FULL MIX (Alex Groves) London 2015 BORN MAD

Information on the Performance

• Work Title: Mix  
• Composer: Groves Alex   
• Libretto: Alex Groves    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Kings Place Hall 2, London, UK  
• Recorded: August 6 & 7, 2015
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Ben Behrens, Catherine Carter, Amy Insole, Kelli Des Jarlais, Naomi Kuyck-­Cohen, CN Lester, Oskar McCarthy, Rosie Middleton, Sarah Parkin, Emily Phillips, Alex Ridgers, Tom Robinson, Michael Spenceley, Chiara Vinci, Katie Sherrard, Alice Privett
• Conductor:   
• Orchestra:
• Stage Director: Rebecca Hanbury  
• Costume Designer:   

Information about the Recording

• Published by: tete a tete  
• Date Published: 2015  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: nosubs  

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

  Genesis

  Born Mad is a performance collective creating innovative music theatre works that combine electronic music, classically trained voices and dance.

  The collective was born from our dissatisfaction with the way opera is conventionally made. Director Rebecca Hanbury wanted to tell contemporary stories without the constraints of acomposer’s pre-­‐existing score. Composer Alex Groves wanted to write music collaboratively with performers, creating a more flexible approach to combining music and drama. To make our work, we start with something that interests us – an interview, article, picture or idea. The ensemble makes the piece by responding to it, together, in the rehearsal room.

  Tonight’s performance of MIX marks the official launch of Born Mad.We’d love to hear what you thought about MIX – tell us @WeareallBornMad and #BornMadMIX!

  Synopsis

  This showcase contains past and current works, finishing with a sneak preview of Sister – our new work, which will premiere in 2016.

  Locus

  An exploration of insomnia

  Catherine Carter, Emily Phillips and Chiara Vinci, with Movement Director Amy Insole

  Hunger (excerpts)

  A love story created from the diary entries of British Suffragettes.

  Catherine Carter, Emily Phillips, with movement director Amy Insole

  Psyche (excerpt)

  A character re-­‐lives the horrors of a police interrogation following the murder of their lover. ft. CN Lester and Sam Morgan (recorded voice), with writer Ben Behrens

  Mouse

  An exploration into absurdism and opera.

  Catherine Carter, Emily Phillips, Chiara Vinci and Katie Sherrard, with writer Tom Robinson

  Privates

  A musical response to the celebrity nude leaks, using verbatim text from Jennifer Lawrence. ft. Chiara Vinci

  Sister

  A verbatim exploration of ageing, memory and sisterhood created using real-­‐life interviews with women from across the country.

  Chiara Vinci and Alice Privett, devised by Emily Phillips, with designer Naomi Kuyck-­‐Cohen and movement director Michael Spenceley

   

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