Seattle Opera and Seattle Children's Theater join forces to present a workshop performance of the hip-hop opera Stomping Grounds. Written by Paige Hernandez and composed by Victor Simonson, this innovative work offers positive affirmation about cultural identity, diversity, and connection to home in an hour-long piece that premiered at the Glimmerglass Festival in 2017.
Hip-hop, spoken word, and opera seamlessly blend for this one-of-a-kind exploration of love, faith, and home. Stories of refugees, immigrants, natives, and descendants of enslaved people intertwine as an inner-city coffee shop faces gentrification.