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Fri 24 May
|London
Dragon Ladies Don't Weep
A work that sweeps across the senses, Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep is a sonic portrait of new music icon Margaret Leng Tan – an evocative exploration of memory, time, control and loss.
Time & Location
24 May 2024, 19:30 – 25 May 2024, 22:00
London, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, London SE1 8XX, UK
About the event
New York-based Singaporean pianist Tan forged a path as a major force within the American avant-garde, becoming a muse to giants such as John Cage and George Crumb, and transforming the toy piano into a serious instrument.
Her stellar career covers 40 years of experimental musical innovation, using overlooked objects and instruments to bring new meaning to her compositions and performances.
Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep combines spoken and recorded text, projected images and original music for prepared piano, toy piano, toys, and percussion by Tan’s long-term collaborator Erik Griswold, to present a powerful autobiographical performance of Tan’s personal life and the music that has shaped her career.
Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep won the 2021 Australian Art Music Award for Work of the Year (Dramatic Category).
Credits Margaret Leng Tan musician/performer Erik Griswold composer Tamara Saulwick director Kok Heng Leun \ Drama Box dramaturg Nick Roux video artist Andy Lim lighting design Yuan Zhiying costume design
A co-production by Chamber Made and CultureLink Singapore
Dragon Ladies Don't Weep was commissioned by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Asia TOPA
Supported by National Arts Council Singapore
🎫Ticket: Reserve tickets at Southbank Centre
💡Price: £20
⏰Time: 19:30 - 22:00
🗓Date: Fri 24 - Sat 25 May 2024