Performance

Venue	The Pit, Barbican Centre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	22nd January 2008
To	26th January 2008
When	19:45
Prices	From £15.00. To £15.00.
The Pit, Barbican Centre (V372)
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Dead Wedding

Work:: Dead Wedding (S0710504960)

This reinvention of the Orpheus myth is a macabre mix of puppetry, film and opera. The story unfolds in Hades, the land of the dead - a surreal landscape populated by desperate souls and corroding memories. Ripped apart by the fickle Bacchae, Orpheus is busy gathering his strewn body parts. If he can find Eurydice and persuade her to remarry him, they can be together for eternity, but she is desperately trying to wash something terrible away...

Production:: (T01311050239)

Cult puppetry company Faulty Optic is renowned for its haunting visual theatre, incredible automated sets, animated figures, cronked inventions and dark humour. Since 1987 its work has broken down standard conceptions of puppetry. Mira Calix's score is performed live, weaving a ghostly web of sound around the action. Her music uses jittering beats and electronic textures. As a performer and DJ she has supported and toured with many well-known acts including Radiohead and Aphex Twin. Running time 80 minutes inclu. interval

Producer	Opera North Projects
Company	Faulty Optic
Music	Mira Calix
Music	Opera North (chamber ensemble)

Listing:: L1772739333

London International Mime Festival (LIMF)

Production details

Cult puppetry company Faulty Optic is renowned for its haunting visual theatre, incredible automated sets, animated figures, cronked inventions and dark humour. Since 1987 its work has broken down standard conceptions of puppetry. Mira Calix's score is performed live, weaving a ghostly web of sound around the action. Her music uses jittering beats and electronic textures. As a performer and DJ she has supported and toured with many well-known acts including Radiohead and Aphex Twin. Running time 80 minutes inclu. interval London International Mime Festival (LIMF)

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