Sappho's Garden

Sappho’s Garden is a solo folk opera that rediscovers the fragmented remains of Sappho’s poetry

through a contemporary lens, marrying the classical and folk genres in a new work by the Spare

Key Collective. What remains of Sappho's poetry shows us glimpses of her life; however, these

mysterious fragments stir more questions than answers. Over two thousand years ago, Sappho

wrote the words, “someone will remember us, I say; even in another time.” Sappho's Garden

rediscovers her legacy and reimagines what it means to a contemporary audience. In Sappho's

Garden, we plant our feet firmly in tradition while reaching through centuries of distortion and

into a universe of possibilities. This project has been developed with the generous support of the

Canada Council for the Arts.