1. SBL contributors Ron Athey & Lydia Lunch united in EMPRESS STAH, November 2&3, Spill Festival of Performance, London

    September 19, 2012
    by Jeanne-Salome Rochat
    art, body modification, design, inspiration, opera, performance, SB people

    EMPRESS STAH in Space is part of an ongoing project with a long-term ambition; to create a performance in outer space. As part of this research, Empress Stah has floated in Zero Gravity and made a film as The Stah Ship Trooper, strutting her stuff in the red light district of Amsterdam.

    The performance is set at the Edge of chaos, and will attempt to create a lens to gaze into the essence of the human experience. The narrative has been transcribed through trance and writing sessions between Empress Stah and seminal artist Ron Athey, which took place atBentwaters in Suffolk, the site of the biggest purported UFO/Military incident in Europe.

    “CULT STATUS” – THE STAGE

    Expect interactive 3D animations, video mapping projections, colour changing inflatables, couture costuming, gravity defying performance and an eclectic soundtrack with original music by electro clash super star, Peaches (The Teaches of Peaches, I Feel Cream).

    Hailing from the underground cabaret circuit, EMPRESS STAH delivers genre defying performances that fuse sublime aerial artistry and thought provoking acts.

    Written and performed by Empress Stah
    Direction Ron Athey
    Music by Peaches
    Text and narration by Lydia Lunch
    Face corset designer Patrick Ian Hartley
    Supported by Queen Mary University, Circus Space, TG Productions and Supper Club London.

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  2. Nick Knight directs a Gareth Pugh wearing and opera singing Daphne Guinness

    February 8, 2012
    by Reba Maybury
    cinema/video, europe, fashion, opera

    Made for ShowStudio and released yesterday. It will also be showing in the windows of Le Printemps, Paris until 24th of March.

     

     

  3. Very Operatic

    January 24, 2012
    by Admin
    art, europe, music, opera, performance

    A fleeting taste of damnation in Mozart’s comic(!) opera Don Giovanni. Performed tonight at ROH. In colour ;)

  4. Beatrice et Benedict

    November 24, 2011
    by Admin
    opera, performance, this and that

    From one song to another: The beautiful duet sung by Hero and her lady-in-waiting Ursule in Beatrice et Benedict – a comic opera based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, written and composed by Hector Berlioz in 1858. Listen here.
    Two more performances at Royal Academy of Music.

  5. JUNK

    July 16, 2011
    by Admin
    inspiration, opera, reality, this and that

    Rummaging through a promising looking ‘BIG BAG’ in Stockholm – as you do – I was pleasantly surprised to discover a corduroy collared rain coat, 40s dress, fitted jacket and hand knitted turquoise jumper with purple sunglasses on, in good condition. Funnily enough, in the midst of all this (rubbish) I spotted a dusty but exquisite little book on Wagner.

  6. Melodrama at Midnight

    July 1, 2011
    by Admin
    inspiration, music, opera, performance

    Back from a beautiful performance of Puccini’s heart-wrenching and wonderfully passionate Tosca at the Royal Opera House in London. Couldn’t help myself from sharing a piece of this musical treasure.
    Pavarotti singing ‘E lucevan le stelle’ as Mario Cavaradossi.

  7. The Damnation of Faust

    May 30, 2011
    by Admin
    music, opera, performance

    Only three more performances left of Berlioz’ The Damnation of Faust at the ENO. A spectacular new production – in all respects – ingeniously directed by Terry Gilliam. Tickets are only £12 on the door if you buy them before 10 o’clock on the day. Elitist? If you’re an opera skeptic let yourself be proved wrong. Humility is triumph!