Music: Samuel Bordoli
Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Conductor: Osnat Schmool.
Blending skateboarding, choral singing and the unique acoustic of skateparks, Tête à Tête and composer Samuel Bordoli teamed up with skaters and community choirs to make a real noise in Aberdeen, London and Glasgow, as part of PRS for Music Foundation’s first ever New Music Biennial, and Culture 2014: the Glasgow Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme.
Preview: The Independent
An artistic first this project brought together local skaters with community choirs to create innovative new 10 minute site specific performances for an unticketed audience that responded to the distinctive sounds of skateboarding. Each project took place in local skateparks, with Samuel creating a piece that combined the percussive elements of skateboarding with the softer, more lyrical sounds of the choir.
Performances took place as follows:
Sunday 1 June
Transition Extreme, Aberdeen
Choir: University of Aberdeen and Sound
Skaters: Transition Extreme
Film Makers: Dan Koss, Simon Bell
Preview: The Press & Journal
Preview: The Scotsman
Saturday 5 July
Southbank Centre, London
Roundhouse Choir
Saturday 26 July
Unit 23 Skatepark, Dumbarton
Friday 1 August
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Steps
This was an outdoor screening with several indoor screenings throughout the day.
Saturday 2 August
City of Music Studio, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Grind was supported by:
Music: Samuel Bordoli
Words and Director: Bill Bankes-Jones
Conductor: Osnat Schmool