Divine Darkness (Canberra) - Ensemble Offspring
Fri, 04 July
|The Street Theatre
Music for eyes and ears in an extraordinary and theatrical program. Ensemble Offspring and guests are joined by soprano Jane Sheldon in The Neilson, ACO on The Pier.
WHEN + WHERE
04 July 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
The Street Theatre, The Street Theatre, 15 Childers St, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
ABOUT
An international cast of the hottest composers working today, Ensemble Offspring in full force, and soprano Jane Sheldon come together for a divinely dark program that transcends the rituals of the concert hall. A turbulent sonic dreamworld frames the works of David T. Little and Lisa Illean, while video by Peachey & Mosig creates an all encompassing musical experience for eyes and ears.
Ensemble Offspring transcends the rituals of the concert hall in a drama-infused program that’s as much for the eyes as it is for the ears.
At the heart of the concert, David T. Little’s Ghostlight plays on the superstitions and mysteries of the theatre in a spellbinding musical journey – equal parts introspection and turbulent drama. A transcendent new work for voice and quartet by Jane Sheldon takes the Buddhist concept of vihava tanha (the desire for non-existence) as its starting point. Transformation underpins Entropic Arrows by Icelandic powerhouse Anna…