STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at the World Premiere of Vancouver Opera's STICKBOY

Four of Vancouver's most prominent mural artists are provoking thought and discussion on the issues of bullying with powerful outdoor paintings on construction hoardings and exterior walls of buildings in Vancouver. The murals are part of an awareness campaign leading up to Vancouver Opera's world-premiere production of Stickboy, a revolutionary new opera composed by Neil Weisensel with libretto by world-renowned spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan. Check out a sneak peek at the opera below!

This beautiful, courageous and visually stunning opera explores the inner life of an overweight young boy transformed by bullying. On the playground, in school hallways, and most profoundly in his own mind, the boy is shunned, bullied, and cruelly provoked. Supported by the love of his grandmother, he finds courage through his vivid imagination, but that courage mutates, expressing itself with the violence that he himself has endured. Scarred and wary, the boy survives to face an uncertain future. Bravely autobiographical, beautifully poetic, visually innovative and musically memorable, Stickboy confronts a society struggling with its own fear and insecurity - a society that seeks conformity and uniformity at the expense of those who are different.

Stickboy opens October 23, 2014 for twelve performances at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre, corner of Dunsmuir and Hamilton Streets, through November 7, 2014.

Tickets are available exclusively through the Vancouver Opera Ticket Centre: 604-683-0222 orwww.vancouveropera.ca. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted.

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