HUSH - Henry's Dream Machine
6+
Dates
sat 31 oct 2020 - 19:00
sun 01 nov 2020 - 14:30
sun 01 nov 2020 - 17:00
location
Theaterstudio
price
€ 12 (standard) / € 8 (under-19s)
duration
1h Is part of
Plunge into Henry Purcell's world through this miniature version of an old theatre!
We plunge into Henry Purcell’s world through a miniature version of an old theatre. With Henry watching the show as an airy spirit, a singer opens the doors to the imagination. She whisks you away into dream images or ‘masques’ that Purcell created for the theatre. Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest are never far away, King Arthur joins in and we hear Queen Mary’s music as well, until HUSH sounds out and we fall silent.
An accordionist and lute player make Purcell’s music shine in unique arrangements. Their melodies and chords accompany you along the unfathomable paths of a marvellous composer. A Belgian and Canadian team uses all kinds of multimedia to recreate Henry’s magical universe.
This performance was meant to be part of the BIG BANG Festival 2020, the adventurous music festival for a young audience that was due to celebrate its 25th birthday this year. However the programme is being slimmed down because of coronavirus. That means there’ll be no BIG BANG festival this year, but instead a BIG BANG Bubble with the performances SHEL(L)TER and HUSH. If circumstances allow, we'll be bolting on a fun addition. And in autumn 2021, we promise to celebrate a sparkling postponed birthday party with you!
An accordionist and lute player make Purcell’s music shine in unique arrangements. Their melodies and chords accompany you along the unfathomable paths of a marvellous composer. A Belgian and Canadian team uses all kinds of multimedia to recreate Henry’s magical universe.
This performance was meant to be part of the BIG BANG Festival 2020, the adventurous music festival for a young audience that was due to celebrate its 25th birthday this year. However the programme is being slimmed down because of coronavirus. That means there’ll be no BIG BANG festival this year, but instead a BIG BANG Bubble with the performances SHEL(L)TER and HUSH. If circumstances allow, we'll be bolting on a fun addition. And in autumn 2021, we promise to celebrate a sparkling postponed birthday party with you!
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Credits
soprano
accordion
lute
music
arrangement
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