Mademoiselle
Nostalgic, cinematic, electrifying, yet vulnerable. Mademoiselle is a surreal evocation an evening in Paris through the eyes of someone experiencing ‘saudade’: an isolating yet deep emotional state of missing someone with a repressed knowledge that the person will never return.
A show integrating classical piano, Parisian soundscapes, electronica, dance, visual lighting designs, and improvisation.
Performers:
Belle Chen - piano & soundscapes
Anastasia Kostner - dance & choreography
Maarten van der Glas - lighting design & VJ
live show developed in collaboration with
Iain Chambers - electronics
Dougal Lott - electronics
Programme include:
Moon-Spotting
NASA archives x improvisation based on Stravinsky
Clair de Lune
from Suite Bergamasque, by Claude Debussy
Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte x electronics
Silent Codes
Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vocalise reconstructed in layers of morse code, with an encrypted message
Dig
Frederic Chopin's Prelude No. 2 x electronics
Green on Black
Original work for piano x electronics, with captured intimate sounds evoking heightened senses in a still room
Detour
A collage of classical canon
Tango No. 2
From the Tango Suite, by Astor Piazzolla
Improvisations throughout - with piano, soundscapes, and electronics
TECH RIDER AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Selected Performances:
Bloomsbury Festival, London, UK (2017)
XPosed Club, Cheltenham, UK (2017)
Audience Response:
"An intimate and mesmerising mix of music, electronics and dance this eve"
"Absolutely stunning performance by Belle Chen and collaborators tonight. Thoroughly enjoyed."
"This was so good - a personal & moving performance. It felt like nothing else existed outside the hall for the duration."
More audience response and full proposal available upon request.
