Philip Glass (top) is one of the world’s most prolific and admired opera composers. His 1980 work depicts the development of Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolence during his early years in South Africa.

Glass’s Satyagraha has been re-imagined in the hands of two contemporary artists known for their brilliant and often surprising theater work: director Phelim McDermott (right) and associate director/set designer Julian Crouch (left), of the British-based theater company Improbable.