Institute of Contemporary Arts

Silent Tide

"They created an apocalyptic vision of great beauty and strength. A masterpiece." British UNIMA magazine

A dynamic collaboration between visual and sound artists, Silent Tide is a modern saga about the movement of people, from desert sand to industrial city where humans are of little consequence. Without words the story unfolds through force of image and sound. The three puppeteers are led by director Sarah Wright (Little Angel Theatre and RSC), while the music is played on extraordinary instruments designed and built by Bob Rutman (Steel Cello Ensemble), Bastiaan Maris and Jeffrey Funt (Mastodon). Simultaneously classical and industrial, the Steel Cello and Bow Chimes are formed of stainless steel and curved into sails, and the Heater whose propane flames resonate in six raw steel pipes, creates tones of unfathomable depth.

On Steel Cello Ensemble: "A combination of sculpture, musical instruments and compositions that is innovative and exciting to experience. It summons outer-space images and time stops. The crowd is suspended on waves of sound, fascinated". Boston Globe

UK premiere
60 mins / no interval
Latecomers will  not be admitted.

After-show discussion: Thu 24 Jan

Silent Tide was created with Arts Council England support for international collaborations. Following performances in Berlin, and at the PUF Festival, Croatia, it has its UK premiere at LIMF 2008.

silent-tide.com

 

 

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