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Each ancient horn instrument has a fascinating history and mythological symbolism. The visual
and sonic possibilities are explored by Letty Stott to create a sound world for new compositions,
which sees ancient horns in collaboration with percussion, electronic, brass and voice.

Max Baillie & Vahakn Matossian
Dancing the line between left-field, experimental music and music rooted in pop-culture, Max and
Vahakn create a blend of powerful explorational sound journey and tangible concert experience
for the listener with viola, percussion and electronics.

Maz O’Connor
Folk singer Maz O’Connor treads new boards as she creates her first piece of music theatre,
which tells the true story of Bridget Cleary, a woman who was murdered by her husband in 19th-
Century Tipperary because he believed her to be a faery changeling.

Nick Ryan
Working in the historic acoustic laboratory at BT Martlesham Heath, Nick and his collaborators
conducted a series of bizarre, wondrous, and technically sophisticated experiments, aiming to
measure qualitative perceptual phenomena of listening typically considered to be unquantifiable.
The results will be used to build an interactive sound installation.

Thick & Tight
Thick & Tight are a dance duo whose work incorporates mime, drag and cultural reference. After
being commissioned by Kings Place for the Noh Reimagined Festival, and with an invitation to
train with artists in Noh and Kyogen Theatre in Japan, their Residency explored how these art
forms can be incorporated into their own work, and where their practices overlap and diverge.

Residences taking place later this year

Emily Levy
What if feeling disconnected is the one thing we all really share? This immersive multimedia
project, featuring voices and stories from around the world, blurs boundaries between concert,
film and theatre, as well as blending classical, folk, and experimental sounds.

Join the Din: Change!
“Change!” combines original jazz and contemporary dance and is inspired by the exploration of
the human condition through its adaptation to change, in which musicians and dancers
communicate through interplay and improvisation.

Nadine Benjamin: Beam
Beam is an autobiographical, multi-disciplinary piece that explores how storytelling through
different artforms can demonstrate the influences music and opera have had on Nadine’s life
journey and the world that she creates in.

Shruthi Rajasekar & Reylon Yount
Award-winning practitioners of the traditional art forms of their ancestors – Shruthi in South
Indian Carnatic voice, and Reylon in Chinese traditional yangqin (hammered dulcimer)
performance – they plan to use their Residency to create a 15-minute piece that integrates
vocals, yangqin, and piano, to tell a shared story about the diasporic self-in-process.

Thabo Mkwananzi
Zimbabwean soul singer Thabo brings image, sound and scent together into a multi-sensory and
immersive performance that strives to transform the gig experience through surround-sound,
perfume infusions and responsive visuals.

Ulita: Sister
‘Sister’ is the latest project from Ulita – a show about siblings who live on opposite sides of the
world. To the brother, a painter struggling with anxiety, his sister is infallible. She’s a natural