2025
Music theatre for five performers
Commissioned by Soundinitiative ensemble (FR)
“semi-surrealist … by turns calm and chaotic… a metaphor for a person under constant demands” Journal of Music
Rehearsal shots by Olesya Zdorovetska
Soother (2025)
Music theatre for five performers
Composition, choreography and direction by Tim Cape
Text and Dramaturgy by Alan Fielden
Performed by Soundinitiative and Tim Cape
Tim Cape – voice
Winnie Huang – violin, voice, movement
Szymon Kaca – clarinet, voice, movement
Benjamin Soistier – percussion, voice, movement
Louise Leverd – cello, piano, voice, movement
Commissioned by Soundinitiative with funds from Diaphonique and DRAC Ile-de-France. Supported by Conservatoire D’Ivry and Conservatoire D’Aubervilliers, Paris, and Lougellou arts centre, Brittany.
Performances:
11/01/25 Auditorium Antonin Artaud, Ivry Sur Seine, Paris
12/02/25 Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
26/04/25 Music Current Festival, Project Arts Centre, Dublin
IMRO made a podcast about the Music Current festival, featuring an interview about Soother. Listen to the snippet below, and the whole podcast on any podcast platform.
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still from performance footage