James McGowan Ensemble - Threads of Fate (2026)

Tracklist

01. Threads of Fate
02. On Your Own
03. Lost in the Labyrinth
04. Goddesses of Fate
05. Battle for the Thread of Life
06. Alone in the Dark
07. Second Chance
08. Temptation
09. Illusion of Love
10. Obedience or Freedom
11. Acceptance of Fate
12. People Pleaser
13. Protagonist Tango
14. Fight Amongst Ourselves
15. Marionettes
16. Soliloquy
17. The Minotaur - Revolution
18. Strength in Community

This production features a partnership of an award-winning troupe of youth actors in KingDom Theatre with the James McGowan Ensemble. Threads of Fate premiered on June 10, 2025 at the National Arts Centre, Azrieli Studio in Ottawa Canada. Composer James McGowan and theatre director/educator Ekaterina Vetrov collaborated to create Threads of Fate, which creatively combines music, physical theatre, and poetry. The work presents a narrative journey in which strength of community overcomes both our individual challenges and societal oppression, represented by a contemporary adaptation of the three goddesses of fate from Greek mythology. The powerful message challenges us to “listen and decide what you’re to do; don’t blindly follow fate’s commands.” The musical score is crafted in a unique jazz-classical fusion musical style that employs the same meaning-infused themes as JME’s previous concept albums Reaching In and Reaching Out.
Special thanks to the actors in KingDom Theatre: Lesana Yatsenko, Iaromir Sedunov, Andrew Kutikov, Aleks Demkina, Alisa Rogul, Olesya Popovych, Kateryna Karpova, Victoria King, Ksenia Grabovschiner, Polina Semko and Lilian Pinsky.