The first-of-two productions in our 2025 Season, IN/HUMAN, Departures utilizes a three-part structure to investigate our three central season questions: what is it that makes us human, how do we manage being human, and what do we hope for humanity?

The program begins by exploring the divide between our public and private selves as well the nature of choice and fate in an impermanent world. Who am I without my past? Part Two reflects upon the process of understanding oneself through the eyes of another and the consequences of collective choices, resulting in both promise and progress as well as disappointment and devastation. Who am I without other people? In Part Three, we untether from those forces that bind us to ourselves and one another, in search of a new world where we might better learn the true nature of what makes us human. Who am I without my home? The program features music written exclusively by living composers, including four pieces composed or arranged by Choral Lab singing members.

Join us for an unforgettable choral experience that provides an opportunity to pause and reflect, share space, and create community in the iconic former Downtown Independent Theater now known as The Kult LA, performed by an unparalleled ensemble of 30 exceptional singers and conducted by three of our singer-leaders: Baraka May, Fletcher Sheridan, and Saunder Choi.

There will be an open bar before and after the performance on the rooftop of the venue, with drinks available for purchase. VIP ticket holders will receive a complimentary beverage as part of their ticket package.

The program begins by exploring the divide between our public and private selves as well the nature of choice and fate in an impermanent world. Who am I without my past? Part Two reflects upon the process of understanding oneself through the eyes of another and the consequences of collective choices, resulting in both promise and progress as well as disappointment and devastation. Who am I without other people? In Part Three, we untether from those forces that bind us to ourselves and one another, in search of a new world where we might better learn the true nature of what makes us human. Who am I without my home? The program features music written exclusively by living composers, including four pieces composed or arranged by Choral Lab singing members.

Join us for an unforgettable choral experience that provides an opportunity to pause and reflect, share space, and create community in the iconic former Downtown Independent Theater now known as The Kult LA, performed by an unparalleled ensemble of 30 exceptional singers and conducted by three of our singer-leaders: Baraka May, Fletcher Sheridan, and Saunder Choi.

There will be an open bar before and after the performance on the rooftop of the venue, with drinks available for purchase. VIP ticket holders will receive a complimentary beverage as part of their ticket package.