Interactive Broadcast
18:00-19:00, Tuesday 8th September 2020
Watch the broadcast below
Music: Gareth Churchill
Words: Hafsah Aneela Bashir
It’s 1795. Pero Jones is stood peering out of the attic window of 7 Great George Street, Bristol. He is drinking, lamenting about his beloved from the Caribbean island of Nevis…
Inspired by the felling of Colston’s statue, this is opera resonating with reality.
An artist shares the stage with singers and instrumentalists, responding to sound with brushstrokes on canvas.
Deaf and hearing audiences meet in the space between breaths in this filmed workshop presentation of Act I.
The initial broadcast included a Q&A to explore formidAbility’s approach to accessibility and our process in developing this new work from an initial idea, through R&D to the planned full production. We place accessibility at the heart of the creative process, giving it artistic life of its own that reflects the energy and emotion of our productions, bringing disabled and non disabled artists and audiences together in a shared experience, and challenging perceptions of disability and inclusion in opera. It was available for 28 days after the initial broadcast.
All ages (mostly adults)
Content warning: Distressing scenes including slavery
Produced by formidAbility
Venue: Interactive Broadcast
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Libretto Extract:
The Bridge Between Breaths by Hafsah Aneela Bashir
Act One – It’s 1795. Pero Jones is stood peering out of the attic window of 7 Great George Street, Bristol, overlooking the harbour.
He is drinking, lamenting about his beloved from the Caribbean island of Nevis.
Off-stage a spirit is heard.
Inhale. Breathe free
Between the chest bone
And the heart,
we’ll meet,
Our breath, a bridge
From where we rise and fall,
Time suspended,
Can you hear my call?
If you would like to help Tête à Tête and the artists creating this show, take a look at this.
Music: Gareth Churchill
Libretto: Hafsah Aneela Bashir
Co-Directors: Toria Banks and Simone Ibbett-Brown
Musical Director: Stephen Higgins
Pero: Ronald Samm
Spirit: Joanne Roughton-Arnold
Clarinet: Matthew Scott
Cello: James Douglas
Artist: Tiffany Lambert
Co-Producers: Joanne Roughton-Arnold and Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol
On the same day:
Music: Gareth Churchill
Libretto: Hafsah Aneela Bashir
Co-Directors: Toria Banks and Simone Ibbett-Brown
Musical Director: Stephen Higgins
Pero: Ronald Samm
Spirit: Joanne Roughton-Arnold
Clarinet: Matthew Scott
Cello: James Douglas
Artist: Tiffany Lambert
Co-Producers: Joanne Roughton-Arnold and Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol