Bang on a Can, Iva Bittova, London, UK, Sep 13
Tuesday 13th September 7.30pm
Bang on a Can and Iva Bittova
LSO St Lukes, 161 Old Street, London, EC1V 9NG
All Tickets £12 (booking fees apply) on 0845 20 7543
THIS IS AN UNMISSABLE EVENT – BOOK NOW......
New York's high-energy electric chamber ensemble return to London with the Czech virtuoso performer Iva Bittova.
Featuring music from Tan Dun and Lou Reed, they will also premiere their new composition Elida which mixes Eastern European classical music and folk traditions with heart-breaking Czech vocal melodies.
Produced by Dash Arts in co-production with YaD Arts.
This is a launch event for DASH 05 – a new season of art, music, theatre and visual art across London….
Check the DASH website www.dasharts.org.uk
The Bang on a Can All-Stars previous performances at the Barbican, BBC Proms and the Royal Festival Hall have been sell-out successes. Now we’re bringing them to London to perform in the city’s most exciting and intimate concert venue - an 18th Century Grade I listed Hawskmoor church.
Iva Bittova combines an extraordinary vocal range and virtuoso violin playing with a theatrical flair reminiscent of performance icons Laurie Anderson, Meredith Monk and Björk.
Radical...demands to be heard. The Guardian
A fiercely aggressive group, combining the power and punch of a rock band with the precision and clarity of a chamber ensemble. The New York Times
Iva Bittova, violin and vocals; Robert Black, bass; David Cossin, percussion; Lisa Moore, piano/keyboards; Mark Stewart, electric guitar; Wendy Sutter, cello; Evan Ziporyn, clarinets.