No Man's Land Show Tonight!!! Truly Inspiring! So Moved by the Whole Experience
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NO MAN’S LAND LIVE SHOW PROMOTION AND PRODUCTION KIT 1 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 CONTACTS ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 TRAVELLING COMPANY ........................................................................................................................................... 4 LINKS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 PROGRAMME .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 PART ONE Journey ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 PART TWO Oh Beloved .................................................................................................................................................... 7 PART THREE Shellshock .................................................................................................................................................... 8 PART FOUR Soul of Mine ............................................................................................................................................... 10 PART FIVE Anthem ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 PART SIX Postlude (Lamentos) ....................................................................................................................................... 14 COMPOSER BIO John Psathas ........................................................................................................................................ 16 ARTIST BIO Stratis Psaradelis (Kemenche/Lyra/Saz) ...................................................................................................... 17 ARTIST BIO Sofia Labropoulou (Kanun) .......................................................................................................................... 18 ARTIST BIO James Illingworth (Keyboards) .................................................................................................................... 19 ARTIST BIO Jolanta Kossakowska (Voice/Violin) ............................................................................................................ 20 ARTIST BIO Caleb Robinson (Bass) ................................................................................................................................. 21 ARTIST BIO Vangelis Karipis (Percussion) ....................................................................................................................... 22 ARTIST BIO Joe Callwood (Guitars) ................................................................................................................................ 23 ALL MUSICIANS AND NATIONALITIES ........................................................................................................................... 24 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................. 26 SOUND ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27 BACKLINE LIST ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 STAGING ......................................................................................................................................................................... 28 STAGE PLAN .................................................................................................................................................................... 29 LIVE BAND INPUT-MIC LIST ............................................................................................................................................ 30 VIDEO ............................................................................................................................................................................. 31 LIGHTING ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32 LIGHTING SCRIPT ............................................................................................................................................................ 34 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 36 GENERAL TOURING REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 37 3 CONTACTS Representing Agent Producer (Booking and new presentation enquires) (Performance logistics and planning including production Emere Wano (2016) and media requirements) Tihi John Psathas (2016) +64 (0)27 2711 859 +64 (0)21 0659845 [email protected] [email protected] TRAVELLING COMPANY 13 members: Producer John Psathas Production Manager TBC Tour Manager TBC FoH sound operator George Kariotis Foldback sound operator TBC Video operator and lighting liaison TBC Musicians (7) LINKS World premier: http://www.nomanslandproject.org/world-premiere/ Musicians Page: http://www.nomanslandproject.org/musicians/ Composer feature: http://www.nomanslandproject.org/world-premiere-1/ Trailer: http://www.nomanslandproject.org/5-min-version/ Feature Film: http://www.nomanslandproject.org/ 4 PROGRAMME No Man’s Land is an 80-minute live cinematic concert. Uniquely filmed performances are projected alongside seven exhilarating on-stage musicians. All musicians, live and virtual, perform as one epic global orchestra. Never before seen on such a scale, this mind blowing orchestra delivers a truly ground-breaking live cinematic performance and is described as one of the centerpieces of World War One commemoration. Acclaimed New Zealand composer John Psathas brings together a stunning 7-piece international ensemble with 150 on screen musicians descended from opposing forces of the great war. Filmed on significant battlefields around the world these collaborations deliver a phenomenal performance of visual and musical expression. Stratis Psaradelis, Sofia Labropoulou, Caleb Robinson, Vangelis Karipis, Jolanta Kossakowska, Joe Callwood and James Illingworth take to the stage in a powerful, multi-layered exchange. We now wage war on our own species. But even at our worst, humanity and empathy continue to survive. No Man’s Land is, above all else, an unashamed commitment to optimism and is a statement to nations who currently find themselves at war. Peace is possible. The story of No Man’s Land is told in six unique parts… “Why musicians travelling in the footsteps of soldiers 100 years ago? If we could go back in time and say to those on the battlefields “guess what happens here in 100 years” – would they believe us? If we said the same thing to those fighting now, would they believe us? Would we believe ourselves? We now wage war on our own species. But even at our worst, humanity and empathy continue to survive. Our story culminates in acts of kindness: soldiers from opposing sides, ‘enemies’, offering each other water, a cigarette, a shoulder to lean on. Even – incredibly – in what is surely one of the most bizarre and dangerous inventions of the human mind: a place called no man’s land.” John Psathas - Composer 5 PART ONE Journey Soldiers 100 years ago and musicians of today are seen tracing the same tracks across our planet, leaving behind home and kin, and arriving at last at the exact same locations, full of foreboding for what lies ahead. Additional music: David Downes Locations: Massif fortifie de Souville, Verdun, France Butte De Vaquios, Argonne, France Fort Douaumont, Verdun, France Przemysl, Poland Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand Flanders, Belgium Lille, France Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium Verdun, France Paris, France Krakow, Poland Frise Sur Somme, France Passendale, Belgium “…with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes for most of the time. It should be compulsory viewing for all world leaders! My one hope is that mankind can learn to live without war, and you have created a powerful demonstration of its futility.” Audience member feedback Auckland Festival of the Arts Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand March 4th 2016 6 PART TWO Oh Beloved Oh Beloved gives voice to the yearning of the women left behind; their pleading for the son, the brother, the father, the beloved to be safe, to be alive, to come back. Featuring: Renkei Hashimoto - Shakuhachi Ariana Tikao - Voice Oum El Ghait Benessahraoui - Voice Meeta Pandit - Voice Women of the Polish Radio Choir - Voice Marta Sebestyen - Voice Locations: Passendale, Belgium Whitirea Park, Porirua, Wellington: [Ariana Tikao (Voice)] Paris, France: [Oum El Ghait Benessahraoui (Voice)] Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India: [Meeta Pandit (Voice)]