Satyagraha

In the organizer's words:

Opera by Philip Glass

How can we confront injustice in society? Mahatma Gandhi, the famous Indian freedom fighter, developed a spiritual answer to this question as a young lawyer in South Africa: "Satyagraha", the adherence to the truth. The truth is propagated here as the most effective means in the fight against injustice; the opposing side is to be convinced by peaceful means, through non-violent resistance. Philip Glass has dedicated an emphatic work of art to this idea with his great choral opera Satyagraha: his catchy minimal music transports us to other spheres of consciousness, the timeless verses from the Bhagavadgita invite us to inner contemplation - an inspiring experience.