Event
Dragon Ladies Don't Weep
- Date: Friday, 28 February 2020, 7.30 p.m.
- Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne — 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC
- Tickets: Adults: 39 | Children: 29 | Concession: 29 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 1300 182 183
Event Details
A work that sweeps across the senses, Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep is a sonic portrait of new music icon Margaret Leng Tan – an evocative exploration of memory, time, control and loss. New York-based Singaporean Tan forged a path as a major force within the American avant-garde, serving as muse for such giants as John Cage and George Crumb, and transforming the toy piano into a serious instrument. Her stellar career is a touchstone for the past 40 years of experimental musical innovation. Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep combines spoken and recorded text, projected images and original music for prepared piano, toy piano, toys and percussion by Tan’s long-term collaborator Erik Griswold. Created by a team of Singaporean and Australian artists, including director Tamara Saulwick, video designer Nick Roux, and dramaturg Kok Heng Leun and performed by Tan, this cross-cultural collaboration is an evocative collage of the forces that have shaped Tan’s life and how music has been both her passion and her refuge.
Performers: Margaret Leng Tan
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (03) 9090 7095 or by email to info@chambermade.org
Featured artists
- New work by Erik Griswold
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