*apologies, both 22.12.15 and 02.02.16 posts were deleted, have now been reposted*
Well what a soggy Christmas and New Year that was! All my love and thoughts to everyone who lost their homes and belongings to the floods.
Straight back to Birmingham to do the first public showing of Grey Matter. An incredible project I am involved in with director Gavin Thatcher as part of Birmingham REP Theatre's Foundry Programme. Focussing on the effect of stroke in people in a piece of physical movement theatre, using professional theatremakers, musicians and community theatre actors. Being involved in this has been one of the most eye opening and physically demanding projects I have taken on so far - be sure to catch the final performance on April 8th!
Otherwise it is rather quiet on the live performance front until March. But this is when all the magic happens - rehearsal time. Work is well under way for the premiere of Blanka Stachelek's Out at Sea first weekend in March. As well as vocal and orchestral rehearsals, the cast went for costume fittings with the very talented costume makers at BCU in early January. This is a huge project to be involved in, the excitement in Poland for the great writer Mrozek's work to be introduced on the operatic stage to a British audience is palpable. It's also a huge character shift for me - my first proper 'trouser-role' as well as some extremely energetic staging on a rather limited stage.
We are also in rehearsals for the Conservatoire Spring Opera triple bill! Vaughan-William's Riders to the Sea, Holst's Savitri and Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges promises to be an emotional but magical night at the Crescent in March.
See you all then! - L x
Well what a soggy Christmas and New Year that was! All my love and thoughts to everyone who lost their homes and belongings to the floods.
Straight back to Birmingham to do the first public showing of Grey Matter. An incredible project I am involved in with director Gavin Thatcher as part of Birmingham REP Theatre's Foundry Programme. Focussing on the effect of stroke in people in a piece of physical movement theatre, using professional theatremakers, musicians and community theatre actors. Being involved in this has been one of the most eye opening and physically demanding projects I have taken on so far - be sure to catch the final performance on April 8th!
Otherwise it is rather quiet on the live performance front until March. But this is when all the magic happens - rehearsal time. Work is well under way for the premiere of Blanka Stachelek's Out at Sea first weekend in March. As well as vocal and orchestral rehearsals, the cast went for costume fittings with the very talented costume makers at BCU in early January. This is a huge project to be involved in, the excitement in Poland for the great writer Mrozek's work to be introduced on the operatic stage to a British audience is palpable. It's also a huge character shift for me - my first proper 'trouser-role' as well as some extremely energetic staging on a rather limited stage.
We are also in rehearsals for the Conservatoire Spring Opera triple bill! Vaughan-William's Riders to the Sea, Holst's Savitri and Ravel's L'enfant et les sortileges promises to be an emotional but magical night at the Crescent in March.
See you all then! - L x
In rehearsal for Out at Sea - Candian Li
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