Name: Neon — Birkenhead
Start: 2022-05-21T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2022-05-21T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Future Yard

Neon — Birkenhead

Manchester Collective

AS THE SUN STARTS TO DIP BELOW THE HORIZON, OUR CITIES CHANGE.

Future Yard

One by one, streetlights and neon signs flicker into life. This nocturnal world, this Neon world, is a place of mystery where anything is possible.Built around Steve Reich’s monumental Double Sextet, this show interrogates the darker side of our urban dreams, evoking the intrigue and momentum of sleepless nights and crowded streets. These tunes are darkly swaggering, dirty and sly.A pair of Manchester Collective commissions lie at the heart of the programme – Hannah Peel’s titular ‘Neon’ is inspired by light and life, fusing layers of live electronics and field recordings from Shinjuku Station in Tokyo with the acoustic performances of the Collective. In her first major chamber commission, Berlin-based Lyra Pramuk presents a sensual world premiere, a meditation on feelings of disconnection and grief. Elsewhere, David Lang’s underhand masterpiece ‘Cheating, Lying, Stealing’ paints a picture of everything that can be wrong with a composer, and Julius Eastman’s much maligned ‘Joy Boy’ presents a totally unique musical world of ‘ticker-tape music’. Fast. Slow. Fast. Keep up. Don’t be late.Please note Hannah Peel and Lyra Pramuk will not be performing live. They have been commissioned by Manchester Collective to compose some of the music in this programme.<a href="https://manchestercollective.co.uk/neon" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">manchestercollective.co.uk/neon</a>

This event starts at 8pm sharp. Doors from 7pm. Please note this is a standing show, with limited seating available for those who need it. For more information about accessibility and how to get to the venue, <a href="https://futureyard.org/accessibility/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">follow this link</a>.The bar will be open and serving food and drink before the show. Please note the venue operates a fully cashless service.

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