Drone Ensemble with special guests at The Boiler House, Newcastle University, Saturday 18 August

Drone Ensemble with special guests
Rob Blazey  II   Tim Shaw & John Bowers  II  Me Lost Me  II  Charlie Dearnley  II  Ben Jeans-Houghton 
The Boiler House, Newcastle University
​Saturday 18th August 2018

Drone Ensemble would like to thank all the amazing invited performers and the wonderful audience who joined us for our performance in The Boiler House at Newcastle University last night.

We really enjoyed the evening, and hope that you did too. 

Playing with the invited guests was a honour and they added to the Drone Ensemble soundscape.

Drone Ensemble Performance - The Boiler House - Saturday 18th August - 6:30pm - 9:30pm

DRONE ENSEMBLE

AT THE BOILER HOUSE, NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY

SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2018
6:30PM - 9:30PM

FEATURING: ROB BLAZEY  II  TIM SHAW & JOHN BOWERS  II  ME LOST ME  II  CHARLIE DEARNLEY  II  BEN JEANS-HOUGHTON

Drone Ensemble is an experimental sound group that uses hand-built acoustic/electric instruments in extended improvised performances. The instruments draw influence from musical traditions from around the world but are unique in their playability, construction and sound. Drone Ensemble has a fluid membership and promotes a belief that exciting and cutting-edge sound art is not an exclusive activity but rather is better enjoyed through a sense of community.

For this 3-hour performance, Drone Ensemble will bring forth complex frequencies that excite the Boiler House air; weaving between slow, meditative sonority and thunderous rhythmic patterns.

At various times throughout the performance, Drone Ensemble will be joined by special guests who include- Rob Blazey, John Bowers/Tim Shaw, Me Lost Me, Ben Jeans-Houghton and Charlie Dearnley.

Audiences who wish to be lost in a realm of drone are invited to attend for the entire performance, others are invited to drop in and out throughout the duration. Spirits will be lifted up into the eternal frequency and the universe will never be the same again.

https://mailchi.mp/0c2aee6e1a7c/drone-ensemble-performance-the-boiler-house-saturday-18th-august-630pm-930pm

More photos of setting up Circus Between Worlds

I was recently sent some additional photos taken by Mark Pinder from the Circus Between Worlds event. Here are a selection of images from the setting up of the Circus and rehearsals.

Neil and I consult the running order

Pardon?

Along with Deanna Smith and Sarah Grundy, and I was one of the performers in Deanna's performance.

Sarah, Dee and me cosy in Dee's costume

Three heads popping out of a black tent-like costume

Here we go!

Me and Dee waiting for our cue 

Charlie Dearnley kindly assisted me with my performance.

Where is it?

Charlie fills his bucket

Ooh! That's a good stretch!

If only this would stay on my head

Ready for action

In action

All images copyright of Mark Pinder, 2016

Project Title: Walker & Bromwich

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s Circus between Worlds

Or: Circus between Worlds, a project by Zoe Walker and Neil

Bromwich

At: Glasgow International, Gi2016

Circus between Worlds, a project by Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich

At Glasgow International, Gi2016

Project Title: Walker & Bromwich

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s Circus between Worlds

Or: Circus between Worlds, a project by Zoe Walker and Neil

Bromwich

At: Glasgow International, Gi2016

Project Title: Walker & Bromwich

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s Circus between Worlds

Or: Circus between Worlds, a project by Zoe Walker and Neil

Bromwich

At: Glasgow International, Gi2016

Introducing Circus Between Worlds Artist - Charlie Dearnley

Charlie Dearnley’s interdisciplinary practice uses performance to explore themes of spirituality and mortality. Using text as a basis, Dearnley performs (often collaboratively) utilising dance, song, and digital media in acknowledgement of the inadequacy of words alone to convey experience.
http://www.charliedearnley.com/

For Circus Between Worlds, Charlie Dearnley will be performing a prayer, using dance to explore the expressive intent of this call.