Michel van der Aa

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1 May 2025

From Dust has been officially selected for the Immersive Competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place from 13 to 24 May 2025. This selection marks an important recognition for innovative art forms at the intersection of opera, film and interactive technology. As one of the nine selected works, From Dust will compete for the Best Immersive Work award.

Theory of Flames

Film opera (2024-2025)

From Dust

Virtual Reality Opera (2023-2024)

The Book of Water

Chamber music theatre (2021-2022)

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Film opera (2019-2020)

Violin Concerto

for solo violin and orchestra (2014)

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Chamber opera (2015-2016)

As a child, Michel van der Aa used to build labyrinths out of cardboard, complete with intriguing soundscapes. Today, he lets audiences enter alternative worlds in a different way: through his inventive musical, cinematic and digital creations. As a composer, director, and multimedia artist, he brings together various disciplines and leads the classical opera genre into new dimensions.

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