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<strong>Electric</strong> dreams from Sond’Ar-<strong>te</strong><br />
By Barry Millington, Evening Standard 07.07.10<br />
The imposing Mercers’ Hall was the implausible venue<br />
<strong>for</strong> this showcase of cutting-edge Portuguese electroacoustic<br />
music, cour<strong>te</strong>sy of the City of London<br />
Festival.<br />
Four works were heard, of which two were damp<br />
squibs and one (Flo Menezes’ O Farfalhar das Folhas:<br />
The Rustling of Leaves) a gritty but coherent piece<br />
that referenced the festival’s theme of bees and<br />
biodiversity, while exploring the ramifications of liberty<br />
in a philosophical sense.<br />
More reviews by Barry Millington<br />
<strong>Electric</strong> atmosphere: Sond’Ar-<strong>te</strong><br />
More substantial still was Miguel Azguime’s (ThS)inking Survival Kit, the eccentric<br />
orthography of whose title heralded a work of imagination but almost wilful obscurity. It<br />
combines complex <strong>te</strong>xts similarly alluding to sustainability, elemental visuals derived from<br />
natural phenomena (Paula Azguime) and a score of rich invention.<br />
There were presentation problems, however: vast acres of <strong>te</strong>xt were incomprehensible,<br />
whether in English (Shakespeare, Joyce), French or Portuguese, while not one of the six<br />
screens offered a clear view, so clut<strong>te</strong>red was the stage.<br />
Frances Lynch’s rendering of Where the Bee Sucks — the electronically enhanced hisses<br />
and shrieks positively feral — was a tour de <strong>for</strong>ce and the playing of the Sond’Ar-<strong>te</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong> Ensemble under Jean-Sebastien Béreau impressive.<br />
(ThS)inking Survival Kit, a festival commission receiving its UK premiere, is a work of<br />
breathtaking ambition if flawed execution.<br />
Festival continues until August 6.<br />
In<strong>for</strong>mation: 0845 120 7502, colf.org<br />
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue be<strong>for</strong>e booking.<br />
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