What's On

Programme

8pm Performance

Kaija Saariaho Sept Papillons
CHAINES (Cee Haines) oysters sing of silkworms
Imogen Holst The Fall of the Leaf

9.10pm Q&A

Performers

Thick & Tight dance duo
CHAINES live electronics
Laura van der Heijden cello
The Camberwell Incredibles mixed media

About

Part of Inspirational Artists  

As their habitats deteriorate, butterflies are losing their colour. How do we appreciate something in a time of loss?

Part performance, part reflection, Papillons invites us into a world where artists respond to music through movement and composition, visual art and conversation.

The boundary-pushing Manchester Collective collaborates with dance-theatre company Thick & Tight and multimedia artist CHAINES for this disarmingly intimate performance.

At its heart is Kaija Saariaho’s Sept Papillons (Seven Butterflies) – an exquisitely brittle and luminous set of seven miniatures for solo cello performed by Laura van der Heijden, one of the leading cellists of her generation.

The Camberwell Incredibles, an arts collective of practising and learning diverse artists, complete the line-up on film.

Weaving haunting electro-acoustic sound worlds, delicate choreography and live visuals together with personal reflections, Papillons celebrates the power of subjectivity and creativity within each of us.

Each performance is captioned and partially audio described and will be followed by a Q&A with the artists.

This performance will be relaxed. By this we mean that we recognise that audiences engage with music in different ways. For some, listening to music is a still and silent activity, some might need to move around a bit, others might need to make noise at times. We invite audiences to come as they are without judgement. Audiences will be able to come and go if they need to.

Papillons is co-created by Manchester Collective, Thick & Tight, CHAINES and Laura van der Heijden. CHAINES’ new work is commissioned by Manchester Collective with support from Hinrichsen Foundation and The Leche Trust. Thick & Tight’s work with the Camberwell Incredibles is supported by Lowry.                

Our Inspirational Artists series is graciously supported by The Haworth Trust.

Photo credit: Mike Skelton

Tickets

Full Price £22
Student/Under 26 £14

Promoted by RNCM.

This event will include a post-performance Q&A, and will end at approximately 9.30pm.