The Atlanta Opera: Water Memory (Jala Smriti)

The Atlanta Opera presents:
Water Memory (Jala Smriti) Awarded the Antinori Foundation Grand Prize in the 96-Hour Opera Project in June 2024.
Both composer Kitty Brazelton and librettist Vaibu Mohan shared the experience of witnessing the decline of a beloved older woman in their family due to dementia. For this creative team, has become a deeply personal story about the power of memory, family, and connection.

Tix $35 at AtlantaOpera In addition to June 14th it is also showing June 12th at Ferst Center and June 13th at Morehouse Ray Charles Performing Arts Center.

Immediately following the performance, audience members are invited to stay as a panel discusses aspects of the evolving intersection of technology and human experience through the lens of dementia and caregiving.

• Kitty Brazelton, composer, bandleader, improviser, singer/songwriter, and instrumentalist
• Sal Kibler, MA, Gerontologist, Tools for Life/Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation
• Indira Mahajan, Soprano performing the role of Janai in Water Memory
• Niharika Mather, PhD candidate in Human-Centered Computing at Georgia Tech
• Chris Rozell, Executive Director, Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society; Julian T. Hightower Chaired Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech