience caught up in the storming of the Bastille.

Matthew's libretto and direction forge an unprecedented genre of storytelling, dissolving barriers between performer and audience. Munk's culinary creations, meticulously timed, are instruments in their own right, adding new layers to the musical score. Each bite acts as a sensory cue, where the textures and flavors amplify Simkin's choreographed movement. Taste, movement, and music harmonize in a new, profound way to deepen the emotional and dramatic arc of the story.

Under Matthew’s direction, Munk's edible orchestrations, Simkin's kinetic eloquence and Graves' bold music combine to create an exciting new perceptual frontier.