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| Photo: Lidia Crisafulli |
THE RITE OF
SPRING/ROMEO AND JULIET, a new form of theatre-making combining classical music
and Shakespeare
Presented by Concert Theatre in association with Trestle Theatre
Presented by Concert Theatre in association with Trestle Theatre
4th June at the Stage @ Leeds
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| Photo: Lidia Crisafulli |
The latest work by Concert Theatre, a young company combining classical
music and theatre in live performance, brings together pianists from the
Royal Academy of Music with Lecoq-trained performers and Trestle
Theatre to create an exciting reinterpretation of two great classic
works.
The Rite of Spring/Romeo and
Juliet is
a radical interpretation of Stravinsky’s ballet and orchestral concert work in
the theatrical setting of love and hatred between two Shakespeare’s rivaling
households, Capulet and Montague. Conceived by Concert Theatre, the production
uses commedia half masks and piano four-hands to create a music-oriented
physical theatre piece through the re-telling of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy
with collaborations among concert pianists from the
Royal Academy of Music, actors and director from Lecoq-based
system and mask specialists from Trestle Theatre.
Concert Theatre is a combination form in which classical music and drama are performed live together. Through interweaving, music becomes not just atmospheric underscore, but another language expressed by the musicians – a voice and character in its own right, spoken alongside the actors on the same stage. The two distinct works are presented side by side, to create deeper resonance and complexity of interpretation in each, and a rich complete performance.
Concert Theatre is a combination form in which classical music and drama are performed live together. Through interweaving, music becomes not just atmospheric underscore, but another language expressed by the musicians – a voice and character in its own right, spoken alongside the actors on the same stage. The two distinct works are presented side by side, to create deeper resonance and complexity of interpretation in each, and a rich complete performance.
Supported
by Arts
Council England and Royal Academy of Music
Cast & Creatives:
Cast & Creatives:
Director
An-Ting Chang & Russell Bender
Choreographer Yarit
Dor
Designer Mila
Sanders
Lighting
Designer Nicole Smith & Josh
Pharo
Producer
Eldarin Yeong
Cast: Benjamin Hadley, Kim
Heron, Monika Lindeman, Alex Lehman, Nectarios Theodorou
Musicians: An Ting Chang, Arabella
Pare, Belle Chen
Information:
The Rite
Of Spring/Romeo And Juliet
Stage @
Leeds - Wednesday
4 June at 7:30 pm
University
of Leeds - Leeds - LS2 9JT
Box Office: 0113
3438730
http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/4163/Rite-of-SpringRomeo-Juliet-
http://www.leedstickets.com/eventinfo/4163/Rite-of-SpringRomeo-Juliet-
Website: www.concerttheatre.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ConcertTheatre
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConcertTheatr
Running Time: 60 mins
Ticket: £12, £9
(concession)
Tour: Stage@leeds, Leeds (4 June),
Bierkeller, Bristol (5 June),
Library Theatre, Sheffield (13 June),
The Civic, Barnsley (14 June),
The Castle, Wellingborough (18 June),
Epsom Playhouse, Epsom (19 June),
Mumford Theatre, Cambridg (28 June).
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| Photo: Lidia Crisafulli |
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