A new community opera from composer Francesca Le Lohé, writer Gareth Mattey and Stoke-on-Trent arts organisation B arts. "Who Is Molly Leigh?" explores the legend of accused Burslem witch Molly Leigh from the perspective of women and those excluded from society for being 'different'. Through immersive music and storytelling, this promenade performance invites audiences to try discover who Molly really was and consider the 'witches' and 'accusers' of today. More details: https://www.b-arts.org.uk/who-is-molly-leigh Research & Development: 10th-12th May 2024 Full-length performances: July 2025
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Akiko Kubota is coming to the UK to tour 5th - 12th March 2024! "On an Endless Road: Itō Noe and the Women Composers of her Time" Concert and talk featuring Francesca Le Lohé's new piece for satsuma biwa highlighting feminist anarchist Itō Noe (1895-1923) and violin & piano music by Japanese women composers contemporary to Itō. Featuring Akiko Kubota (biwa), Midori Komachi (violin) & Yura Zaiki (piano) and guest speaker Irene Hayter. Produced by Hera in association with Illuminate Women's Music. Tuesday 5th March 2024, 7.30pm - The Actors’ Church, Covent Garden, London Thursday 7th March 2024, 1pm - University of Huddersfield Friday 8th March 2024, 7pm - Musica Festival, University of Manchester Saturday 9th March 2024, 7.30pm - Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds With additional events at SOAS, London (6/3) and Japan House London (12/3) More details and tickets: https://www.wearehera.co.uk/on-an-endless-road Socials: X (Twitter) and Instagram 4月1日までに東京公演はこちらで観られます!https://teket.jp/9070/32164
After the successful Tokyo premiere, 'On an Endless Road' now comes to the UK! Join us in celebrating International Women's Day, March 2024!
A huge thank you to everyone involved in the December 2023 Tokyo Concert & Talk "On an Endless Road: Ito Noe and the Women Composers of her Era"!
I'm delighted to say the event was a success; many audience members commented on how it was a thought-provoking and empowering programme with fantastic performers, and for many it was their first time to learn of Ito Noe, composers Koda Nobu, Toyama Michiko and Yoshida Takako and to even see the biwa performed live. I also extend a thank you to our funders Arts Council Tokyo & Great British Sasakawa Foundation, as well as The Asahi Newspaper for their continued support. Upcoming developments: The Tokyo concert was filmed and will available to view online soon! Watch this space for a link The concert will be touring the UK in March 2024 to coincide with International Women's Day! Tuesday 5th March 2024, 7.30pm - The Actors’ Church, Covent Garden, London https://actorschurch.org/whatson/on-an-endless-road-ito-noe-and-the-women-composers/ Thursday 7th March 2024, 1pm - University of Huddersfield Friday 8th March 2024, 7.30pm - Musica Festival, University of Manchester Saturday 9th March 2024, 7.30pm - Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds https://www.operanorth.co.uk/whats-on/on-an-endless-road/ Further details to follow! 知られざる未開の道はなを 永遠に黙して永く永く無限に続く 今年没後100年を迎える伊藤野枝(1895-1923)を題材とした薩摩琵琶のための新曲発表と、 同時代の女性音楽家による作品の演奏を通して、 音楽におけるフェミニズム実践について再考するためのコンサートです。 2023年12月10日(日) 17:30開場 18:00開演 自由学園明日館 講堂 チケット[税込・前売当日同料金] 一般:3,000円 学生:2,000円 応援チケット:5,000円 https://itonoe2023.peatix.com/ プログラム フランチェスカ・レロイ:伊藤野枝:永く永く無限に続く道 幸田延:ヴァイオリン・ソナタ第1番 変ホ長調 吉田隆子:お百度詣 外山道子: 日本民謡による組曲「子守歌」「追分」「籾引歌」 出演 企画・作曲:フランチェスカ・レロイ 薩摩琵琶:久保田晶子 ヴァイオリン:吉田薫子 ピアノ:前田朱音 [トークゲスト] 飯田祐子(名古屋大学)、女性作曲家会議(jwcm) スタッフ リサーチ:女性作曲家会議(jwcm) 宣伝美術:こまつざきあみ 制作:平野みなの 主催:Sound & Word Network 助成: 公益財団法人東京都歴史文化財団 アーツカウンシル東京[スタートアップ助成 ]、 グレイトブリテン・ササカワ財団 "On an Endless Road" Concert and talk reflecting on feminism through music, 100 years since the death of writer and feminist anarchist, Itō Noe (1895-1923). Programme to include my new piece for biwa highlighting Itō and violin & piano music by her contemporaries. Sunday 10th December 2023 Doors: 5.30pm Start: 6.00pm Venue: Jiyūgakuen Myōnichikan Hall, Tokyo 2 Chome-31-3 Nishiikebukuro, Toshima City, Tokyo 171-0021 Tickets: General admission: 3000 yen Students: 2000 yen Supporter: 5000 yen https://itonoe2023.peatix.com/ Programme Francesca Le Lohé: Ito Noe: On an Endless Road (for biwa) Koda Nobu: Violin Sonata No. 1 Yoshida Takako: Supplication Hundredfold (for violin & piano) Toyama Michiko: Suite of Japanese Folk Music; 'Lullaby', 'Esashi Boat Song', 'Rice Husking Song' Featuring: Composer & curator: Francesca Le Lohé Biwa: Akiko Kubota Violin: Yoshida Kaoruko Piano: Maeda Akane Talk guests: Iida Yuko (Nagoya University) & Watanabe Ai (jwcm) Team Research: Japanese Women Composers Meeting(jwcm) Publicity design:Komatsuzaki Ami Producer: Minano Hirano A Sound & Word Network production Support: Arts Council Tokyo "Start Up Fund", Great British Sasakawa Foundation 知られざる未開の道はなを永遠に黙して永く永く無限に続く 伊藤野枝を題材とした薩摩琵琶のための新曲発表と、 同時代の女性音楽家をめぐるコンサート&トーク 2023年12月10日(日)18:00開演 自由学園明日館 講堂 チケット発売は9/18(火) 続報をお待ちください プログラム フランチェスカ・レロイ:伊藤野枝と薩摩琵琶のための新曲 幸田延:ヴァイオリン・ソナタ第1番 変ホ長調 吉田隆子:お百度詣 企画・作曲:フランチェスカ・レロイ 薩摩琵琶:久保田晶子 ヴァイオリン:吉田薫子 ピアノ:前田朱音 [トークゲスト] 飯田祐子(名古屋大学)、渡辺愛(jwcm) "On an Endless Road: Ito Noe & the Women Composers of her Era" Concert & talk at Jiyugakuen, Tokyo, 10th December 2023 @ 6pm. Featuring my new work for biwa celebrating the life of writer and feminist anarchist Ito Noe (1895-1923). Programmed alongside violin & piano music by Japanese women composers contemporary to Ito: Koda Nobu (1870-1946) and Yoshida Takako (1910-1956). Composer & curator: Francesca Le Lohé Biwa: Akiko Kubota Violin: Yoshida Kaoruko Piano: Maeda Akane Talk guests: Iida Yuko (Nagoya University) & Watanabe Ai (jwcm) Tickets go on sale on 18th September 2023!
In April 2023, I participated in "An Orchestration of Personalities": a 3-day cross-cultural composition lab run byLOD Muziektheater & ENOA at Concertgebouw Brugge. The lab invited composers to workshop new compositions for members of Ensemble Zar, led by composer Bushra El-Turk. It was a privilege to work with such wonderful musicians and fellow composers; it was a truly stimulating and rewarding learning experience.
The piece I brought to workshop was inspired by kamanche player Faraz Eshghi's comment that the kamanche was 'for the detail which becomes clear when zooming in on a photograph'. This shaped my approach when writing 'Closer'. An extract of the piece can be heard at the Soundcloud link below. Kamanche: Faraz Eshghi / Daegum: Hyelim Kim / Accordion: Milos Milivojevic Thank you to the Britten Pears Foundation for sponsoring my participation in the workshop. I shall be speaking about the interplay of Japanese and Western artforms in my immersive opera, THE鍵KEY at the Japan Research Centre, School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London.
The talk is free to attend, online via Zoom or in person. More info and free tickets here Date: Wednesday 3rd May 2023 Time: 5-7pm UK time Venue: Online and in-person @ Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS University of London, 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG It was an exciting and frutiful experience to take part in FutureEverything's Innovation Lab 2023 with the University of Manchester on January 18th. The intensive day focused on 'Creative Tech' themes, and enabled members of arts organisation IOU and I to team up with academics from UoM to develop pitches for research projects to receive funding. We were successful and our seed funding will go towards developing the My Three Words: Worldwide project!
My Three Words: Worldwide is a collaborative multimedia project between Sound & Word Network, The Arc Project and IOU. It builds on the knowledge learned from IOU’s My Three Words pilot project celebrating the town of Goole. My Three Words: Worldwide will invite artists from any medium to contribute to a web-based installation, from anywhere in the world. Each artist’s contribution will be inspired by a location and the three words used on the what3words app, that has a special significance for them. We want the artworks to be pinned on a digital, interactive map or spinnable globe, allowing audiences to search the world and find new artwork in diverse places. Thanks to the innovation lab, we were able to discuss the challenges with experts at the university, who will now undertake research for the project and prototyping of the interactive map platform. |
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