Stan’s Cafe presents
‘The Voyage’ by Michael Wolters 6 May BIRMINGHAM – @AE Harris ‘The Voyage’ is a collaboration between the composer Michael Wolters and theatre company Stan’s Cafe. The piece focuses on a mythological hero who leaves home, travels overseas to face trials and so may return a hero. www.wolters.co.uk, www.stanscafe.co.uk
The Imagined Village presents
‘Bending The Dark’ by Sheema Mukherjee 17 May BRIDPORT – Electric Palace Followed by UK tour taking in Liverpool Philharmonic, Bury St Edmunds Festival, Birmingham Town Hall, Norfolk and Norwich festival, ABC Glasgow O2 Academy, Oxford O2 Academy, Cheltenham Town Hall, Hay Festival, Sage Gateshead, Bridgewater Hall Manchester, York Barbican and Arlington Arts Centre Composer Sheema Mukherjee's piece 'Bending The Dark' has been written from the point of view of a second-generation immigrant tracing the path of the Indian diaspora across continents. It is performed by The Imagined Village, a band that unites some of England's finest traditional musicians alongside leading figures on the UK Asian and alternative, electronica music scene. www.mukherjee.co.uk, www.imaginedvillage.com, www.electricpalace.org.uk
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