From 7.30pm on Friday 20th July
body>data>space is working in partnership with Watermans and local schools in Brentford on a sound and visual show following a new water-themed opera based on “The Owl and the Pussycat” directed and performed by the ROH2 (Royal Opera House) premièring on Brentford Lock before it floats along London’s canals to the Olympic Park, as part of Hidden London.
body>data>space team and artists Sasha Spasic, Gemma Riggs and Simon Green are currently running a series of workshops with 8 schools, creating fascinating audio and visual content inspired by the Owl and the Pussycat poem, with students from very different backgrounds. The content will be mixed and edited by body>data>space artists to produce “Hey There Pussy Cat” a light and sound performance that promises to be unforgettable.
Conceived by Watermans and created by body>data>space, “Hey There Pussy Cat” will follow the presentation a water-bound operatic spectacle based around the enchanting Edward Lear poem The Owl and the Pussycat. Featuring a libretto from ex-Monty Python Terry Jones, a new commissioned score from critically acclaimed musician and Oscar-winning (The Full Monty) composer Anne Dudley and directed by Martin Constantine. There will be performances at various points along the canal as it travels from West to East.
7.30 The Owl and the Pussycat / by the ROH2
9.00 “Hey There Pussy Cat” Live Sound and Visual show by body>data>space
Tickets for this event will be free, but booking is required and they will be available shortly
More information and booking soon available here.