Toujours et Près de Moi: “but who knows the east A Holographic Opera end?”: an exploration Monday 10 • Tuesday 11 December 7.00pm – 8.00pm & 8.45pm – 9.45pm Hoxton Hall
£15 (unreserved) Opera Erratica EXAUDI Patrick Eakin Young director James Weeks musical director Opera as you have never encountered it before – playful holographic characters act out a visually stunning story to the accompaniment of renaissance madrigals and contemporary works sung by leading vocal ensemble EXAUDI. This haunting dramatic work tells a touching, fractured tale of absence and regret through music, startling images and visual wonder. Supported by Arts Council England “ Sometimes you find beauty in the most surprising productions and places... The visuals are a constant wonder” NOW Toronto
Insight • Tuesday 11 December • 6.30pm A conversation with Opera Erratica director Patrick Eakin Young about the project.
Monday 10 • Tuesday 11 • Wednesday 12 Thursday 13 December 7.00pm – 9.00pm Meeting place confirmed upon booking
£12 Alan Gilbey BAFTA Award-winning screenwriter and lifelong East Ender Alan Gilbey invites you to join him on a journey in the footsteps of Arthur Morrison to hear tales of the mean streets of Spitalfields and beyond. To coincide with his new book, East End Backpassages: an explorer’s guide, Alan and other local writers and performers come together for a Shoreditch remix of his sold out Summer Festival event to create an immersive experience which is part oral history event, part site specific performance and full of intrigue. We regret that this event is not fully accessible to customers with limited mobility. Not suitable for children. “ A beautiful, funny, moving experience... Brilliantly delivered... You make history come alive... Fabulous and full of surprises.” Audience Member, Summer Festival 2012