Culchahworks Arts Collective and Panamania in association with Nightwood Theatre and b current proudly present the world premiere of Obeah Opera, a Nicole Brooks vision that runs Tuesday, August 4 to Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in The Distillery District.

Obeah Opera is a hand clapping, foot stomping, spirit-lifting, magical musical sensation unlike any other opera before it. Steeped in Black music, sung entirely a cappella by a powerful, racially diverse all-female cast of 14, Obeah Opera tells the story of the legendary Salem Witch Trials from the fascinating perspective of Caribbean slave women. Based on an array of different musical genres – spirituals, blues, jazz, gospel, traditional African, Caribbean Folk, Calypso, ska, R&B and reggae – Obeah Opera is a timely reminder of the toxic power that a few can hold over many.

Tickets are available at http://obeahopera.com/ or by calling the Young Centre box office at 416-866-8666.