The World is Turning

Interactive spectacle with VOCES8

Philharmonie Luxembourg2023Stage Director & Concept
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The ensemble in dark costumes and painted masks, standing on the dimly lit stage.

The World is Turning

Interactive spectacle with VOCES8

Philharmonie Luxembourg2023Stage Director & Concept
CreateVocal octetNew formatInteractive

The World is Turning (German version: „… weil die Welt sich dreht!“) is an interactive spectacle developed for and with the British vocal octet VOCES8, turning a concert with beatboxer Mando into a shared theatrical event for its audience.

The production, created together with Julia Hansen for the Philharmonie Luxembourg, premiered in 2023.

Role

Stage Director & Concept

Dates

  • World premiere 15 May 2023, Philharmonie Luxembourg

Credits

  • Stage Director & Concept — Anisha Bondy
  • Concept & space — Julia Hansen
  • Concept & performance — Paul Smith
  • Performance & beatbox — Daniel Mandolini (Mando Beatbox)
  • VOCES8 – Soprano — Andrea Haines
  • VOCES8 – Soprano — Molly Noon
  • VOCES8 – Alto — Katie Jeffries-Harris
  • VOCES8 – Countertenor & artistic director — Barnaby Smith
  • VOCES8 – Tenor — Blake Morgan
  • VOCES8 – Tenor — Euan Williamson
  • VOCES8 – Baritone — Christopher Moore
  • VOCES8 – Bass — Dominic Carver
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