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Dragon Ladies Don't Weep

Featuring Margret Leng Tan in a co-production by Chamber Made and CultureLink Singapore

A work that sweeps across the senses, Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep is new music icon Margaret Leng Tan’s exploration of memory, time, control and loss.

A native of Singapore, Tan forged a path as a major force within the American avant garde, collaborating with such giants as John Cage and George Crumb. Her stellar career is a touchstone for the past 50 years of experimental music lineage.

Opening the evening is the world premiere of an international collaboration between Japanese filmmaker Makino Takashi and Australian composer Lawrence English.


Sessions During APAM Gathering 7:30pm Fri 28 Feb
Running Time Makino Takashi & Lawrence English (25 minutes) and Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep (75 minutes)
Venue Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne

 

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    ABOUT THE SHOW

    Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep combines spoken and recorded text, projected images, and original composition for prepared piano, toy piano, percussion and toys by Tan’s long-term collaborator Erik Griswold.

    Created by a team of Singaporean and Australian artists led by Chamber Made director Tamara Saulwick and performed by Tan, this crosscultural collaboration is an evocative collage of the forces that have shaped Tan’s life and how music has been both her passion and her refuge.

    Opening the evening is the world premiere of an international collaboration between Japanese filmmaker Makino Takashi and Australian composer Lawrence English.

    Dragon Ladies Don’t Weep is part of the SUBSONIC program curated for Asia TOPA by The SUBSTATION.

    “The formidable doyenne of the avant-garde piano” – The Washing Post on Margaret Leng Tan

    Date 28 February 2020
    Time 7:30pm
    Running Time 85 mins
    Venue Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004

    CREDITS

    Musician/performer Margaret Leng Tan
    Composer Erik Griswold
    Director Tamara Saulwick
    Dramaturg Kok Heng Leun
    Video artist Nick Roux
    Lighting designer Andy Lim
    Costume designer Yuan Zhiying