Salomé
This production brings together a screening of the 1923 silent film, Salomé with a live performance of the new score specially written for the film by Charlie Barber.
The music is performed by four percussionists, playing from two giant alloy towers placed on either side of the screen. As you can see from this production photo, the use of the towers adds a real theatrical and dramatic twist to the evening.
The Orchestra of percussion offers a rich mix of the familiar (bass drums, cymbals etc) and the more exotic, including the Sistra (originating from the ancient Egypt), the Djembe (a traditional African drum) and Tibetan singing bowls.
The music driven forward by drynamic rhythms and pulsating beats. The range of instrumetns played means there is an increditbly rich colourful pallet of sounds to absorb and enjoy whilst the sheer physicality demanded of the percussionists as they switch from one instrument to another intensifies teh energy of the performance
It will be quite a spectacle – something quite different from the usual night out at the movies.
This production of Salomé first toured in the autumn of 2009. The decision to take the production back out on the road is a direct response to the overwhelmingly positive feedback we received from venue managers and audiences alike.
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