Cells of Wind

Co-produced by:FAWN Chamber Creative and NUMUS

January 29th, 2025

The Registry Theatre

Kitchener, Ontario

Cells of Wind is a new chamber opera by Victoria-based composer Anna Höstman and Montréal-based poet/librettist Oana Avasilichioaei. The story is inspired by Romanian artist Lena Constante’s real-life experience as a political prisoner in Romania, who was imprisoned for twelve years with much of that time spent in solitary confinement. Cells of Wind builds out from Constante’s ordeal and serves as a window into someone subjected to these complex and troubling conditions. 

A NUMUS/FAWN Chamber Creative co-production.
Composer: Anna Höstman
Librettist: Oana Avasilichioaei