Glass Handel: The BBC Proms operatic spectacle featuring dance, art, film, and fashion: Printworks, London
The BBC Proms are delighted to announce details for the Proms and the ENO at Printworks London: Glass Handel, which takes place on Saturday, 3 September, and marks the first time that the BBC Proms have staged a concert in a nightclub.
Created and co-produced by Grammy-award winning countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, Cath Brittan, Visionaire and the English National Opera in collaboration with Printworks London, Glass Handel combines music by Handel and Philip Glass to create a unique operatic experience featuring dance, live painting, fashion, film and soundscapes.
The artists involved include:
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Philip Glass who will present the world premiere of a new work, No More, You Pretty Spirits;
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Karen Kamensek who will conduct;
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Nature beatboxer Jason Singh, who will provide soundscapes reflecting sounds local to Printworks;
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British Artist Glenn Brown, CBE, who will live paint during the performance;
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Justin Peck, the Tony award-winning choreographer and Resident Choreographer with the New York City Ballet;
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Fashion designer Raf Simons, who will design the costumes;
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Opera music videos by James Ivory and Pix Talarico, Daniel Askill, Mark Romanek, Rupert Sanders; the duo behind Toiletpaper Magazine Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari; Tilda Swinton & Sandro Kopp; painter Mickalene Thomas; multi-disciplinary collective AES+F; James Kaliardos & Marisa Tomei; and a new video by artist Jacolby SaHerwhite which will accompany the live recording of the Glass premiere.
3 September, London (3 pm Matinee and 8 pm Evening show)