Abstract

An intimate and interactive performance installation inspired by Maurice Ravel’s extraordinary violin piece – Tzigane, Solo is a poetic, poignant 10-minute experience based on real-life events. It is played out for audiences of two at a time, from the moment the music starts to a curtain call. You play the role of a violinist and a composer as you enact a true story of how this piece of music came to be. Devised and performed by Michael Pinchbeck and Ollie Smith. Commissioned by Lincoln Performing Arts Centre for FutureShock at Frequency 2017 and Attenborough Arts Centre. Supported by Arts Council England. This is full show documentation filmed at The Guildhall in Leicester in May 2019.

Keywords: performance, dramaturgy, immersive theatre, narrative, music