Act 1: Dresden laid waste
Act 2: Gotham rises
Act 3: City life, love, death
Aurora’s debut appearance at Camden’s legendary Roundhouse, Love Song for the City journeys from violence and destruction to rebirth and the vibrancy of urban life. The desolate post-war German cities of Strauss’ Metamorphosen give way to the dizzying growth of modern New York as imagined by Michael Gordon in Gotham, with breathtaking black-and-white film by Bill Morrison. Iain Farrington’s virtuosic chamber orchestra arrangement of the Symphonic Dances from West Side Story completes a visceral paean to the city in all its guises.
This performance will be streamed live on the Guardian website and to audiences at Alnwick Playhouse, Gala Theatre Durham, and Berwick Maltings.
Series
New Moves; Reverb Festival
Venue
Camden Roundhouse
Chalk Farm Road
London NW1 8EH (map)
Repertoire
R Strauss
Metamorphosen
Michael Gordon
Gotham
Bernstein (arr. Iain Farrington)
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Featuring
Nicholas Collon (conductor)
Tickets
From £10 online at the Camden Roundhouse website or by phone on 0844 482 8008.
