Shades of Blue (2022)

Photo by Jack Thompson Comissioned by Sadler’s Wells and Dance East,
May 2022


duration [45’]

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BBC Documentary BROTHERS IN DANCE ︎︎︎︎︎︎ 

Interview with Gavin McCaig on composing the music for Shades of Blue 


music available on request


credits:

creative team
Artistic Directors: Anthony Matsena & Kel Matsena
Associate Director: Arnold Matsena
Lighting Designer: Ryan Joseph Stafford
Associate Lighting Designer: Charly Dunford
Dramaturg: Alfred Enoch
Assistant Writer: Charlie Layburn
Music Composer: Lara Agar
Music Composer: Beth Lewis
Costume Designer: Cory Shipp
Rehearsal Director: Olivia Grassot


musicians
Gwen Reed - Double Bass
Midori Jaeger - Cello
Alyson Fazier - Flute

Lucy Armstrong - Flute
Kesari Pundarika - Viola
Sabine Sergejeva - Violin
Lara Agar - Violin
Lucy Armstrong - Flute

music production

Hannah Stewart - mixing
Nick Watson - mastering


Performances:

2022
10th-11th May  - Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
6th-7th May - Sadler’s Wells, Main Stage, London (premiere)

24th April - Dance East, Ipswich (preview)

2021
28th Jan. - BBC Arts Dancing Nation, BBC iplayer (online, excerpt)



Photo by Jack Thompson Photo by Jack Thompson



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