Gina Burgess Have I mentioned the musicians for Dorian enough? I don’t think so: We have assembled some of our regions most interesting and versatile musicians. (I know. I know, “versatile” is overused, but in this case it means something! I swear!) The Read More …
Okay things are getting serious now, as we are seeing the end of the prep tunnel approaching. Monday night we gathered again and started with new discussions on the 14 tableaus. The actors have decided that announcing each tableau is Read More …
We moved to the more colourful, and even cheaper CFNS offices for our next rehearsal on Sunday evening. Thanks Andrea R for setting that up! Last night was really productive as we started to run our “14 stations of the Read More …
Our Dorian cast has met twice now, within the prison-like walls of the (very wonderfully inexpensive) Bloomfield Centre, here in Halifax. If you’ve ever been to Bloomfield (which serves a vital role in our community, providing desperately needed space for Read More …
We are hard at work here at suddenlyLISTEN HQ. So far, this season Hoarse Rattle, with Isaiah and Arthur was a real musical revelation: interactive and almost tonal; and Open Source 1 with JP Carter, Tim, Panos and Geordie was super Read More …
Last night was the first meeting for Dorian. This November 15th concert, will be different from any of suddenlyLISTEN’s projects to date, and we’re pretty excited about how it will turn out! There were a couple of ideas that started it Read More …
It’s that time of year again, and suddenlyLISTEN is finally ready to announce our 2011/12 season of concerts. We are now entering our second decade of presenting music that surprises, challenges and informs our audiences and our performers! The artists Read More …
I’m a couple of days late on this, but here is my final post from The Meteo Mulhouse Festival. I’m now in London getting set for a show with Sebastian Lexer at Cafe OTO on Monday night. If it wasn’t so Read More …
Now it’s Thursday and I’m falling behind in my writing! I got home at 12:30am and the schedule is super intense, with a potential concert to attend, every minute we’re not with JL. So I’ve skipped the noon concert to Read More …
Today I’m learning about the hard work of improvisation. I have been immersed in it for 3 days now, more than is usual for me. And the more I sit and listen and analyze what I hear, the more difficult Read More …