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Tangram: Nature Echo

Associate Artists at LSO St Luke's

,LSO St Luke's
Performance artist Echo Morgan standing upright on a white fabric circle with two bowls of paint in front of her. She is wearing a paper bodysuit and her face is painted white and blue.

Join trailblazing artist collective Tangram on a journey navigating the fragile and destructive relationship between humans and our environment ,featuring enchanting performance art by Echo Morgan.

Experience the visceral sounds of ice and plastic alongside evocations of disappearing whale song and bioluminescence, with the collective Tangram, Associate Artists at LSO St Luke’s. Bringing together contemporary music from across four continents, Tangram presents a powerful reflection on the global issue of climate change. They perform a special programme of music by Liza Lim, George Crumb, Dai Fujikura, Chen Yi, Alex Ho and Sun Keting, alongside the world premiere of a new commission by Zhenyan Li.

On their five-year anniversary, Tangram is led by founding artist Daniel Shao. They are joined by the brilliant Echo Morgan, whose fearless artistry articulates new forms of expression through body, gesture and voice.

Tagged with: Contemporary music

The performance will be approximately two hours long, including a 20-minute interval. 

Generously supported by The Henfrey Charitable Trust.
 

Programme

  • Dai Fujikura   Hidden Tree
  • Zhenyan Li   Bamboo Echoes (world premiere)
  • Alex Ho   Plastic Ceremony
  • Electra Perivolaris   Sleeping Warrior
  • Chen Yi   Qi
  • Vivian Fung   The Ice is Talking
  • Liza Lim   Bioluminescence
  • Sun Keting   before we were ocean
  • George Crumb   Vox Balaenae

Performers

  • Echo Morgan   art director
  • Daniel Shao   flute
  • Garwyn Linnell   cello
  • Beibei Wang   percussion
  • Annie Yim   piano
  • Alex Ho   music director/creative producer
  • Sun Keting   music director/creative producer

LSO St Luke's

Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.