Soundwaves Festival 14th - 17th July
Soundwaves Festival
14th - 17th July
Brighton has consistently led the way in developing new approaches to the performing arts. So returning for a second year to once again blur the lines between spectacle, participation, musicianship and artistry in the city is Soundwaves Festival
Labelling itself as an inter-disciplinary and explorative festival, Soundwaves takes over a number of interesting venues across Brighton & Hove venues on July 14 - 17th with four days of new commissions, collaborations, performances and experiences.
Split into 4 distinct themes: Comment, Move, Sing and Listen, the festival brings a wealth of free and participatory events to a wide range of exciting and unusual venues. Some of the highlights include: sound walks held atop city centre car parks and through museums which will shift your perception of the world around you, silent performances by Me and Machine, Lost Parade and Scott Smith, unique collaborations between musicians and dancers, and plenty of free workshops for those who want to get involved.
David Thomas, the legendary front man of Pere Ubu, will be taking over the Town hall’s atrium alongside electronic wunderkinds Sound Intermedia and forward thinking chamber orchestra CHROMA, there’ll be the gloriously dark theatrics of Gazelle Twin, whilst sonic experimentalist Mikhail Karikis take over Brighton’s council chamber and artists Amy Cunningham and Lost Parade create unforgettable, immersive experiences in the Town hall’s old police cells.
This is a festival that provides a platform for its participating artists to work without constraints. Soundwaves is all set to turn central Brighton into a place of experimentation and wonder.
By Stuart Rolt
www.soundwaves-festival.org.uk
