Event info
Date/Time
Date(s) - February 22, 2022
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Admission, Not known.
Admission previosly: Standard: £8 | Pay more: £10 | Pay less: £6 from The Old Fire Station
Oxford Improvisers Twitter feed @OX_Improvisers re 22 Feb
With great regret we have had to postpone this gig. Apologies to all. We shall announce the new date as soon as it is fixed.
about Spindrift
Event webpage at Oxford Improvisers Website
http://www.oxfordimprovisers.com/events/spindrift/
A special early evening event in the cafe of the Old Fire Station combining free improvisation and dance with special guest Helen Edwards
Helen Edwards is an Oxford based dancer, artist and arts psychotherapist. She has studied Butoh and Amerta Movement in Indonesia, Japan, Europe and the UK. Helen will perform a solo piece of her own devising (Finding Stone) and also dance in duo with fellow Oxford-based dancer Lizzy Spight.
The evening will present a new piece for improvising musicians and dancers devised by Lawrence Casserley and a larger group piece by Paul Medley and also a piece by Bruno Guastalla using maqam techniques, for loutar and sinewaves.
Programme:
Siròc for loutar with sine waves performed by Bruno Guastalla
Finding Stone solo dance by Helen Edwards with musical accompaniment by Martin Hackett, Philipp Wachsmann, Paul Medley
HIPPO devised by Lawrence Casserley. Dancers: Helen Edwards and Lizzy Spight. Musicians: Lisa Reim, Chris Stubbs, Pete Watson.
The five greatest threats to biodiversity can be summarized by the “HIPPO” acronym: (1) Habitat loss, (2) Invasives, (3) Pollution, (4) Population, and (5) Overexploitation.
The score consists of five graphic images, which are drawn from some of the most endangered environments on earth.
– Grasslands
– Oceans
– Broadleaf Forest
– Arctic Regions
– Aral Sea
Spindrift devised by Paul Medley for solo players and small groups
Squall text piece devised by Mark Browne for improvisers, that considers some of the many and diverse aspects of large bodies of water.
Performers:
Dancers: Helen Edwards (butoh dance), Lizzie Spight
Musicians: Andrew West, Chris Stubbs, Bruno Guastalla, Lisa Reim, Martin Hackett, Lawrence Casserley, Chris Dammers, Mark Browne, Pete Watson, Philipp Wachsmann, Dan Goren, Lizzy Spight, Paul Medley.
Tickets on the door.
about OI
About Oxford Improvisers
The Oxford Improvisers membership includes over 30 musicians, each of whom contribute uniquely, supporting a broad range of co-existent perspectives. Currently expanding in membership, we always very much welcome new members as well as visiting artists.
Since 2001 Oxford Improvisers has staged and promoted nearly 200 events including four Cohesion Festivals and featuring hundreds of musicians, dancers and visual artists of every kind.
Performances are run by members of the collective and frequently feature visiting and invited practitioners. To raise the standard of local music we also promote concerts by outstanding artists of international stature. Weekly session provide practical experience and training in improvisation. Workshops are run by members of the collective or invited practitioners, usually as part of larger events run by or contributed to by Oxford Improvisers.
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