Simon Barraclough, Isobel Dixon and Chris McCabe have collaborated across film and music with Jack Wake-Walker (film) and Oli Barrett (music) of Petrels to produce The Debris Field, an alternative artistic take on the sinking of the Titanic. After a sold out performance at the BFI in 2012, there will be another London performance at the Rich Mix in Bethnal Green on Thursday 21st February.
The Debris Field: Salvaging The Titanic in Word, Sound and Image, Thu 15 Nov 8pm, The Bluecoat, Liverpool. Check the site for tickets.
In this new, multi-media production, a key historic event – the sinking of the Titanic – is explored. Evocative text and performance by poets Simon Barraclough, Isobel Dixon and Chris McCabe, with original music from Oli Barrett of Bleeding Heart Narrative, and film by Jack Wake-Walker. The performance takes you on a resonant tour of the cultural debris of this iconic catastrophe.
14 Apr 19:30 Blue Room, The South Bank Centre, London. The Debris Field is a new multi-media production written and performed by poets Simon Barraclough, Isobel Dixon and Chris McCabe. The evocative poetic text is accompanied by original music from Oli Barrett of Bleeding Heart Narrative, and film by Jack Wake-Walker. The poets will take you on a resonant tour of the cultural debris of this iconic event, exploring ideas of luxury and labour; courage and folly; life and loss; and human ambition in the face of nature’s power. A key historic event explored with striking poetic, musical and visual impact.
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