A new live music and dance collaboration produced by South Wales company sound affairs comes to Sherman this month as part of a national tour of the UK.Boulevard of Broken Dreams is a unique collaboration of live music and dance with a specially-written musical score by Wales-based composer Charlie Barber, and with choreography by Jean Abreu. Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama graduates The Mavron String Quartet perform live on stage throughout the piece. Choreographer Jean Abreu will draw on his mix of Latin dance roots, capoeira and contemporary dance whilst Charlie Barber will explore his passion for world music, electro-acoustic soundscapes and new trends in classical composition. Featuring four dancers (including Jean Abreu) and the Mavron String Quartet, the work will explore and contrast aspects of gender as well as exploiting the interaction between the two quartets. The Mavron Quartet will perform on stage as part of the action and the overall visual concept of the production. The string quartet will also be amplified. The live music will have a cinematic soundtrack quality, both in scale and content, and will be mixed and manipulated by a sound technician who will interweave the live sound material with electronically generated soundscapes. sound affairs is a South Wales-based non-profit making organisation that exists to promote concerts of new music and co-ordinate related activities such as workshops and education projects. Boulevard of Broken Dreams is on at Sherman on 25 February 8pm. Tickets are £12, £10, Under 19s £8 (New VAT will be applied when booking) and can be booked from Sherman’s Box Office on 029 2064 6900 or online (no booking fee) at www.shermancymru.co.uk |
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Friday, February 6, 2009 |
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