PRESS
“Fields Become Sky is supremely confident and conceptually powerful… it revels in the capacity of sound to trigger rushes of association, and bring the very dead to life.” - Tom Bolton, The Quietus
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“...in its woozy, hazy energy, the Suffolk composer’s moody soundscape got under your skin, crackling like static” - Neil Fisher, The Times
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“[suntime bedtime moontime]moved teasingly in and out of focus, hinting at whole musical worlds waiting to be explored at greater length.” - Andrew Clements, The Guardian
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“she has created not the reality or stimulus of a particular experience, but instead something holistic, a complete and very human mix of sensations”
- Tim Rutherford Johnson, programme note for suntime bedtime moontime
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“She handles sonic space with a strong sense of how time contorts itself... The piece, rising rapturously from the page, ended abruptly and left me wishing to hear more”- Christopher Woodley, Bachtrack
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“sheer beauty held within an incredible imagination... later, the textures seemed to glow, each event perfectly timed and, in performance, perfectly calibrated. A spectacular piece by a clear talent.” - Colin Clarke, Seen and Heard International
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“Lara Agar takes a by turns delightful and disturbing walk along Suffolk’s nuclear coast...” - Tom Service, New Music Show, BBC R3
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“...love the clarity and ferocity of some bits of that violin playing there by Lara Agar” - Jennifer Lucy Allen, Late Junction, BBC R3
DANCE
Shades of Blue named in Guardian’s Best of Dance 2022, Lindsey Winship & Sanjoy Roy, The Guradian
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“...tremendous... With music by Lara Agar this is the chief jewel that shines on the overall crown.” - Owen J Lewis, Love Shrewesbury
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“with excellent dancers and an atmospheric score, this performance ignites from start to finish” -Michael Higgs, The Upcoming
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“a powerful piece, the combination of the dance, lighting and soundscape is perfection” - Esme Mahoney, Upper Circle
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“There are fleeting scenes – pride, anger and strident protest, a draconian foreman, voices talking of being trapped, bodies piled in a heap... Matsena harnesses the energy of the dancers in forthright unison, using the glitch and pop and hard accents of hip-hop, ending on a note of triumph.” - Lindsey Winship, The Guardian
- Tim Rutherford Johnson, programme note for suntime bedtime moontime
***
“She handles sonic space with a strong sense of how time contorts itself... The piece, rising rapturously from the page, ended abruptly and left me wishing to hear more”- Christopher Woodley, Bachtrack
***
“sheer beauty held within an incredible imagination... later, the textures seemed to glow, each event perfectly timed and, in performance, perfectly calibrated. A spectacular piece by a clear talent.” - Colin Clarke, Seen and Heard International
***
“Lara Agar takes a by turns delightful and disturbing walk along Suffolk’s nuclear coast...” - Tom Service, New Music Show, BBC R3
***
“...love the clarity and ferocity of some bits of that violin playing there by Lara Agar” - Jennifer Lucy Allen, Late Junction, BBC R3
DANCE
Shades of Blue named in Guardian’s Best of Dance 2022, Lindsey Winship & Sanjoy Roy, The Guradian
***
“...tremendous... With music by Lara Agar this is the chief jewel that shines on the overall crown.” - Owen J Lewis, Love Shrewesbury
***
“with excellent dancers and an atmospheric score, this performance ignites from start to finish” -Michael Higgs, The Upcoming
***
“a powerful piece, the combination of the dance, lighting and soundscape is perfection” - Esme Mahoney, Upper Circle
***
“There are fleeting scenes – pride, anger and strident protest, a draconian foreman, voices talking of being trapped, bodies piled in a heap... Matsena harnesses the energy of the dancers in forthright unison, using the glitch and pop and hard accents of hip-hop, ending on a note of triumph.” - Lindsey Winship, The Guardian